Thursday - December 30, 2004

Holiday Break -- No meeting.

Thursday - December 23, 2004

Holiday Break -- No meeting.

Thursday - December 16, 2004

Featured Speaker: State Representative Les Gara -- "Alaska's Shrinking ELF: Is Alaska Receiving A Fair Share For It's Oil Anymore?"

Thursday - December 9, 2004

Featured Event: Discussion on State Government Ethics.

Thursday - December 2, 2004

Featured Speaker: Trevor Storrs, Executive Director for 4 A's -- "The Continuing Threat of AIDS as an Equal Opportunity Killer."

Thursday - November 25, 2004

Thanksgiving Holiday -- No meeting.

Thursday - November 18, 2004

Featured Event: Discussion on how to be an effective constituent.

Thursday - November 11, 2004

Featured Speaker: A speaker from the State Office of Veterans Affairs will address veterans' issues.

Thursday - November 4, 2004

Featured Event: Open discussion on 2004 General Election Results.

Thursday - October 28, 2004

Featured Speaker: Ivan Moore, Anchorage Pollster -- "Recent Poll Data and the November 2004 General Election."

Thursday - October 21, 2004

Featured Event: Candidate Debate - Senate District M: Hollis French (D-Incumbent) vs. Paula Pawlawski (R); House District 19: Peggy Robinson (D) vs. Tom Anderson (R-Incumbent).

Thursday - October 14, 2004

Featured Event: Candidate Debate - Senate District K: Bettye Davis (D-Incumbent) vs. Ken Flynn (R); House District 21: Harry Crawford (D-Incumbent) vs. Jeff Gonnason (R); House District 22: Sharon Cissna (D-Incumbent) vs. Mike Ryan (R).

Thursday - October 7, 2004

Featured Events: Candidate Debate - State House District 20 -- Max Gruenburg (D-Incumbent) & Tom Moffatt (R); and, an Open Discussion of the Presidential & Vice Presidential Debates.

Thursday - September 30, 2004

Featured Speaker: Rich McClear, 1080 AM Progressive Radio -- "Liberal Talk Radio, Does It Have a Future?"

Thursday - September 23, 2004

Featured Speakers: Candidates for House District 31and Senate Seat O.

Thursday - September 16, 2004

Featured Speaker: Scott Heyworth, Vice Chair, Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority -- "The All-Alaska LNG (Gas Line) Project; A Report to the People."

Saturday - September 11, 2004

Featured Event: The Bartlett Club Annual Fall Banquet will be held at the Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 E. 19th Ave. at 6:00 pm; Short stories of the high points their experiences in politics will be told by Don Mitchell, Bill Parker, Katie Hurley, and Schawna Thomas, representing six decades in Alaskan issues. Mayor Mark Begich will talk of governing. There will also be an election of new Board members; $25.00 with choice of Chicken Cordon Bleu or Sirloin steak with sauce. R.S.V.P. Ed, 349-1160 or Sylvia, 562-4992.

Thursday - September 9, 2004

Featured Speaker: Carol Comeau, ASD Superintendent -- "An Overview of the Anchorage School District."

Thursday - September 2, 2004

Featured Speaker: Rod McCoy -- "Reflections on the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston"

Thursday - August 26, 2004

Featured: "Open Mike" discussion of the results of the primary elections and other issues.

Thursday - August 19, 2004

Featured Speaker: Ivan Moore, Anchorage Pollster -- "The Latest Polls on Alaska's U.S. Senate Race."

Thursday - August 12, 2004

Featured Speakers: Chancy Croft, former Alaska Senate President, and Eric Croft, Alaska State Representative -- "Then and Now: A Discussion of Alaska Politics from the 1970's to the Present."

Thursday - August 5, 2004

Featured Speaker: Mark Begich, Mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage - "Problems Facing Our Municipality."

Thursday - July 29, 2004

Featured Speaker: State Senator Johnny Ellis - "Touch Screen Voting: You'd Better Get a Reciept."

Thursday - July 22, 2004

Featured: Open Discussion on Municipal, State and/or National Issues.

Thursday - July 15, 2004

Featured Speakers: Several Candidates for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat will speak and answer questions.

Thursday - July 8, 2004

Featured Speaker: Ivan Moore, Anchorage Pollster -- "Recent Political Poll Results."

Thursday - July 1, 2004

Featured Speaker: Ethan Berkowitz, House Minority Leader -- "The Special Session and Issues Facing Alaska."

Thursday - June 24, 2004

Featured Speaker: Mike Bradner -- "Alaskan Politics."

