Oconee County, GA Politics

Sincerely,  Dan Matthews To: oconee@yahoogroups.com; moor7709@bellsouth.net CC: agkefalas@charter.net; mcdougaldd@yahoo.com From: pat_jerryads@bellsouth.net Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 17:54:11 -0400 Subject: RE: [oconee] Book group location change   Thanks, Pat, will pass this along.  Would love to hear this discussion.  Piccolo's is the best!     Pat A. From: oconee@yahoogroups.com [mailto:oconee@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Pat Priest Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:48 PM To: Oconee County Democrats Subject: [oconee] Book group location change   Tlaloc in Watkinsville has closed, so we're moving our book group meetings back to Piccolo's in that same shopping center. Join us on Wednesday the 29th to discuss the thought-provoking book "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power" by Rachel Maddow. There is a LOT to talk (and worry!) about. The discussion begins prompt...

From: Pat Priest ppriest@charter.net Date: January 27, 2012 9:07:48 PM EST To: Oconee County Democrats oconee@yahoogroups.com Subject: [oconee] 2012 slate of books for the community book group Reply-To: oconee@yahoogroups.com   Hello! We've finally settled on this year's slate of books for the book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats. Join us sometime! I think you'll find the list very diverse -- with a play, some terrific writing about science, a handful of classics, and new works, too. We meet the last Wednesday of every month at Piccolo's in the Bell's shopping center in Watkinsville. Come at 6:30 if you'd like to order dinner or a drink. We'll get the discussion underway at 7. Please pass this list along to people you know who might be interested in joining us. Attendees include people from various counties and with different political affiliations, too. ...

Please consider purchasing and reading these books - no matter what your political leanings or geographic location. From: Pat Priest ; ppriest@charter.net Date: August 28, 2011 10:14:04 AM EDT To: Oconee County Democrats t; oconee@yahoogroups.com Subject: [oconee] Community book group Aug-Nov Reply-To: oconee@yahoogroups.com   We're reading the New York Times best-seller "The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash " for our August book. Charles Morris, attorney and former investment banker, is the writer of this award-winning book, which is a favorite of the NPR show "Planet Money" for understanding what happened. We had Morris on our AM radio show, "True South," yesterday. Here's the link in case you'd like to hear it; his portion is in the first half: http://www.1340wgau.com/Player/101055521/ We're meeting at the Oconee library at 7 PM -- the last Wednesday of the month. The ...

The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats is reading  the Pulitzer Prize-winning " Pilgrim at Tinker Creek " for our July book. The author, Annie Dillard, characterizes the book simply as "narrative  non-fiction," while reviewers describe this lovely classic about the  natural world as "masterful" and a "book of wonder." Copies are available at Books Galore in Watkinsville for a 25% discount  (though you should call first to see if copies remain before you head  out to buy one: 706/769-1443). The group will meet in the "glass room" at the Oconee County library  this month. That's on your right as soon as you enter the building. We always meet the last Wednesday of each month. We'll meet at 6:30 PM  -- on Wednesday, July 27th. Participants hail from several different counties. Newcomers are always  welcomed! Happy Independence Day weekend! Pat Priest

  __,_._,___ The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats is reading  James Hansen's "Storms of My Grandchildren " for June. It's an important  book about the evidence for global climate change and scientists' dogged  efforts to get the word out about this looming catastrophe. The author, Dr. James Hansen, is going to be a call-in guest for the  local progressive radio show "True South" on June 18th (Saturdays from  10-11 AM on News/Talk 1340 WGAU). We're excited about that! (I produce  that show with hosts Russell Edwards and my husband, Neal.) "True South" is partnering with the Oconee Democrats' book group to get  people together to talk about global climate change. The show has issued  a challenge to people who are global climate skeptics, offering a free  book to the first two who contact us at the show. We hope new people  will join us (though, truth be told, it's sometimes a challenging book  because of all...

As always, Pat Priest provides a book club discussion for anyone who wants to read books of a wide array. Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. From: ppriest@charter.net Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:25:55 -0400 Subject: [oconee] April book -- about April 1865 Hello! We're reading another fascinating book about the Civil War this month in the community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats. Please see the information below. You will note that we have a new location: Barbaritos on Epps Bridge Parkway, and we now meet at 6:30 pm Wednesdays.  Join us sometime to talk about politics and history. Sincerely, Pat Priest Member, Oconee Democrats  -------------  Wednesday, April 27th  6:30 pm  Barbaritos  1880 Epps Bridge Parkway The community book group sponsored by the Oconee County Georgia Democrats will discuss  " April 1865: The Month That Saved America " for its April book. Written by Jay Winik, a professor of History and Public Policy at...

