Temple Grandin - Community Leader Making a Difference
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We chat with Dr. Temple Grandin, Love the League 2024 Honoree, an advocate for early education intervention to address autism and support teachers. She is a Hero & Honoree for being able to stand up and fight for change in things she believes in. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR). The mission of the League of...
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Lindy Conter - Community Leader Making a Difference
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We chat with Lindy Conter, Love the League 2024 Honoree, CPCD-Head Start Board Member, officer of the Mary Lou Makepeace Foundation and a founder of Pikes Peak Women. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Donate Today! Love the League 2024 - Pikes Peak Women Mary Lou Makepeace Foundation CPCD - Head Start Elevating Pikes Peak Women podcast Wine, Women and Chocolate – March 20, 2024 Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy...
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Love the League 2024
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The League of Women Voters is celebrating 104 years of Empowering Voters & Defending Democracy. On February 18, 2024 we gathered for Love the League 2024, Honoring Women Making A Difference! We’re proud to share this replay of the event here. Hear from honorees Lindy Conter, Dr. Temple Grandin, Debbie Howell, Shelley Jensen, Arlene Kramer, Julie Ott, Deputy Chief Mary Rosenoff & Jennifer Smith. We also honored Dr. Deborah Turner, in memoriam. See the video of this event here: Please become a member: Please support the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region: Making Democracy...
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Mary Rosenoff—Community Leader Making a Difference
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We chat with Deputy Chief Mary Rosenoff, Love the League 2024 Honoree & Deputy Chief with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). Don’t miss the 2024 Love the League event on Sunday, February 18 at 2pm. : MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Love the League 2024 - - Colorado Springs Police Department Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak...
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Jennifer Smith —Community Leader Making a Difference
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We chat with Jennifer Smith, Love the League 2024 Honoree & Co-Founder & Director of ONEBODY ENT. Don’t miss the 2024 Love the League event on Sunday, February 18 at 2pm. Information and tickets: MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Love the League 2024 - One Body ENT - 11th Annual Multi-Cultural Black History Program - Sunday, February 25 Juneteenth - June 15 - 17, 2024 - Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make...
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Manitou Springs Municipal Candidate Forum October 19 2023
Making Democracy Work
Meet the candidates in this forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, with community partners. 7:45 - Manitou Springs School Board Candidates 19:32 - Manitou Springs City Council Candidates 1:00:00 - Manitou Springs Mayor Candidates View video of this event Find links to all the forums Community Partners: Black and Latino Leadership Coalition Citizens Project Colorado Latinos Vote Faith Table KRCC Latina Equity Foundation Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens....
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School District 11 School Board Candidate Forum October 17 2023
Making Democracy Work
Meet the candidates in this forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, with community partners. View video of this event Find links to all the forums Community Partners: Black and Latino Leadership Coalition Citizens Project Colorado Latinos Vote Faith Table KRCC Latina Equity Foundation Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region...
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School District 20 Candidate Forum
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Meet the candidates in this forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, with community partners. View video of this event Find links to all the forums Community Partners: Black and Latino Leadership Coalition Citizens Project Colorado Latinos Vote Faith Table KRCC Latina Equity Foundation Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region...
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School District 11 Candidate Forum October 12 2023
Making Democracy Work
Meet the candidates in this forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, with community partners. View video of this event Find links to all the forums Community Partners: Black and Latino Leadership Coalition Citizens Project Colorado Latinos Vote Faith Table KRCC Latina Equity Foundation Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region...
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Harrison District 2 Candidate Forum 2023
Making Democracy Work
Meet the candidates in this forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, with community partners. View video of this event Find links to all the forums Community Partners: Black and Latino Leadership Coalition Citizens Project Colorado Latinos Vote Faith Table KRCC Latina Equity Foundation Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work. This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region...
info_outlineLearn more about David Leinweber, candidate for one of three at-large city council positions in the April 4, 2023 Colorado Springs city election. Shelly Roehrs teamed with Sixty35 Media Executive Editor Bryan Grossman to have this conversation. Sixty35 Media fact-checked every interview; see the results below. Candidate’s website: https://leinweber4cos.com/
This is one of the 23 interviews conducted with candidates for mayor and city council (two were unavailable). We published them all on March 10 (ballots will be mailed to voters on March 10).
FACT-CHECK:
Candidate claims military suicides were 30% of total. There were 47% at 59 out of 126.
Candidate claims City Council pay in Denver is $120,000 and Fort Collins is $75,000. Actual pay is $102,000 and $37,600.
We’ll follow up with episodes replaying five candidate forums hosted by LWVPPR. A special thanks to the Sixty35 Media for partnering with us on these episodes, and for streaming the candidate forums. Attend the forums in person, view the livestream, or view/listen later to them as episodes of Making Democracy Work wherever you get your podcasts. Find the forum schedule and livestream links at https://lwvppr.org/
This interview is offered as a public service. All legally qualified candidaes were offered equal opportunity to present their views in this interview series without charge. The views expressed are those of the candidates.
Candidate responses were not edited. League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region and Sixty35 Media endorse no candidates.
Making Democracy Work asks questions and provides information to help voters and community members be more active and engaged citizens. Join us as we look for better ways to make democracy work.
This podcast is produced by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR). The mission of the League of Women Voters is: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. LWVPPR members actively promote voter and civic education for the public and themselves. This podcast is made possible through the generous support of Shelly Roehrs, real estate agent at Blue Picket Realty.
https://bluepicketrealty.com/agent/shelly-roehers/
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