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    Democratic Party Organizational Meeting

    :welcome:Plan to attend the re-organizational meeting of the Walton County Democratic Executive Committee. All Democrats are welcome. The meeting will take place at the South Walton Coastal Library meeting room on Hwy 331 beginning at 6:30p.m. on Monday, March 16th. Nominations will be accepted...
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    Beaches Of South Walton TDC agrees to support customary use of beaches

    Video of the BCC Discussion now available In case you couldn't attend the County Commission meeting where Customary Use was discussed, go to this link to access the video of that particular agenda item. (Brought to you courtesy of the Walton County Democratic Party) 1/27/09 BCC Tourist...
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    Walton County is Republican Country

    Essence of the problem I respect your response. In my opinion, it's the reason Walton County voters keep electing Republicans to local offices by a 60-72% majority. Many voters just vote the party line. It's also the reason "good Democratic candidates" shy away from running for office. The...
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    Congratulations Mildred T. Wilkerson

    Congratulations, Mildred Keep up the good work!:clap:
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    Thank You from Danny Griffith

    Thanks, Danny You ran a clean, classy campaign. I know you had opportunities to sling mud and chose to stay out of the mud holes. Thanks for all your hard work.
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    Walton County is Republican Country

    Election had bright spots [quote=rapunzel;496069]There are no red counties, and no blue counties. There is no north county and no south county. There is Walton County, and we are all part of this community and we all want to see it be the best county it can be. The country repudiated Rovian...
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    Developer Funds Wilkerson Campaign

    What to expect from Mildred Wilkerson An experienced, educated, ethical school board member? Apply your logic of quid pro quo to any political candidate's contribution list and you'll go nuts trying to determine who is expecting what from any candidate.
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    Danny Griffith - Fish Fry

    Will you offer rides to the polls? Will you suggest people vote after they enjoy free food? Rides to the polls from the Fair Grounds?
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    Car Accident at Watercolor

    Claude Duncan's Photos of Big Blue Bash Here are just a few.
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    Car Accident at Watercolor

    "Last word (I think)" That was the subject of the last email I got from Claude. He was a volunteer at the Big Blue Bash and took photos most of the day. He sent me several in a number of emails and then wrote this: "My photos largely are what journalists call "color," and short on official...
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    Johnny Mac McDaniel

    Read Johnny Mac's List of Priorities I was not prepared to be impressed by Johnny Mac when I first heard him speak. But, I was! He was organized, prepared, and the issues he is concerned about were right on. He's knowledgeable and understands the problems facing District 5. Read more about him
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    School Board query

    Thanks, mdd88jd, for your posts Finally, information rather than inflammation! You highlighted the complexities of running a school system so well. I just wish we had generated more community-wide discussions of these issues during this election period.
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    School Board query

    "We need to educate our students that desire it in the vocational arts as well. I am not sure we do so in our schools here. Please enlighten me if such is the case. " I totally agree that our current educational system is a cookie cutter one -- one size has to fit all. My previous comment...
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    School Board query

    We should be teaching students how to think Certainly one of the characteristics of a top-notch school system is its ability to challenge ALL students, including the top 25%. That's my concern about a School Board that "cherry picks" which literature students can read, which plays they...
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    School Board query

    calculation error "Mildred Wilkerson has served on the Board for 12 years and was a teacher for many years." Mrs. Wilkerson has been elected to Board for eight years. She has been the school board's representative on the Walton County Value Adjustment Board for four terms, and in 2006 was...
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    School Board query

    Education DOES matter in a school board member Several responders in this thread have commented that post high school education isn't as important a qualification as other qualities. Education does matter. That's the purpose of a school board -- to see that students receive a top-notch...
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    School Board query

    Mildred Wilkerson Ad - Compare Qualifications This ad has been provided to the Democratic Party and compares the qualifications of Mrs. Wilkerson and Robert Nelson. Click to see.
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    Danny Griffith available to answer questions

