►The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Dorchester County Democratic Party◄

October/November 2011 Volume 3, Issue 5

Kenneth F. “Kenny” Waggoner Sr., former County Councilman of Dorchester’s Dist. 3, passed away on August 21. He was 77. Waggoner, a Democrat, served on County Council from 1976 through 2010, representing a wide area that ran from the southern portion of St. George through Ridgeville and parts of Summerville, all the way into N Charleston.

Throughout his 34 years of service, Waggoner consistently fought for improved roads and traffic conditions, expansion of utility services in rural areas, improved public education, and for commercial development in the county district he represented.

He also strove for fiscal responsibility and transparency while maintain-ing a balanced budget. For example, in 2009 he supported efforts to make all county spending records available online, and amended them to include report of all salaries over $50,000.

Further exemplifying his responsible economic approach, Waggoner did not accept payment for most of his 34 years in office. The county services building in St. George was named after Waggoner following its construction in 2001. "We are all saddened to hear of the passing of Councilman Kenny Waggoner," said Richard Hayes, chairman of the Dorchester County De-mocratic Party. "Kenny was a leader amongst leaders in Dorchester County, always put-ting serving the people in his district first and foremost."

Born March 8, 1934 in Knoxville, Tenn., Waggoner served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-56 during the Korean War, and retired from Norfolk & Southern Railway after 31 years. Preceded in passing by his wife Lois, Waggoner is survived by four of his five children, along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Our county party decided to award him one of this year’s “Alice J. Cicenia Distinguished Service Awards” earlier this year; he was grateful when he learned of it in June.

His family accepted the award in his honor at our recent annual dinner. (See page 2.)

Farewell, Kenny

INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE

Alice J. Cicenia Distinguished Service Awards—page 2

Recap of our recent annual celebration—page 3

Pics from our annual dinner—page 4

The auction and the story—page 5

Oct. 15 Breakfast Meeting in St. George—page 5

Highway Cleanup for Oct. 8—page 5

Blue Jamboree on Oct. 22—page 6

A brief history of South Carolina—page 7

Auction donors—pages 9 and 10

Committee updates—page 11

Calendar of events—page 11

We had an outstanding and very successful Alice J. Cicenia dinner last month. It was only successful because of the truly hard work put in by the committee headed by our 2nd Vice Chair, Deb Mortellaro. Her leadership, along with an extraor-dinary effort by Marty Turney on the auction (netted over $2000 alone), were key reasons why the dinner was so suc-cessful. Rob Groce did his usual first-class public relations job making sure that all got the word. This dinner is not only a fundraiser, but a tribute to Alice Cice-nia, too—and Linda Ketner’s keynote speech will serve as an inspiration for our County Party throughout this next year as we strive to meet our goals we have collectively set. I truly hope that this event will become a rallying cry for our Party, energizing all of you for the task ahead of us next year. This next election in 2012 is coming soon, and we must focus like a laser on it for the next 12 months. There is a bright fu-ture ahead for our state only if we can regain the reins of gov-ernment in South Carolina. So we must not only make a great showing—we must win! Each and every one of us must make a strong effort to keep in contact with all Democrats in our precincts and make sure they come out to vote next November! Richard Hayes, DCDP Chairman

A message from the chair

Alice J. Cicenia Distinguished Service Awards At this year’s dinner, DCDP offered its first “distinguished service” awards, and to two people who clearly deserve such honors.

Hazel Parson-Starkes Hazel S. Parson-Starkes was first elected to the Office of Mayor of the Town of Ridgeville to fill an unexpired term of that office in 1979 and continued service as mayor for 18 years. Some of her major accomplishments include developing the Ridge-ville Park and Playground, ex-panding both the Ridgeville fire and police departments, estab-lishing the Mayor’s Task Force for Education and the Mayor’s Task Force for Youth Affairs, assisting in the location of a new U.S. Post office, and reno-vating the Ridgeville Middle School into the Municipal and Community Service Building which now bears her name.

