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Thinking of you....
R & M Tires of Circleville

Our friends at R & M Tires were robbed overnight. Apparently it was a group of people who broke in and took quite a bit of merchandise and also tools. This was no in and out job.
If you are a customer of Tonya and Rons please make sure you keep your business there as they will need business to recoop from this hit.





Wishing Nancy a speedy recovery from her recent surgery








OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES

To the Neff Family
On the passing of Terry Neff
Our thoughts and prayers are with you....




Condolences to the Adkins family
and to the Municipal Court
.... ~ Rest in peace your honor~ ....







March 26
It's been two years since you went away.
I miss you so much Daddy.
I will always be your little girl.
Love
Cindel


HUGE THANKS
To everyone who has emailed, called, and helped me out while I recover from surgery.
(Especially the home cooked meals!)
I love and appreciate you all!

Sherry












I am proud to say that Sherry Veazey is my campaign chairperson and a very good one. She and I share a deep sense of public service. When we see wrongs in the public arena, we do our best to right them. We don't seek refuge in cowardice. We share a common decision process regarding our actions in the public interest, "If it is the right thing to do, we do it. If it is wrong, we don't." That makes almost all decisions easy. We know that the course may not be easy, but we have broad shoulders. It has been gratifying that others have stepped forward to share the load in the quest to promote integrity in public office. All of the names are not publicly known, but, I can tell you that they comprise a group of which Pickaway County can be justly proud. Others should follow their example.
The procedures which Sherry has initiated with regard to the the Pickaway County Democratic Party Central Committee and the Pickaway County Board of Elections are not related to my campaign. But, I am aware of much of the background for them and commend her for her public service in those pursuits. Right does make might! Those windmills will fall.


Bring on those windmills.


Bill Conner
7th Congessional Candidate





Bush pressed hard for War in Iraq



I must strongly disagree with Ms. Cooperider in her letter “Bush didn’t wage war by himself” of 19 December. The selling of the Iraq War was a Machiavellian masterpiece from Karl Rove’s and Dick Cheney’s office. The Congressional vote authorizing this un-American strike-first war was deliberately placed before Congress just before the 2002 elections with the nation’s ability to think rationally still impaired from the head injury of 11 September 2001.



It was for political gain. The trouble is, he was wrong. Mr. Bush, with his rigid, fundamentalist thinking, was unable to consider any views other than the neocons, he ignored warnings that Iraq would disintegrate into sectarian civil war: warnings his father heeded after the first Iraq War. Mr. Bush thus believed that his Hollywood “Top Gun” political photo-op under the “Mission Accomplished” banner of May 2003 would insure Republican dominance for decades.



Trouble is, he was wrong, totally wrong, a bullheaded, angry, self-righteous warrior that has damaged the United States standing in the world, and our national character for years to come.





Brad Cotton

Former Lt. U.S. Army





Just a note thank everyone who signed my petition for County Commissioner.
I appreciate your support and confidence in me.
I promise I will work hard for our Democratic candidates in 2008.

Sincerely

Sherry





'Cares deeply about solving' problems


This endorsement of William Conner was provided by Dan Saks of Clark County. He is president of Saks & Associates, a software training and consultant company.


Most of us are very disappointed in our congressional representatives. They have let the Defense Department mismanage the Iraq war, done little to enhance our national security, left millions without adequate health care, failed to protect Social Security, eroded environmental protection and civil liberties and run up huge budget deficits.

Dave Hobson has had many chances to address these problems, and has failed. He does not deserve another term.

Bill Conner is a bright, caring man. He has given much thought to the problems our country faces, and he cares deeply about solving them. He will work to disentangle us from Iraq, shore up national security, eliminate the budget deficit, protect Social Security and preserve civil liberties. He will resist the corrupting influences of Washington. Give him a chance to represent us. Vote for Bill Conner.





