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Greater Houston Pachyderm Club
P. O. Box 22531
Houston, Texas 77227
2004 PROGRAMS
| January 6, 2004 |  |
Speaker:
David Rushing, YCT State Chairman (Young Conservatives of Texas)
David is a recent graduate of Texas A&M and is now in Law School. He will relate issues that concern young conservatives, and comment on the Texas A&M admission policies that were prompted by the "cookie sales" on campus.
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| January 13, 2004 |
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Speaker: Sherry Sylvester, TEXAS MEDIA WATCH
TEXAS MEDIA WATCH keeps a close watch on how the news is presented to our citizens. The five major newspapers, in the five major cities, often slant the news with a negative liberal bias. Texas has been the focus of news stories, such as redistricting and anything negative concerning the policies of President, George W. Bush. Sherry Sylvester will cite questionable headlines, first paragraphs and statistics and how readers can get the truth. |
| January 20, 2004 |
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Speakers: Russ Ridgway and Mark Goldberg Candidates for Justice of the Peace, Harris County Precinct 5, Place 1 The Texas Primary Election is fast approaching in March. Russ Ridgway and Mark Goldberg will outline their views and qualifications.
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| January 27, 2004 |
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Speakers: Candidates
for Texas House District 133 |
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February 3, 2004 |
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Speaker: United States Representative, District 2 Forum
Six candidates for US Rep. Dist. 2 have been invited to give their vision and qualifications for meeting the needs of District 2.
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| February 10, 2004 |
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Speaker: United States Representative,
District 10 Forum Eight candidates for US Rep. Dist. 10 have been invited to give their vision and qualifications for meeting the needs of District 10.
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| February 17, 2004 |
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Speaker: Civil District Court Candidate Forum Civil District Court 281 candidates David Bernae (I) and Bruce Ward Bain have been invited. Civil District Court 334 candidates Reece Rondon (I) and Sharon McCally have been invited. Each will give their vision and qualifications for meeting particular Civil Court needs.
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| February 24, 2004 |
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Speaker: Criminal District Court Candidate
Forum Criminal District Court 177 candidates Devon Anderson, Adam Brown and Emily Munoz have been invited. Criminal District Court 228 candidates Marc Carter (I) and Clint Greenwood have been invited. Each will give their vision and qualifications for meeting particular court needs.
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March 2, 2004 |
Eva Guzman |
14th Court of Appeals, Place 9 Candidates The Honorable Eva Guzman, the incumbent Judge, and Lloyd Wayne Oliver, who has filed as the opposition candidate.
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| March 9, 2004 |
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NO MEETING. PRIMARY ELECTION DAY. We urge everyone to vote--we have many outstanding Republican Candidates and we want to support them. |
| March 16, 2004 |
Speaker: Ann Witt, State Representative District 137
Ann Witt won the Primary election for this district and will face Scott Hochberg, incumbent Democrat in November. |
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| March 23, 2004 |
Speaker: Michael McCaul, U.S. Congressional Dist 10 Michael McCaul gained 24% of the vote in the primary and will face Ben Streusand in the Run-off April 13. |
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| March 30, 2004 |
Speaker: Ben Streusand, U.S.Congressional Dist 10 Ben Streusand will face Michael McCaul in the Run-off on April 13. |
| April 6, 2004 |
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Speaker: Ted Poe, United States
Representative, Dist. 2 Ted Poe won 69% of the vote in Harris County and 61% in the state. Ted will face democrat Nick Lamson in the November election. |
| April 13, 2004 |
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No Meeting - RUN-OFF ELECTIONS Many members serve as precinct Chairman, election judges or campaign workers.
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| April 20, 2004 |
Speaker: Mark Cole, "Let the People Vote" RECAP Charter Amendment Let the People Vote is a non-partisan, political action committee formed to improve city government and limit the fat in the city budget. The charter amendment requires voter approval before the city can increase total revenues, (including property taxes, water and sewer charges) more than the combined rates of increase of inflation and population.
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| April 27, 2004 |
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Speaker: Shelley Sekula Gibbs, Houston City Council The pension plans of city departments, as set up by previous City Administrations, have come under extreme scrutiny. Shelley Sekula Goos will discuss the plans, their implications for tax payers and for city workers, and what can be don to maintain sound city financial responsibility.