(L-R) Amie Parson, Rev. Deborah Carter, Jacqueline Parson, Hazel Parson-Starkes, Herbert Starkes, Edna Doctor, Kiawanah Wright (photo by John A. Kauth)

Kenny Waggoner

(L-R) Tyler Lucas, Frank Waggoner, County Councilman Willie Davis, Beverly Waggoner Lucas, Chris Waggoner, Jeannie Waggoner, Jeff Waggoner, Maude Waggoner (photo by John A. Kauth)

Kenneth F. “Kenny” Waggoner, Sr. was first elected to the Dorchester County Council in 1976 and served continuously until 2010. He held the posi-tions of chairman and vice-chairman, and served on numerous committees. As County Councilman for District 3, Kenny worked without pay for the majority of his years of service. He was instrumental in working to improve traffic and road conditions and on other infrastructure projects, managing the ever-increasing growth in our county, and working on budgetary issues that did not create a tax burden on our citizens. In 2001, the county named the Kenneth F. Waggoner Services Building in his honor. Kenny passed away on August 21. DCDP informed him of the award prior to his passing.

These awards are presented to local Democrats who’ve provided the same dedication to Democratic ideals as Alice J. Cicenia, for whom the award and our dinner are named. Alice was a distinguished Democrat in Dorchester County. She once served as chair-person of the county party and vice chairperson of the South Carolina Democratic Party, and was twice elected national dele-gate. She received awards from the NAACP and the Guardian Association, amongst other recognitions, and was posthumously inducted into the South Carolina Women’s Council “Hall of Fame.”

Our Dinner’s Sponsors

Gold Dr. Erbert Cicenia

Silver David M. Pascoe

Bronze Connie & Richard Hayes

Linda Ketner

Patron John A. Kauth

Viola Nash Marty Turney

Donor Councilman Willie Davis

Deborah Mortellaro & Rob Groce Susan & Dr. David Rison

Friend Miriam & James Birdsong

Joan & Ed Redman Nancy & Clayton Seufert

State Sen. Vincent Sheheen South Carolina Working Families

Johnnie Washington Grace Zagami

Dinner makes the press (before and after!)

Dorchester Dems invite Ketner to event (Post & Courier, Saturday, Sept. 1)

Ketner to give keynote at Dem fund-raiser in Summerville (Post & Courier, Thursday, Sept. 10)

Ketner Not Running for Congress in 2012 (Patch.com, Monday, Sept. 26)

Ketner fires up local Democrats (Journal Scene, Wednesday, Sept. 28)

By the numbers:

Total tickets sold – 118

Total attendance – 105

Total take from the auction –

$2,397

Total (net) income from the event –

$6,056.73

Strictly trivial:

Number of auction items sold for

more than their value – 10

Wine sales – $59

Number of ladies wearing green

dresses – 3

Loose change found in the parking

lot – 43¢

Word party chair Richard Hayes

used to describe Marty Turney for her hard work in collecting auction donations – ”street walker”

Our 2011 Alice J. Cicenia Dinner may be over but

it certainly will not be forgotten. This year’s din-

ner of 105 attendees included many of our party

faithful and some new faces, too. Elected offi-

cials were seen at every turn including our own

Dorchester County Councilman Willie Davis,

Summerville Town Councilman Aaron Brown,

and State House Representatives David Mack

(District 109 in North Charleston) and Seth

Whipper (District 113 in Charleston).

Friends from neighboring counties were also

present – Charleston County Democratic Party

Chair George Tempel (and wife Carol); Berkeley

County Chair and SCDP 2nd Vice Chair Melissa

Watson; Susan Smith, SCDP Executive Commit-

teewoman from Georgetown County; and Terri

Jowers, former SCDP field representative from

2010, from Barnwell County all joined us. Presi-

dent of the Charleston Chapter of the NAACP Dot

Scott and Charleston County Democratic Party

member Kaye Koonce also were in attendance.

Candidate Dr. Tonia Aiken-Taylor, running in a

special election to fill the empty seat for State

House District 100 in Berkeley County, joined us

and talked about her campaign and solicited

volunteers for the upcoming election.

While the dinner is our annual fundraiser, this

year’s event had an even more special meaning

as we offered The Alice J. Cicenia Distinguished

Service Award for the first time. This award is

given to individuals in our county party who have

worked tirelessly in the pursuit of Democratic

values in the spirit of Alice Cicenia. Hazel S. Par-

son-Starkes and the late Kenny Waggoner were

the first recipients of this award.

Our night began with a warm welcome by DCDP

Chair Richard Hayes followed by the invocation

delivered by Reverend Dr. John Miller. Two young

Democrats, Chris Waggoner and Tyler Lucas,

who are also the grandsons of Kenny Waggoner,

led the Pledge of Allegiance. This was followed

by a spirited welcome from Dorchester County

Democratic Women Chairperson Margaret Good-

wine.