    Danny Griffith, Candidate for Walton County Sheriff, will be at the Democratic Party headquarters, 5480 Hwy 98 West, next to John John's Automotive, from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 23rd to answer questions, meet voters, and pass out campaign literature.
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    Artists For Obama, Thank You

    Art for the future I loved what one man said who won 5 pieces in the silent auction. He is looking to the future when he will donate his "art" to the Obama Presidential Library! :D My grandkids will be impressed one day that Grandma's "estate" contains a piece of art from the Obama campaign...
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    Danny Griffith announces #2 Man as Dennis Ward

    Danny Griffin will be at the Democratic Headquarters on October 23rd from 3-7 p.m. and October 28 from 3-7 p.m to answer questions and to meet with voters. Drop by 5430 Hwy 98 West and shake hands with Danny before you vote.
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    Danny Griffith announces #2 Man as Dennis Ward

    Transparency and restoration of confidence I talked with Danny Griffin tonight and asked him why he chose to talk with Mr. Ward about serving as #2 before he was even elected. He said that because of the community's confidence in Mr. Ward's integrity and abilities, he felt it was a plus to...
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    Big Blue Bash 2

    The perfect day For a long time the Panhandle has been ignored by national Democratic candidates who assumed votes were going to conservative, Republican candidates. Milli Smith, with the Florida State Democratic Party, was completely blown away by the crowd, the bands, the enthusiasm. We're...
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    Big Blue Bash 2

    Big Blue Bash T-shirts are in! Sunny weather!
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    Big Blue Bash 2

    Vets for Obama video preview One tent at the Big Blue Bash will run a specially created video of local veterans who have served during the Korean War, Vietnam War, and one from the orginal Band of Brothers. Catch a preview...
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    Walton Victory Center Closing?

    This isn't funny nor is it what Democrats should do [quote=30A Skunkape;484854]Is this serious or a jab? Rapunzel and I went to take a peek at Taste of Oz last night and noted some pinheads had plastered Obama signs (OK, not exactly signs but the word O'bama, and Obama written on paper torn out...
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    Big Blue Bash 2

    Obama Haiku tin art sign
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    Watch the last Debate at PJ's Coffee House

    All Obama supporters -- drop by PJ's Coffee House, corner 30-A and Hwy 83, Blue Mountain Beach, and watch the last debate with other supporters. The doors open at 6:30, buy a quick dinner, cash bar, and watch the debate which starts at 8:00 p.m.
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    Big Blue Bash 2

    I love my original art yard sign for obama Even some of my neighbors who are not Obama supporters have made positive comments about my sign from the event at Amores. I bid on this one but was outbid, but I love mine- Obama haku
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    Big Blue Bash 2

    Veterans for Obama One "old soldier" who was part of the original Band of Brothers and 4 or 5 other "vets" will be featured in a specially edited video at the Bash. The Obama campaign is excited because the Panhandle is filled with retired military, and it is important that voters know many...
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    Sheriff Johnson Endorses Danny Griffith

    Danny is a man of quiet strength
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    Sadly - Demo Poll was WAY off! If crow were available, I'd be eating a plate full. Just shows that north Walton still rules. :( The latest straw poll results on the www.waltondemocrats.org site showed Braunstien (14%), Hudson (43%), Jones (9%) Osborne (25%) and Smith (8%). Over 200 votes...
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    Developers big money donated

    Jump to judgment? Your simplistic evaluation of a candidate based on his/her contributors does a disservice to all candidates who run for office. Admittedly, ?big money, developers, special interest groups? donate to candidates they feel are most likely to support their views. However, a...
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    Wanted: Used popup camper

    Small popup camper in good condition or portable food trailer.
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    Republican Victory Center opens in SoWal

    Happy Days are here again. . . All this "victory center" chatter makes me want to break out in song. . . .:funn:
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    School performance, experiences, and solutions.

