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Political Happenings

Posted 11:51 pm  Sunday, January 06, 2013


Political Happenings

Cherokee Republicans
The Cherokee County Republican Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Hong Kong Buffet Restaurant, 1644 S. Jackson St. in Jacksonville.

Club officers for 2013-14 will be sworn in. Annual club memberships are $15 with $5 going toward local scholarship funds. The public is invited.


smith county gop
The Smith County Republican Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Traditions Restaurant, 6205 S. Broadway Ave. in Tyler.

Smith County Commissioner Jeff Warr will be the guest speaker. He will discuss the progress of the jail bond project under construction. The public is invited.


grassroots america
Grassroots America — We the People will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Cornerstone Church Assembly of God, 9107 Paluxy Drive in Tyler.

Constitutional attorney and scholar KrisAnne Hall will speak about the need to limit government to its constitutional role. On Jan. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Be Bold Texas will hold a Tyler Town Hall Meeting at Lakeview Church of the Nazarene to discuss limiting state government and growing the state’s economy.


Great decisions
The League of Women Voters Tyler/Smith County announced its 2013 Great Decisions discussions calendar.

Great Decision discussions are annual events and will be held each Wednesday at noon at the Tyler Public Library, Jan. 16 to March 6.

On Jan. 16, Tyler Junior College professor Madeleine Ross will discuss NATO and how its agenda has evolved since its inception during the Cold War.

On Jan. 23, TJC professor Stephen Stine will discuss the “responsibility to protect,” the doctrine central to modern humanitarian intervention and when the international community chooses to respond.

For more information about the rest of the Great Decision discussions calendar call the Tyler Public Library at 903-593-7323 or email at programs@tylertexas.com.

Political Happenings are compiled by Staff Writer Adam Russell, who can be reached at 903-596-6303 or by email at arussell@tylerpaper.com.



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