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| May 4, 2004 |
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Speaker: Dr. Richard Murray, Political Analyst Professor, University of
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| May 11, 2004 |
Speaker: Leslye Arsht, daughter of Marjorie Arsht, Senior Advisor to Education Ministry in Babylon, Iraq
Leslye has a rich legacy of service. She will recount her impressions of the
Iraqi people and their positive feelings of America's help in the struggle
to bring freedom to Iraq. |
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| May 18, 2004 |
Speaker: Steven G. Craig, Professor and Co-Director, Institute for Study of Political Economy, University of Houston
Steven Craig will discuss his research that shows recent tax increases have
been largely wasted, and that tax rate increases are likely to depress
property values. |
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| May 25, 2004 |
Speaker: Any Kahan, Crime Victims Assistance Mayors Office
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| June 1, 2004 |
Speaker: Jon Eliot King, Attorney, will moderate a forum of six West Point Officers who have returned from duty in Iraq. They will show slides and recount their experiences serving with the military in Iraq.
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| June 8, 2004 |
Speaker: Jared Woodfill, Chairman, Harris County Republican Party Republicans hold major positions of leadership in our state elected offices, in the legislature and, here in Houston, in our Judges elected to office. Jared Woodfill will speak on this leadership which brings responsibility to our party.
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| June 15, 2004 |
Speaker: Ross M. Lence, Professor Political Science U of H Professor Lence is a greatly admired, provocative speaker who will discuss the climate of the political world today, and cite issues that create peace and controversy.
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| June 22, 2004 |
Speaker: Mayor Bill White, Mayor of our City of Houston Mayor Bill White has submitted his first budget as Mayor. He also has introduced new programs and suggested cuts in personnel in several departments. Mayor White will speak on ways our city government can bring greater fiscal economy and efficiency to our city government.
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| June 29, 2004 |
Speaker: Harold Hurtt, Chief of Police, City of Houston 2004 Police Chief Hurtt will speak to us on the vision he sees for our city, as well as, problems in his role as Chief of Police in the fourth largest city in our nation. |
| July 6, 2004 |
Speaker: Annise Parker, Controller City of Houston The Office of the City Controller certifies the availability of funds prior to City Council approval of city commitments. Annise Parker was sworn in as the cities 14th City Controller. She will report on available funds and discuss issues which have been reported as creating concern for our city.
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| July 13, 2004 |
Speaker: Paul Bettencourt, Assessor & Collector of Taxes County taxes are referred to as payment of money for the use of the County government. Even though he is a collector of our taxes, Paul Bettencourt is considered a friend of tax payers. Paul will discuss the issues involved in appraisal and assessing of taxes, particularly property taxes, in our area.
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| July 20, 2004 |
Speaker: Chris Baker, KPRC Afternoon Talk Show Host The pulse of the city is often revealed on talk radio, and Chris Baker, KPRC Radio Host from 2-6 P.M. does a great, in-depth review of what the people of Houston think about current issues, locally, as well as across the broad spectrum of our state and nation.
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| July 27, 2004 |
Speaker: Medi Noorbakhsh, Professor, St. Thomas University Professor Noorbakhsh is a professor of mid-eastern countries. He will discuss their different cultures, customs and beliefs as we learn more about the global world in which we live.
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| August 3, 2004 |
Speaker: Owen Courreges, Founding Editor, ChronicallyBiased.com Chronicallybiased.com is a new internet newspaper, designed to expose the biased and false news reporting of popular media. Owen Courreges is the founding editor of this Internet news.
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| August 10, 2004 |
Speaker: John Greene Jr., Membership Director College Republicans at Univ. of Texas John is one of our bright and dedicated young Republicans. He will relate the challenges of students on college campuses to bring balance and information to broaden our party.
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| August 17, 2004 |
Speakers: The Honorable Robert Eckels and The Honorable Patricia R. Lykos Judge Robert Eckels and the Honorable Pat Lykos will detail the DO THE WRITE THING CHALLENGE, which is an initiative of the National Campaign to Stop Violence. This successful Houston/Harris County effort is an effort to reduce youth violence in the United States.
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| August 24, 2004 |
Speakers: Will Hickman & A. J. Sullivan
Will Hickman and A. J.