Hello, fellow Democrats! Tonight's free and family-friendly event at the Oconee library should be interesting and fun. Students from UGA's Herpetological Society will bring reptiles and amphibians for people to learn about and handle. The young scientists will also talk about hibernation and provide suggestions about things we can do in our own backyards to help native wildlife. The community book group's book for March is "The Killer Angels," a great Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Battle of Gettysburg. It's a quick read, too! That's Wednesday, March 30th, at 7 PM at the Taco Stand in the Publix Shopping Center in Watkinsville. Both events have been organized by the Oconee Democrats. We want to show what we care about: science, nature, history, conversation, families, and more! Join us! Pat Priest

From: Pat Priest ppriest@charter.net Date: February 6, 2011 8:33:35 AM EST To: Oconee County Democrats oconee@yahoogroups.com Subject: [oconee] Oconee Democrats' February book Reply-To: oconee@yahoogroups.com Here's what we're reading this month: Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." Please read more about the book below and pass the information along to anyone you know who might be interested. Join us sometime! Pat Priest Member, Oconee Democrats ------------------------------------------ February 23rd at 7 PM The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats will discuss the poignant "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl " by Harriet Jacobs for its February book. Initially using only the pseudonym "Linda," Jacobs was the first black woman to publish her own story of her life as a slave.  Frederick Douglass' more famous memoir was published in 1845; hers came out in 1861,...

From: Pat Priest  Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 9:48:16 AM Subject: [oconee] 2011 book slate Hello on this blustery day! Whew!  We've finally pinned down the calendar for our 2011 book group schedule for the community discussion group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats.  Check it out!  It's full of wonderful books. We'll begin in January with a book by Calvin Trillin about the integration of UGA, as the 50th anniversary of those events will be marked next month by a visit to UGA by NPR reporter Charlayne Hunter-Gault. We're also reading several books about the Civil War . . . and about the environment . . . the economy . . . all kinds of neat things. Here's the press release below, with the list-at-a-glance at the bottom. Stay warm! Happy Holidays! Pat Priest STILL AND ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT! The 2011 Slate of Books for the Community Book Group Sponsored by the Oconee County Georgia Democratic Committee The community book group spo...

Please feel free to order the book from Amazon on the enclosed link. From: Pat Priest ppriest@charter.net Date: November 7, 2010 2:13:46 PM EST To: Oconee County Democrats ; oconee@yahoogroups.com Subject: [oconee] November book: Engaging the Muslim World Reply-To: oconee@yahoogroups.com Hello! After these awful election returns, we just need to keep building   community and learning more about the world around us so we're not   easily manipulated like you-know-who. Join us to talk about books and ideas! The last selection of the year   for the book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats is " Engaging the Muslim World ." See the press release below for details. Keep fighting the good fight against intolerance and ignorance! Pat Priest Member, Oconee Democrats -------------------------------------------------- Community book group discussion Sponsored by the Oconee Democrats Book: "Engaging the Muslim World" by Juan Cole When: December 1st at 6 PM Where: Fiv...

Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.  To: oconee@yahoogroups.com  From: ppriest@charter.net  Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:49:32 -0400  Subject: [oconee] October book: Frankenstein  Our October book for the discussion group sponsored by the Oconee  Democrats is fun (well, and sad, too): "Frankenstein."  Here's some info about the book below.  Thanks!  Pat Priest  P.S. Take time to get out the vote so we can sweep out Paul Broun, Jr.!  ----------------------------------  October 27  The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats will discuss  Mary Shelley's classic "Frankenstein" for its October book.   First published anonymously in 1818, the book is considered one of the  earliest works of science fiction. Some critics contend that the book  is an allegory of the French Revolution. Most see it as a cautionary  tale about science and ethics.  ...

Conservative author and historian Andrew Bacevich teaches at Boston University where my sister Emily is taking advanced Italian. A reminder that you do not have to live in Oconee, or be a Democratic supporter, to be in the book group, but it could not hurt if you were. Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:05:49 -0400 Subject: [oconee] September book discussion   The book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats is discussing " The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism " for our September book. Please join us! It's a rather quick read and a New York Times bestseller. The author, the well-regarded conservative historian Andrew Bacevich, is a professor at Boston University, where he teaches history and international relations. In the book, Bacevich takes up problems with the American military, the nation's political system, and what he describes as an unchecked "profligacy" in the culture. The Washington Post argued that Bac...

I applaud the selections, the authors, the audacity of a group bold enough to try to spread ideas of liberty and freedom through literature, and anyone with the balls to try to expand the literacy of an otherwise backwoods country county with a bunch of people meeting in a deli to compare notes on books they love or do not care for and why. Go check it out in the Oconee County Library. Click on the links and order the book and I may actually see a few pennies someday out of your purchase. Subject: April book selection Hello! Could you please help me get the word out about the book choice for our April discussion?  We're reading the classic "Catch 22." I really appreciate your assistance.  Our group keeps growing and is increasingly diverse. Thank you! Pat Priest Member, Oconee Democrats ------------------------------------ The community-wide book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats is reading Joseph Heller 's " Catch 22 " for its April...