Thursday - June 17, 2004

Featured Speaker: Bettye Davis, State Senator -- "Minority Issues."

Thursday - June 10, 2004

Featured Speaker: Hollis French, State Senator -- "Special Session Preview."

Thursday - June 3, 2004

Featured: Open Discussion on Municipal, State and/or National Issues. 

Thursday - May 27, 2004

Featured Speaker: Paul Joslin, Wildlife Director for the Alaska Wildlife Alliance -- "Is It Time We Replaced the Board of Game with a Board of Wildlife?"

Thursday - May 20, 2004

Featured Speaker: Cheryl Richardson -- "Transportation Myths and Realities."

Thursday - May 13, 2004

Featured Speaker: Dan Carter, longtime political activist who is soon moving to Florida -- "Being Gay in Anchorage: A 25-year Retrospective"

Thursday - May 6, 2004

Featured Speaker: Jack Roderick, former Anchorage Borough mayor -- "A Retrospective on Anchorage: from the Seventies to the Present"

Saturday Evening - May 1, 2004

Featured Event: Annual Meeting and Dinner. This year we will be celebrating the anniversary of Senator Bob Bartlett's 100th Birthday at the Anchorage Senior Center (1300 E. 19th Street) beginning with cocktails at 6 pm and dinner at 7 pm. Special guests will be his daughter, D. A. Bartlett, and friends Mary Nordale, Stephen Haycox, & Bob Ely. The event will be $35.00 per person and you can reserve your tickets by RSVP to Kay Bills at 376-2699 in the Mat-Su Valley or Peggy Burgin at 278-2102 in Anchorage. Or, email reservations to Kbills@8aGroupOne.com. Silent auction items needed!

Thursday - April 29, 2004

Featured Speaker: Rod McCoy, who has been very active in east Anchorage politics -- "Community Councils as Experiments in Grassroots Democracy."

Thursday - April 22, 2004

Featured Speaker: Lynda Zaugg -- "Alaska's Correctional System: What Are the Challenges?"

Thursday - April 15, 2004

Featured: What's On Your Mind?/Speak-Out -- "Open Mike" Discussion of Current Public Issues.

Thursday - April 8, 2004

Featured Speaker: Matt Zencey, editorial writer for the Anchorage Daily News -- "Anchorage Election Results and Local Politics."

Thursday - April 1, 2004

Featured Speakers: Candidates for the Midtown Anchorage Assembly seat will speak.

Thursday - March 25, 2004

Featured Speakers: We will host candidates for the West Anchorage assembly seat, and a municipal official will provide information on the bond issues.

Thursday - March 18, 2004

Featured Speaker: David McCabe, who served on the Board of Equalization for more than 20 years -- "The Curious History of the Anchorage Property Tax".

Thursday - March 11, 2004

Featured Speakers: We will host candidates for the two open seats on the School Board.

Thursday - March 4, 2004

Featured Speakers: We will host candidates for East Anchorage and South Anchorage Assembly seats, and Scott Kohlhaas, a proponent of Proposition 1 (which would attempt to make Anchorage residents exempt from Selective Service)

Thursday - February 26, 2004

Featured Speaker: Sandy Harper, President of the Anchorage Cultural Council and manager/producer of Eccentric Theater (resident company at Cyranos Playhouse) -- "The Arts and Cultural Scene in Anchorage."

Thursday - February 19, 2004

Featured Speaker: Peg Tileston, delegate to the Conference of Alaskans held in Fairbanks, will share her experiences and impressions of the event designed to make recommendations on the future use of the Permanent Fund.

Thursday - February 12, 2004

Featured Speaker: Cliff Eames, Public Lands Director, Alaska Center for the Environment - "Coal Bed Methane: Private Lands, Public Lands and the Legislature."

Thursday - February 5, 2004

Featured Speaker: Pat Luby, Advocacy Director for AARP -- "Alaska's Fiscal Plan."

Thursday - January 29, 2004

Featured Speaker: Macon Roberts, Anchorage School Board Member -- "Update On The School Budget and Other Anchorage School Board Issues."

Thursday - January 22, 2003

Featured Speakers: Members & Guests discuss various current political issues -- "Open Mike."

Thursday - January 15, 2004

Featured Speaker: Holly Kent, Executive Director, Anchorage Waterways Council -- "The Westchester Restoration."

Thursday - January 8, 2004

Featured Speaker: Morey Mason, Executive Director, Alaska Wildlife Alliance -- "Wildlife Under The Gun."

Thursday - January 1, 2004

Holiday Break -- No meeting