Sullivan, two highly committed Houston Young Republicans will speak about
HYR and it first call program. |
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| August 31, 2004 |
Speaker: Clyde Peterson, Editorial Cartoonist, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Clyde Peterson, whose cartoons appear under the pen name of CP Houston, interprets current issues in the news through his cartoons on the editorial page.
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| Sept. 7, 2004 |
Speaker: Jessica Colón, President, HYR The Young Republicans of Houston are a very active and highly committed Club. Their President, Jessica Colón serves as Manager, Corporate Marketing for Hines Development. Jessica will further describe their Clubs activities for this year.
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| Sept. 14, 2004 |
Speaker: Frank Stanley, Cushman & Wakefield, Associate Director. Brokerage Services Group Frank Stanley - U.S. Army 30 years, Army Reserve 10 years, 10 years active duty. Frank's most recent tour of duty was assignment in Baghdad, Iraq, where he served as liaison to domestic intelligence agencies, foreign intelligence services and foreign Governments. He is currently a Major serving as Deputy Intelligence Officer for the 75th Division, Army Reserve, the Division that captured Saddam Hussein.
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| Sept. 21, 2004 |
Speaker: Malcolm W. Browne, Security Services, Retirement Estate Plans Significant issues concerning the city of Houston to be discussed:
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| Sept. 28, 2004 |
Speaker:
Richard Lindley, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Career Counselor Richard Lindley served as Engineering Officer on a River Boat in Viet Nam. River Boats were later assigned as Swift Boats at the time John Kerry was serving. He can recite stories about Kerry as a Swift Boat Skipper. |
| Oct. 5, 2004 |
Speaker: Patrick C. Oxford Managing Partner, Firm, Houston Office
Patrick Oxford will speak
about the "Mighty Texas Task Force" that he is organizing to be sent to key
states across the nation to assist in electing Bush/Cheney and Republicans
to Congress. |
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| Oct. 12, 2004 |
Speaker: Candidates for the Texas House These strong candidates are up for re-election, and we need them back in the legislature.
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| Oct. 19, 2004 |
Speaker: Jeff Daily, Past President Pachyderm, and Civil Court Candidates Jeff Daily will speak to encourage voting for Proposition 2.
Civil Court Candidates up for re-election:
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| Oct. 26, 2004 |
Speaker:
Speakers, Criminal Court Candidates for Re-election These candidates will speak on the issues, and encourage voters to send them back to their courts.
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| Nov. 2, 2004 |
Election Day
No Meeting. Be sure to vote. |
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| Nov. 9, 2004 |
Speaker: Michael Garfield, "The High-Tech Texan"
Michael Garfield hosts a Radio Program on KPRC 950 each
Saturday afternoon. Michael runs a consulting firm focusing on emerging
trends and insights. He will discuss the election and how issues in
cyberspace affected the results. |
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| Nov. 16, 2004 |
Speaker: Jim McGrath, CEO McGrath Communications Jim McGrath was George H. Bush post-White House spokesman and speech writer and serves as liaison with the news media for both George H. and George W. Bush. He published his first book, "HEARTBEAT: George Bush in His Own Words."
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| Nov. 23, 2004 |
Speaker: Niall Cooper, Army Scout from Iraq Niall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Cooper of the Bear Creek area will speak about his experiences as an Army Scout responsible for reconnaissance information on the front lines in Iraq.
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| Nov. 30, 2004 |
Speaker: The Honorable Judge Paul Pressler Judge Paul Pressler is a highly respected legal authority and leader in our Republican Party.
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| Dec., 7 2004 |
Speaker: John O'Neill, Spokesman Swift Boat Veterans
John O'Neill, author
"UNFIT for COMMAND", will be with us to recount his experiences during the
election process to give information concerning John Kerry. John O'Neill was
featured on many TV interviews and always revealed his commitment to tell
the true story of John Kerry's service during and after the Viet Nam
conflict. His book, "UNFIT for COMMAND" will be available. |
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| Dec. 14, 2004 |
Speaker: Dr. Evelyn Tobias-Merrill, advocate for Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Reform Dr. Evelyn Tobias-Merrill, a Physician from Corpus Christi, was forced to close her practice because her medical liability premiums became too costly. She continues to work for Civil Justice Reform.
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| Dec. 21, 2004 | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY--NO MEETING | |
| Dec. 28, 2004 | CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR HOLIDAY--NO MEETING |