    It's not quite that bad Please note that these are only the students who applied and were accepted at OWCC. This would not include graduates who get into other colleges/universities.
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    School performance, experiences, and solutions.

    Thanks for checking out the info. . . I was so startled by this information which was given verbally that I asked to see the study. The info was mailed to me without specific sources. This is one time I would like to be proven wrong.
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    School performance, experiences, and solutions.

    If I understand the study correctly. . . According to my information, these students had to take "pre-college" level courses to get up to speed for OWCC's regular curriculum. These are not high school level PREP courses -- which many HS students take prior to applying for college. These are...
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    School performance, experiences, and solutions.

    Walton H.S. Students need remedial work This study was forwarded to me by one of the candidates for Superintendent of the Walton County schools. It basically said this: Of those Walton County HS grads who enrolled as freshmen at OWCC, the following numbers needed preparatory classes in English...
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    Straw Poll Results - July 26th - BCC Race #5 Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race Sidney Braunstien 10% Robert Hudson 49% Cecelia Jones 9% Alan Osborne 22% George Wallace Smith 11% Total votes: 111 540 reads Go to www.waltondemocrats.org to cast your vote.
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    Will the real Republicans please stand up!

    The real Republicans HAVE stood up I agree with your statement, "Party politics has no place in local elections for county positions." It's been refreshing that much of the dialog surrounding these campaigns has centered around issues that candidates can actually do something about -- road...
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    Latest Straw Poll Results - BCC #5 Latest Straw Poll Results for County Commissioner District 5: (58 votes) Braunstien 9%; Hudson 45%; Jones 7%; Osborne 21%; Smith 19% Cast your straw poll vote at www.waltondemocrats.org
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    Signage makes South Walton unique Thank you, Alan, for that stand on signage. Those of us who were here in the early 90's fought hard to limit billboards and to create a signage ordinance that would allow merchants to advertise -- yet keep the place from looking like Las Vegas. At that time...
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    . . .the way the hot air blows Straw Poll: A survey of opinion which is unofficial, casual, or ad hoc This idiom alludes to a straw used to show in what direction the wind blows, in this case the wind of public opinion. O. Henry joked about it in A Ruler of Men (1907): "A straw vote only...
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    It's only a straw poll Whew! Lighten up. It's only a straw poll. Your logic is a bit unusual. How can a poll of Republican candidates be biased because it's listed on a Democratic web site? Surely you don't think that all Democrats (about 1/3 of the county voters) will vote for the same...
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    "weak straw poll" From the number of people voting today -- after posting the current results on SoWal -- I'm guessing we DO have a broad swath of people voting in the straw poll. (I could almost hear the phones ringing from various candidates!) :D
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    Straw Poll has Hudson leading race With 14 people voting in the straw poll, Hudson leads with 43%, Braunstien 29%, Osborne 21%, Smith 7%. You may cast your vote in this straw poll at www.waltondemocrats.org. The Primary Election, in which this race will be decided, is August 26th.
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    I am voting for......

    Will the candidate listen rather than talk? One of the things I look for in a candidate -- especially at the local level -- is whether the person has an open mind and is a good listener. Having an answer to everything is not necessarily the mark of a good public official. That's one criteria...
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    Run-offs?

    Two party system is crucial to a democracy I agree. One of the reasons it has been so important to let Walton Democrats know they can vote in key races, without a Democrat running, is so they will actually turn out and vote in the August primary. Many people stayed home in the presidential...
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    Straw Poll: District 5 County Commissioner Race

    Vote for your favorite District 5 County Commissioner at www.waltondemocrats.org Also, if you want to see sample ballots for the August 26 Primary Election, click on this link: Sample Ballots
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    Democrats web site slams Aleonard

    Not all readers log onto SoWal Thanks for your response. I respectfully disagree that the commentary "slammed" you. That seems a rather strong reaction. The commentary wasn't about you; rather it was an effort to let Democrats know that everything they read in the newspaper may not be true...
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