Thursday - December 28, 2006

Featured Event: Open Forum -- All Opinions Are Welcome.

Thursday - December 21, 2006

Christmas Holiday: No Meeting.

Thursday - December 14, 2006

Featured Speaker: Steve Haycox, UAA History Professor -- "Reflections on the Governorship."

Thursday - December 7, 2006

Featured Speaker: Mark Butler, Public Information Officer, Anchorage Dept. of Health and Human Services -- "Communication in Public Emergencies."

Thursday - November 30, 2006

Featured Speaker: Rep. Bob Buch, newly elected to the House in District 27 -- "What Happened to Me on the Way to November 7th."

Thursday - November 23, 2006

Thanksgiving Holiday: No meeting.

Thursday - November 16, 2006

Featured Speaker: Jake Metcalfe, Chair, Alaska Democratic Party -- "How The Democratic Party Fared in the Election."

Saturday Evening - November 11, 2006

Special Event: Save the Date! -- Bartlett Democratic Club ANNUAL DINNER at the Anchorage Senior Activities Center.  Social hour at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm. Address by Mike Doogan. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Send a check to Pete Petersen, 12541 Tanada Loop, Anchorage AK 99515. Questions? Call Art Curtis 272-7360.

Thursday - November 9, 2006

Featured Event: Open Forum -- All Opinions Are Welcome.

Thursday - November 2, 2006

Featured Speaker: Michael Macleod-Ball, Executive Director of the ACLU of Alaska.

Thursday - October 26, 2006

Featured Speakers: Representatives Les Gara, Berta Gardner and Harry Crawford -- "Ethics Reform - Why Democrats Fought for It; How We'll Finally Make It Happen."

Thursday - October 19, 2006

Featured Speakers: Rep. Eric Croft and Roger Marks debate the Gas Reserves Tax Proposition.   

Thursday - October 12, 2006

Featured Speakers: Pat Abney (D) Candidate for State House District 32, and Macon Roberts (D) Candidate for State Senate District P.

Thursday - October 5, 2006

Featured Speaker: Ethan Berkowitz, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor.

Thursday - September 28, 2006

Featured Speakers: Alaska State House District 25 -- Candidates Mike Doogan (D) and Thomas A. Lamb (R) and Alaska State House District 26 -- Candidates Lindsey Holmes (D) and Steve Strait (R). 

Thursday - September 21, 2006

Featured Speakers: Alaska State Senate District J -- Candidates Bill Wielechowski (D) and Earl Mayo (R).

Thursday - September 14, 2006

Featured Speaker: Mickey Sutton, British Petroleum -- "The Alaska Gas Pipeline."

Thursday - September 7, 2006

Featured Speaker: Chris Tuck, Candidate for State House District 29 (D) and IBEW Business Agent -- "Status of Labor, after Labor Day 2006, in Our State and Nation."

Thursday - August 31, 2006

Featured Speaker: Bill Bjork, President of National Education Association, Alaska -- "K-12 Education: We are All in this Together."

Thursday - August 24, 2006

Featured Speaker: Mike Coumbe, Executive Director of the Alaska Democratic Party -- "Discussion of the Results of the Alaska State Primary Election."

Thursday - August 17, 2006

Featured Speakers: District 20 (North Anchorage) Candidates

Thursday - August 10, 2006

Featured Speaker: Alaska Gasline Port Authority (unconfirmed)

Thursday - August 3, 2006

Featured Speaker: Josef Princiotta -- "What Some NYFD Firefighters Say About 9/11."

Thursday - July 27, 2006

Featured Speaker: Diane Benson, Democratic Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Thursday - July 20, 2006

Featured Speakers: Gershon Cohen, speaking in support of -- "Proposition 2: Taxing Cruise Ships;" and Les Gara, State Representative, -- "Good Oil Tax Reform, Bad Oil Tax Reform & Ugly Oil Tax Reform - Will Alaskans Get a Fair Share This Special Session?"

Thursday - July 13, 2006

Featured Speakers: Panel Discussion of the issues among the three candidates running in the Democratic primary for the State House in District 26: Bud Dubay, Danny Consenstein and Lindsey S. Holmes.

Thursday - July 6, 2006

No Meeting due to 4th of July Holiday

Thursday - June 29, 2006

Featured Speaker: Vince Doran -- "Let's Get Democrats Talking to Democrats."

