Author: Melanie Farkas

Letter to the Editor: Additional dropboxes needed for voters

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Help Wanted: We need YOU to work the polls on Nov. 3

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The majority of the bipartisan poll workers in Ohio and across the country are 60 or older. However, with concerns over COVID-19 and the older population being more at risk, young people are needed to fill these roles. The Delaware […]

Navigating Ohio’s complicated redistricting process

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] ‘Whether we care about providing access to affordable health care, reducing the gun violence that plagues our schools and communities, protecting voting rights, achieving equal pay, or solving the urgent threat of climate change, there is a fundamental structural barrier […]

Democrats Got Talent • August 25, 2020

Get a virtual front row seat for the Delaware County Democratic Party’s first virtual fundraiser, Democrats Got Talent.  The curtain goes up at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, August 25. Participants will enjoy an hour of entertainment from local up and comers like John Russell and Dave Martin, as well as nationally-known Democratic icons. More fun […]

County Democrats declare racism a public health crisis

The Delaware Gazette interviewed our chair, Peg Watkins, and member, Andre Washington, co-chair of the ad hoc committee tasked to draft our resolution to declare racism a public health crisis, for the article, “County Democrats declare racism a public health crisis.”

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – July 2020

Note:    Due to the Coronavirus and continued quarantine requirements ordered by the Governor, the regular monthly meeting was held via a Zoom session and appropriate notice had been provided.   Executive / Central Committee Meeting July 23, 2020 With 64 persons in attendance, tonight’s meeting was promptly opened at 7:06 pm by Chair Peg […]

Watkins: Trump out of touch with suburban Ohio

This guest column from our chair, Peg Watkins, appeared in the Delaware Gazette on Aug. 1, 2020. Last week, Donald Trump tweeted that the “Suburban Housewives of America” should read an article. Apparently, he thinks everyone in our country lives in some version of a TV reality show and that the rest of us read […]