Hometown Heroes

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Family Votes McCain, But That Doesn't Stop This Obama Supporter

Chidimma Ozor | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

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Paul Speirs is president of Steinbeck Communications, a Las Vegas-based public relations firm, whose clients include top companies in the gaming indus...

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Baby Boomer Takes to the Road

Sue Bell | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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It is said by an African proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child." My village grew up with the Kennedy and Cuomo family tradition of dinner tab...

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This Campaign Pulls Volunteer Into Politics

Jonah Lalas | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

It is early morning on August 28th at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. While thousands of delegates and enthusiastic supporters were rec...

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Retired Social Worker Connects for Barack on the Phone

Andrew Sprung | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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In July 2008, Roz Blau, was looking for the next major connection in her life. Recently retired after a 27-year career as a social worker, she had mov...

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New to Political Campaigns, Volunteer Goes All the Way

Jennifer Treuting | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Frank Schlupp is a volunteer with the Obama campaign in Ward 58 of Northeast Philadelphia, an area that went heavily for Hillary Clinton in the primar...

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Starting an Obama Group Gives Supporter Confidence, Diverse Community

Stefanie Fontanez | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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It was shortly after watching Barack Obama speak for the first time that Megan Meagher turned to a friend and said "I have to do something. I've never...

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Openly Gay Newcomer Rises From Precinct Leader to Candidate for N.C. State Office

Wes Isley | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Q&A with Wade Boyles For someone who had never volunteered for a political campaign until this year, Wade Boyles, 36, of Winston-Salem, N.C., hasn't ...

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Oberlin Volunteer Canvasses Neighbor-to-Neighbor

Monica Klein | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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The local middle school in Kathy Rednaur's old town used to call Child Abuse Services on her every few months. Eventually, she picked up and moved her...

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Retired Teacher Uses His Background to Appeal to Voters in Red Territory

Tiffany C. Kern | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Interview with Mike Burtch Biography: Mike Burtch is a retired school teacher from Turlock, CA. After a life of working the campaign trails for city...

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Single Mom: Obama a Role Model to Her Sons

Tiffany C. Kern | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Interview with Patty Hughes Biography: Patty Hughes is a single mother of two sons, ages 16 and 19 and has been a party of community organization, an...

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Volunteer Invigorates Local Headquarters

Sheryl Z. White | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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As a young child walking to school he would recite a rhyme that he learned from his grandmother - "Truman's in the White House eating bread and jelly....

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Obama Gives New American Hope

Shari Cohen | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

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Meet Mitra, a 31 year old first time voter - I met her last weekend, volunteering at my local Obama campaign office. We've been working together eve...

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