Dear Friends,
With the arrival of the year 2010 we are not only starting a New Year, but we are also beginning a new decade. Both are for beginnings, and we pray that they will be good ones for all of us.
As I write this, the Senate has passed a form of the Health Care Reform Bill. It may not have been the perfect bill for all of us, but it is a start. Contrary to many of the naysayers, the Obama Administration has accomplished quite a bit in it's short life. The housing market is recovering nicely, unemployment is easing and the stock market is rising. We have a timeline to leave Iraq, where we never should have been, and many of the Bush directives are being reversed. It is my great hope that the "No Child Left Behind" law that is crippling education will be reversed shortly.
There are many things going on in Broward County. The year 2010 will be bringing many elections that we need to take active roles in. There are a few elections that are considered "nonpartisan", but I feel the need to point out very strongly that even though the elections might be "nonpartisan", the candidates are, and will continue to be, very partisan. We need to be very careful with our choices.
This being said, we need to get started. I hope to see you all at the next meeting where County Commissioner Lois Wexler will be bringing us up to date on what is going on in the County.
With my very best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year, I remain
Fondly,
Ann
With the arrival of the year 2010 we are not only starting a New Year, but we are also beginning a new decade. Both are for beginnings, and we pray that they will be good ones for all of us.
As I write this, the Senate has passed a form of the Health Care Reform Bill. It may not have been the perfect bill for all of us, but it is a start. Contrary to many of the naysayers, the Obama Administration has accomplished quite a bit in it's short life. The housing market is recovering nicely, unemployment is easing and the stock market is rising. We have a timeline to leave Iraq, where we never should have been, and many of the Bush directives are being reversed. It is my great hope that the "No Child Left Behind" law that is crippling education will be reversed shortly.
There are many things going on in Broward County. The year 2010 will be bringing many elections that we need to take active roles in. There are a few elections that are considered "nonpartisan", but I feel the need to point out very strongly that even though the elections might be "nonpartisan", the candidates are, and will continue to be, very partisan. We need to be very careful with our choices.
This being said, we need to get started. I hope to see you all at the next meeting where County Commissioner Lois Wexler will be bringing us up to date on what is going on in the County.
With my very best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year, I remain
Fondly,
Ann