Thursday - June 22, 2006

Featured Speaker: Johnny Ellis, Senate Minority Leader -- "Report on This Year's Legislative & Special Sessions."

Thursday - June 15, 2006

Featured Event: Open Forum -- A discussion of current issues. All opinions are welcome.

Thursday - June 8, 2006

Featured Speaker: Steve Cleary, Executive Director of the Alaska Public Interest Research Group (Akpirg) -- "Big Money Out of Alaska Politics - Campaign Finance Reform on the Ballot - August 22."

Thursday - June 1, 2006

Featured Speaker: Patti Higgins, Regional Co-Chair for the Anchorage Democrats and a Vice-Chair of the State Democratic Party -- “The Voice of Democratic Women in Alaska Politics.”

Thursday - May 25, 2006

Featured Speaker: Tom Begich -- "Reclaiming Futures: Changing Juvenile Justice Practices in Anchorage."

Thursday - May 18, 2006

Featured Speaker: The Rev. Scott Fuller, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church -- "Toward a Better Community: Anchorage FAITH IN ACTION" (Rev. Fuller will describe this new organization, one of whose projects is called "Cops, Kids and Clergy").

Thursday - May 11, 2006

Featured Event: "What's On Your Mind?" -- A Discussion of current issues.

Thursday - May 4, 2006

Featured Speaker: Assemblyman Alan Tesche -- "What Could the Anchorage Assembly Do in the Next Three Years?"

Thursday - April 27, 2006

Featured Speaker: Brian Anderson, Social Services Director, Bean's Cafe -- "The Faces of Homelessness."

Thursday - April 20, 2006

Featured Speaker: Rod McCoy, Co-Chair Anchorage Democrats --"Sensing the Strength of the Democratic Party, Locally and Nationally."

Thursday - April 13, 2006

Featured Speaker: Michael Carey, Editorial Page Editor for the Daily News for years -- "Alaska Newspapers Past and Present: Were The Good Old Days So Good?" (He'll compare publishers and editors like Bob Atwood of the Times and Bill Snedden of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner with today's breed).

Thursday - April 6, 2006

Featured Speaker: Jim Nordland, Candidate for Chugach Electric Board

Thursday - March 30, 2006

Featured Speaker: Joelle Hall, Begich Campaign -- "The Begich Administration's Accomplishments and the Election Campaign."

Thursday - March 23, 2006

Featured Speakers: Carol Comeau, School Superintendent, and Jake Metcalfe, School Board, will speak about school bond propositions on the April 4 ballot.

Thursday - March 16, 2006

Featured: Exchange of ideas on election issues and future Thursday forum programs.

Thursday - March 9, 2006

Featured Speakers: Susan Orlansky and Jeff Feldman -- "Fighting the Death Penalty in Texas: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why."

Thursday - March 2, 2006

Featured: A Spokesman will briefly explain Propositions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7; Bonds and Land Exchanges for Parks & Access; and, Bonds for Roads & Parks.

Thursday - February 23, 2006

Featured Speakers: All Anchorage School Board Candidates

Thursday - February 16, 2006

Featured Speakers: Johnathan Teeters, Alaska Democratic Party Statewide Organizer and Bill Wielechowski, Activist & State Senate Candidate -- "A Fresh Approach To Reaching Out."

Thursday - February 9, 2006

Featured Speaker: Vic Fischer, drafter of the Alaska Constitution, political activist, veteran of WWII, and distinguished liberal -- "What Is to Be Done?"

Thursday - February 2, 2006

Featured Speaker: Andrew Halcro, former Republican state legislator running for governor as an Independent -- "What Is to Be Done for an Honest and Better Government."

Thursday - January 26, 2006

Featured Speaker: Sarah Palin, Republican candidate for Governor -- "The View from the Valley Looking Toward Juneau."

Thursday - January 19, 2006

Featured Speaker: Jeff Friedman, Chair, Anchorage School Board -- "Educational and Financial Issues."

Thursday - January 12, 2006

Featured Speaker: Chris Tuck, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1547 -- "The Threat to Working People in Alaska."

Thursday - January 5, 2006

Featured Speaker: Shauna Hegna, Deputy Director, Rural CAP -- "The Rural Alaska Community Action Program: 40 Years of Serving Low-Income Alaskans."