The crowd enjoyed a delicious dinner from award

-winning local caterer, The Eclectic Chef.

A highlight of the evening was the auction. This

year, we held both silent and live auctions. From

the moment the doors opened at 6 p.m., there

was a flurry of activity surrounding three tables

filled with auction items that included original art

work, gift certificates from favorite local restau-

rants, theater tickets, and numerous items for

gardening, home décor, beauty, pet care, and

much more. The silent auction closed at the end

of dinner and was followed by a live auction

featuring Rob Groce and Steve Yeomans as auc-

tioneers. The live auction saw very competitive

bidding on seven big-ticket items, and drew a lot

of laughs and a lot of money for our party. The

auctions were huge financial successes and

helped add about $2,400 to our coffers.

The audience then enjoyed an invigorating

speech given by keynote speaker, Linda Ketner.

Ketner was the 2008 candidate for U.S. Con-

gressional District 1. She urged Democrats to

keep fighting to win in South Carolina.

Following the keynote speech was our main

focus of the evening, the presentation of The

Alice J. Cicenia Distinguished Service Award. As

noted, our first recipients were Hazel S. Parson-

Starkes who was mayor of Ridgeville for 18

years, and the late Kenny Waggoner who served

as Dorchester County Councilman for 34 years.

Faith Sellers presented the award to Mrs. Parson

-Starkes and Councilman Willie Davis presented

the award to the Waggoner family, represented

by Kenny’s daughter, Beverly Waggoner Lucas.

These recipients exemplify the very meaning of

public servant and the DCDP was honored to

present these awards to two deserving individu-

als for their many years of service.

A Recap of Our Recent Dinner Event

Steve Yeomans and Rob Groce, in photos left and below, conducted a live auction (with some flair and humor) of select items that night.

Margaret Goodwine (left), chair of the Dorchester County Democratic Women, addressed the audience at the beginning of the event.

Pics from our annual dinner

(Left) County party chair Richard Hayes starts the event on Sept. 24 (Right) Keynote Speaker Linda Ketner gives a moving address

(below) County Councilman Willie Davis talks about Distin-guished Service Award recipient Kenny Waggoner, the award for whom was received by daughter Beverly Waggoner Lucas (right)

(above) Hazel Parson-Starkes (center) received a Distinguished Service Award for her service as mayor of Ridgeville (Faith Sellers—left, Richard Hayes—right)

(left) Deborah Mortellaro stakes out the items open for bidding in the silent auction

All photos on this page by John A. Kauth

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The Auction and The Story By Marty Turney (The Gatherer)

There is always a story behind the

story, and in this case the story is the

auction (both live and silent) that was

held in conjunction with our Annual

Alice Cicenia Dinner. What a hoot!

Our auctioneer (Rob Groce) and our

Vanna White (Steve Yeomans) were

quite a sight and very entertaining.

The first of many meetings was held for the planning of

our dinner. What was the purpose, what should we serve,

should it be catered, where to have the dinner, who will be

the keynote speaker, should there be an auction , and who

will be the auctioneer or the huckster? Who would be the

gatherer? Obviously, we had lots of questions of which

you already know the answers.

Many of our contributors are repeat donors and for this we

really are indebted to you. Others are brand new and we

hope you too will become repeat donors. Most of our do-

nors were from Dorchester County, but we did manage to

get a few from Charleston and Berkeley Counties. And

look how much the auction brought in to our coffers—

$2,397!

We had special dinners, wine, art, theater, entertainment,

golf, tennis, music, perfumes, a weather radio, flowers,

would you believe a tree, a picture frame and framing by a

professional, a beauty treatment, a handmade small bench,

tiffany lamps, a dog bed, treats and toys, an exam and a

year’s worth of flea treatment for your dog, a small purse

and necklace, tickets to a jamboree and a tee shirt, and a

filming of your home along with still pictures and an in-

ventory of all your special belongings by an insured and

bonded professional. Your insurance company would

have no problem reimbursing you after a storm or fire. We

hope you will never need this proof, but oh how invalu-

able.

All thought the inventory donation was very special, and

so was the tree, a Sylvester Palm. The only bad part was

you had to pick it up. Now really, can you see me bring-

ing in a tree over five feet high? Besides, this gave you a

chance to talk with the landscaper who (for a price, I’m

sure) you could talk into planting the tree, as well.

