Read Kenn's op/ed pieces from The Republic here.
Libertarian Approach to Taxes [here]
COUNTY NEWS
Next County Meeting: December 1 at the LPBC Headquarters
The Libertarian Party of Bartholomew County meets the first Saturday of each month. Time: tba
Chairman's Report
Tuesday, November 27 - Gividen Briefly Interviewed
Kenn was contacted by The Republic for a very brief interview
regarding the November elections.
Friday and Saturday, November 23 & 24 - Table at Fairoaks Mall
The Libertarian Party of Bartholomew County "did a table" at the Fairoaks Mall.Saturday, November 17 - BCSC Building Project Meeting
Approximately 700 copies of The Hoosier Libertarian
were distributed and almost as many bumper stickers.
Libertarian Theresa Sayles assisted the effort. LPBC invited
opponents to the BCSC building project to help secure petitions to stop
the project. Although we do not have their permission to use their names
we greatly appreciate their help.
The total number of peteition signers for the
two day endeavor was about 550. In addition, some 15 petitions were
consigned to those volunteering to work neighborhoods.
Proponents of the measure also "did a table" next to our's.
Their presence added an air of excitement, urgency and legitimacy to the effort.
We suspect they contributed greatly to the number of signatures we gathered.
The goal of the Libertarian Party
A special thank you is order for Paul Boaz for having the courage
and character to lead the opposition.
Kenn attended the "blue petition" organizational meeting.Saturday, November 10 - Central Committee Meeting
The Libertarian Party of Indiana conducted its Central Committee meetingTuesday, August 29 - Radio Interview
in Columbus at Denny's restaurant.
Saturday, November 3 - Tax Planning Session
Kenn Gividen attended the planning session in Indianapolis to respond
to
Lt. Gov's new tax plan.
Taped radio interview for broadcast at a later date. This show will dealTuesday, August 28 - Republic Prints OP/ED
head-on with the myth that Libertarians advocate drug abuse. Rather
we are one of a few national organizations that offer a
genuine solution to the national drug crisis. If you are anti-drug,
you should be a Libertarian. Also discussed was the abortion issue.
The Republic printed our 600+ word opinion column in this morning's paper.Saturday, August 25 - Stategy Meeting
Our one hour strategy planning session was productive,Saturday, August 18 - Central Committee Meeting Scheduled
generating several ideas for creating party awareness.
The Indiana Libertarian Party's central committee meeting will beWednesday, August 8 - Mail to Members
conducted in Columbus. Location: Denny's Restaurant Time: 12 noon to eat,
meeting begins at 2pm Saturday, NOVEMBER 10TH.
Members and friends of LPBC were mailed a letter highlightingMonday, August 6 - Streamlined Contact Info
key activities of the first two weeks of our existence
as a county LP affiliate. Included were enrollment forms and bumperstickers
Our web address, email and phone number have been updated.Tuesday, July 31th - News media contacts
Each contains "1492" making it easy for Columbus area residents to remember.
Phone number: 375-1492
email: 1492@usa.com
web address: www.1492.ws
I spent time this morning contacting news directors at the local radio stations.Tuesday, July 31th - Republic article prominently positioned
The objective is develop a strong, professional, and courteous relationship with the media.
We are developing a database of local and regional media personnel
including address, phone numbers, fax numbers, and email.
An 18 column inch article by John Clark, covering LPBC's organization, was prominently placedTuesday, July 31th - Member/friend list developing
on The Republic's back page. We appreciate Mr. Clark's unbiased reporting.
The article was widely read and positively received.
Virtually everyone with whom I came in contact throughout the day had seen the article.
All had encouraging comments - from the pizza delivery man to the folks at the post office.
I'm extremely encouraged by the initial momentum! Read the article here
Today we began developing a list of members and friends of the LPBC.Monday, July 30th - Form CFA-3 filed
The list will be used for our newsletter, reminder for monthly meetings, etc.
Otherwise known as Regular Party Committee Statement of OrganizationMonday, July 30th - Petition for Affiliation filed
Form CFA-3 was filed with the Voter Registration office
at the Barthomomew County Courthouse in Columbus.
We appreciate the courteous help provided by the Courthouse staff.
LPBC filed it's Petition for Affiliation with the Libertarian Party of Indiana.Monday, July 30th - First interview with media
We are officially affiliated with the state organization.
John Clark, political columnist for The Republic, called the office today for an interview.Saturday, July 28th - Bartholomew County Convention
An article is expected to be included in The Republic on Tuesduay, July 31st.
Monday, July 30th - New phone number ordered
Our new phone number is 375-1492. The line is expected to be active by Monday, August 5th.
The Libertarian Party of Bartholomew County was formally organized.Saturday, July 21st - Web site established
On behalf of our new Treasurer, Theresa Sayles, I would like to say thank you for your support.
We are here to serve you, the members of the LPBC.
Please call whenever we can be of assistance.
We're very proud of our new Bartholomew County Website.
The address, www.812.cjb.net is easy to remember
... everyone knows their area code: 812
The site is designed to be "live" by including moving text.
It is also updated daily with vital news (see center column).
The left column includes key links for exploring the Libertarian Party.
The right column includes usable tools, including weather, stock charts and web search.
The site's heading matches the National Organization's site heading.
This allows seemless maneuvering between sites.
By utilizing Angelfire, our site is free. The only drawback is the
perennial pop-up menu from the host.