In short, we tried to have a little bit for everyone and in

fact everyone who came (I hope) got a free CD. All went

home with something in addition to a smiling face and a

full tummy.

See you next year, and don’t forget—you too can be the

gatherer. Just speak up!

Highway Clean-up on October 8

Starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, we’ll do our next series of the DCDP’s “Adopt A Highway” project.

We’re responsible for a one-mile stretch of Dorchester Road, beginning at the corner of Bacon’s Bridge Road and moving west to-ward Tupelo St.

It only takes our crew about 90 minutes to complete the stretch, and afterwards we gather for coffee and chat. (And we can complete it much, much faster if you partici-pate, too!)

We’ll meet in the CVS parking lot at the corner of Dorchester and Bacon’s Bridge.

Upcoming Monthly Breakfasts! In October, DCDP will gather in the upper part of our county, home of Congressional District 6, State House District 97 and—last but not least—County Council District 1, which is repre-sented by our very own Willie Davis. That’s for 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 15, and will be held at the St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1241 St. Mark Bowman Road in St. George (click HERE for a map). In November, our breakfast meeting will be at Ryan’s in Sum-merville (1314 N Main St). Starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, No-vember 19th, our guest speaker will be state Rep. Seth Whip-per, whose district is about to extend into Summerville. Remember, just tell the cashier at Ryan’s that you’re there for our meeting; that way, you can skip paying at the door and get the buffet, coffee and gratuity covered for only $8.

Liz Meets The Prez Elizabeth Montgomery of Georgetown County was one of just four Americans who won a free tip to Chicago to attend the president’s birthday bash in August.

And what a trip it was! Free airfare, hotel stay and tickets to the event came to a

value of $1,050. But in Elizabeth’s own estimate, the prize was priceless.

And what exactly did she have to do to get this prize? Just volunteer! Her participation in the “50 for 50” voter

registration drive in July got her name tossed in the hat.

Elizabeth’s been a strong Obama sup-porter since hearing him speak at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, she says.

The second annual Blue Jamboree will feature a national political figure as a special guest. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a U.S. representative from Florida and recently ap-pointed chair of the Democratic National Commit-tee, will attend the upcoming October 22 gala. The 2011 Blue Jamboree starts at 5:30 p.m. that Saturday, and at the Charles-ton Maritime Center (10 Wharfside St.). Tickets are $10, and can be purchased in ad-vance directly from DCDP. Just send an email to dordems@gmail.com for information. The Blue Jamboree rally includes presentation of the Marjorie Amos-Frazier Pacesetter

Award, which this year will go to Mignon Clyburn, FCC commissioner, in recognition of her civic and humanitar-ian contributions. Also included on the agenda is a “Great Speakers and Award Ceremony” segment and live entertainment. Food and beverages will be available on-site, as well as voter registration. The event will be the latest in recent South Carolina functions graced by attendance from national Democrats. “(Wasserman Schultz) will

be the third national Democrat here in the last four months,” said Jaime Harrison, 1st Vice Chair of the state party.

Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House adviser, attended an August function in Columbia, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu appeared in Orangeburg in July.

Also appearing that day will be Rep. Jim Clyburn, Mayor Joe Ri-ley, state Rep. Bakari Sellers, state party chair Dick Harpoot-lian, SC New Democrats president Phil Noble and Kaye Lingle Koonce, who chairs the Amos-Frazier award committee.

Honorary co-chairs of the event are former Gov. Richard W. Riley, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, for-

mer U.S. Rep. Liz J. Patterson, and SCDP 1st Vice Chair Jaime Harrison.

Over 700 tickets were sold to last year’s Blue Jamboree.

Big Event in Charleston on Oct 22!

From the very beginning, the colony of South

Carolina had a large slave population in rela-

tion to the rather small total population. As

the colony grew so did the slave population.

By 1720 there were 11,800 black slaves and

4,080 white residents. As the number of

slaves increased the laws governing them

became stricter. As rice production increased,

so did the number of slaves. During most of

the 18th century more blacks than whites

lived in South Carolina. As one observer wrote

in the 18th Century, “South Carolina was

more like a Negro country” than any other

English mainland colony.

White South Carolina planters largely sup-

ported the revolt against English rule that led

to American independence. A number of im-

portant battles took place in South Carolina

during the Revolutionary War. Most of the

folks who remained loyal to England were

found in the Carolina up-county, away from

the coast.

South Carolina played a strong role in writing

the new Constitution, and South Carolina

delegates largely wanted a stronger national

government, as long as it protected slavery.

Other Southerners agreed. Slavery was guar-

anteed by the new United States Constitution.

During most of the 19th Century, South Caro-

lina remained a black majority state. It was

the only state in the United States with more

blacks than whites. This black majority did

not end until 1920. Slavery was viewed as

the basis of our state’s prosperity. Southern

states strongly supported slavery and in-

creasingly viewed a strong national govern-

ment as a threat to the South “peculiar insti-

tution.” One of South Carolina’s most notable

statesmen, John C. Calhoun, put forward the

doctrine that states could nullify federal laws

that they did not like. Nullification was not

practical, but others begin to suggest seces-

sion as the only practical remedy.

In 1856, South Carolina Congressman Pre-

ston Brooks physically attacked Sen. Charles

Summer on the floor of the Senate after Sum-

mer had made a strong speech condemning

the South and slavery. Brooks believed that

Summer had libeled his kinsman, Sen. An-

drew Butler and South Carolina. Brooks had

strong support in his home state and was

returned to Congress. Summer was not able

to return to the Senate for almost four years.

During this time the Massachusetts legisla-

ture reelected him. For several years, Sum-

mer’s seat was vacant. It was said that after

the Brooks’ attack on Summer, members of

the Congress carried guns on the floor of the

House and Senate.

As we know South Carolina was the first state

to vote to secede from the Union. The rise of

the Republican Party and the election of Lin-

coln in 1860 led to secession. While Abra-

ham Lincoln was not an abolitionist, he and

his Republican party opposed the expansion

of slavery into the West. Southern slave hold-

ers believed that slavery had to expand or

die. Other Southern states followed and with

the firing on Ft. Sumter in 1861. Sen. James

Chesnut of South Carolina offered to drink all

the bloodshed as a result of secession. Sen.

Chesnut did not live up to his offer. More than

600,000 Americans were killed in the Civil

War and much of the South, including South

Carolina, was devastated. Southerners such

as Chesnut made a terrible miscalculation in

pressing for secession.

The defeat of the Confederacy brought about

the end of slavery in the South. The Republi-

can Party welcomed black support and en-

acted amendments to the United States Con-

stitution that ended slavery, made former

slaves citizens and eventually gave black

men the right to vote. The Democratic Party in

the South was the party of the white master

class that was displaced for a time in what

became known as Reconstruction. At the end

of the Civil War, South Carolina still had more

blacks than whites in its population.

The victory of former Confederate Gen. Wade

Hampton and the Democratic Party in 1877

marked the end of Reconstruction in South

Carolina. Blacks still voted but gradually the

numbers of black who did vote was reduced

by hook and by crook. In the 1890’s, Ben

Tillman’s new state constitution virtually

ended black voting in our state. The federal

government was no longer very interested in

protecting the rights of black Americans. In

1896, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized seg-

regation in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision

that said separate but equal facilities for

blacks and white was constitutional. In South

Carolina, facilities such as public schools

were separate but never equal. African Ameri-

cans were no longer slaves, but most worked

for white planters. South Carolina was now a

poor state and the former slaves were gener-

ally the poorest of the poor; many small white

farmers and sharecroppers were poor as well.

Most poor whites strongly supported segrega-

tion.

Ben Tillman was elected governor in 1890

and set about to enforce strict racial segrega-

tion. South Carolinians equated the Republi-

can Party with Reconstruction and black vot-

ing. Blacks by and large supported the Re-

publican Party, which stood for a strong na-

tional government, while the Democratic

Party generally supported states’ rights.

In the 20th Century, blacks left the South for

the North in large numbers, especially after

the First World War. By 1920, South Carolina

had more whites than blacks for the first time

in almost a hundred years. All the state and

most of the local officials were Democrats. In

1936, in the midst of the Great Depression,

FDR won 98 percent of the vote against the

Republican Alfred Landon. Almost all of these

voters were white. In the North, many blacks

were moving to the Democratic Party. The

Roosevelt Administration welcomed black

support and FDR’s New Deal greatly ex-

panded the role of the federal government.

Increasingly, the Democratic Party became

the party of change.

South Carolina prospered during World War II

as military bases were constructed in the

state. The Second World War ended what

remained of the Great Depression of the

1930s. Many blacks left South Carolina dur-

ing the war years to work in factories in the

North.

In 1954, the Supreme Court in the Brown v.

Board of Education case held that segrega-

tion in public schools was unconstitutional.

Black leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.

worked to overthrow segregation in public

places. South Carolina moved gradually to-

ward integration. Black voting increased,

especially after the passage of the Voting

Rights Act in 1965. As blacks in South Caro-

lina moved toward the Democratic Party,

some whites moved into the Republican

Party. In 1964, a majority of South Carolini-

ans voted for Republican Barry Goldwater for

president. Goldwater was supported by Sen.

Strom Thurmond, who left the Democratic

Party over its support of civil rights and be-

came a Republican. In 1974, a Republican

was elected governor, but he was followed by

a Democrat, Dick Riley. In 1976 Jimmy presi-

dential race in South Carolina. He is the last

Democratic candidate for president to carry

our state.

South Carolina has been a conservative state

during almost all of its long history. It has a

long record of blaming its problems on the

national government. Race is still a very big

issue in South Carolina. Legal segregation in

South Carolina has ended, but whites and

blacks still are often divided. Many folks have

moved into South Carolina in recent years; a

large number of these folks have bought into

South Carolina’s brand of conservatism.

Statistics show that counties with large num-

bers of residents who have moved into South

Carolina are more strongly Republican than

counties with a smaller percentage. The more

things change the more they remain the

same.

You’re not in Kansas (or New Jersey, or Ohio, or Arkansas, or New York) anymore.

A Brief History of South Carolina By Dr. David Rison, professor emeritus from CSU’s Dept. of History

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The following businesses and individuals donated over $3,800 in goods and ser-vices for the auction at our recent Alice J. Cicenia Dinner. From these donations, DCDP was able to generate about $2,400 in funds, which we can use to help pro-mote our party and its candidates in the upcoming 2012 elections.

Other Donors

of Auction Goods

Joan & Ed Redmond

Johnnie Washington

Grace Zagami

Support local businesses that support DCDP!

Calendar of Events

October October 8

Highway Cleanup! Meet at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of CVS

(corner of Bacons Bridge and Dorchester Road)

October 10 DCDP Executive Committee Meeting

7 p.m. at the County Code Building (Remember: this is the building BEHIND the County Council

Chambers of 500 N Main St. in Summerville)

October 15 Monthly Breakfast Meeting

9 a.m. at St. Mark AME Church 1241 St. Mark Bowman Rd in St. George (MAP)

October 19

Candidate Recruitment Meeting 7 p.m. at County Council Chambers

500 N Main St in Summerville

November November 14

DCDP Executive Committee Meeting 7 p.m. at the County Code Building

November 15

Democratic Women Meeting 7 p.m. at County Council Chambers

500 N Main St in Summerville

November 16 Candidate Recruitment Meeting

7 p.m. at County Council Chambers 500 N Main St in Summerville

November 19

Monthly Breakfast Meeting 9 a.m. at Ryans (1314 N Main St in Summerville)

State Rep. Seth Whipper is guest speaker. Total cost for buffet, coffee and gratuity is $8.

November 24 Thanksgiving

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Okay, here’s an ironic one for ya. Gov. Haley recently ordered all state employees to an-swer their phones by saying “It’s a great day in South Carolina! How can I help you?” That same day, news articles told us of how it’s actually NOT a “great day,” though. “Income down, poverty up” read the headline of Columbia’s The State, and on the same day it reported of Haley’s new slogan. (Click here to see a video that South Carolina Forward Progress produced in response to Haley’s latest gaffe.)

The Voter Registration Commit-tee, in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, held a registration drive at Woodland High School in late September. Twenty two future voters were registered.

The PR/Advertising Committee had a make-shift meeting the day after the annual dinner. Focused on leftovers and football, we managed to come up with this edition of Blue Note!

DCDP Committee Updates

The Alice J. Cicenia Annual Dinner committee … completed the Alice J. Cicenia Annual Dinner. (duh) We racked up in donations for the auction, completed the set-up with the caterer, and then had a blast at the event!

The Candidate Recruitment Committee is still seeking candidates for political office in Dorchester County. If you are inter-ested in running for office, or know any-one who is, please let us know. The com-mittee meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month in the County Council meeting room in the County Ser-vices building in Summerville.

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