  


Jerry

Thanks for being there for me...Sherry





Enjoyed the event at Roundtown Cafe.
Thanks! Brad Cotton




From the Ohio Daily Blog

Democrat is knocking on the door of the 7th
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/03/2007 - 3:39pm.
Bill Conner got 39.4 % of the vote against Hobson. That was the best showing by a Democrat in the 7th District since 1982. The typical Democrat percentage in the 7th is 26 - 28%. In second runs against the same incumbent, Democrats typically improve 6%. The last time a Democrat ran against an incumbent and then a new Republican candidate (as now) was in 1988 and 1990. Jack Spira got 26% against DeWine and then 38% against Hobson. 39.4% + 12% = 51.4% So Conner is knocking on the door.







Thanks to everyone who donated and helped out with the 4th ward race.

We knew it would it be tough to beat a sitting assistant prosecuting attorney with

plenty of name recognition but we gave him a run for his money.

If the Democrats in that ward would have simply turned out we would have taken that

council seat. The fact that Hess ran as an Independant (normally Republican) factored

into it too.Congratulations to Bob Bensonhaver on his win!

Once again, good Democratic leadership from the county party would have helped out tremendously in

these city races. Let's hope that the D's on council will be able to get something

accomplished for the city, they will have a hard road ahead with a Republican Mayor.



Again, thanks so much for your help and support



Sherry Veazey
Jeremy Browning



Re: Woolever's tactics
Why dont we stop the personal attacks and get more discussion on the issues. During his campaign for Commissioner, Woolever stated he could solve the growing problems with factory farms being started in Pickaway County. Mr Woolever should have researched the fact that commissioners have NO control of these factory farms. The controling agency is the Department of Agriculture. Commissioners could do nothing in regards to the factory farms.

BigEd
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From the Ohio Daily blog

Redfern and the ODP
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2007 - 6:34am.
Redfern and the ODP have been scewing up all over the state!
A good look at the field directors he has in place
will tell you that he is not serious about Democrats winning elections.
For example in the 7th Congressional District, the ODP has worked over time trying to get someone to run against Bill Conner (D) Beavercreek, who garnered 40% of the vote against Hobson in 2006 and seems to be pushing Woolever who is by anyone's standards NOT ELECTIBLE.
THe ODP insists they do not get involved before the primary. Yeah, right.
Seems to me like they need to grow some brains in COlumbus and learn to back the right candidates.

L. Combs
Dayton



RESPONSE
Letter to the Editor
Circleville Herald





Dear Editor

I am responding to a letter to the editor on Thursday November 8, 2007. That letter was attributed to Adam Williams of Circleville. There is no such person on the voter's rolls, the phone book, or in MSN. com white pages. So I must assume that the name is fictitious.
The fictitious Mr Williams tries to draw a parallel between the actions of Mr. Gary Dumm, Pickaway Democratic Party Chairman, regarding the procecutors race in 2006 and my being the chairman of Bill Conner's campaign for US Congress in 2008. There is no valid parallel to be drawn.

There can be NO comparison between Gary Dumm backing a Republican
while Democratic party chairman and mybacking Bill Conner who is the ONLY viable Democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional seat.
Mr. Dumm supported Judy Wolford, a Republican, over Bill Archer a Democrat in the GENERAL election. He stated such in the nominating meeting where Bill Archer was officially nominated by the Central Committee in July 2006 and in recorded meeting that took place on September 6, 2006.
He also supported Judy by attending Republican Fundraisers
and having his picture taken with the Republican candidate. THESE ACTS constitute the biggest conflict of interest ever presented from a Chairman of the Pickaway County Democratic Party.
Both were assistant procecutors. Mr. Archer was and is the treasurer of the Pickaway County Democratic Party. Mr. Dumm, a defense attorney, had a professional relationship with Ms. Wolford. This was an obvious conflict of interest and abrogation of Dumm's duties as Democrat Party Chairman. Choosing to honor his own professional relationship over his obligations to the Democrats of Pickaway County should have led to his resignation or removal as Party Chair. This did not happen because he rules the party by intimidation. This intimidation has included his threatening to kill Nancy Shollenberger and myself.
That threat was audio recorded and documented by a statement signed by Mr. Dumm that was distributed to Central Committee members in May per an agreement made in a mediation attempt.
I personally see this as a feeble attempt to bring attention to David Woolever's struggling campaign.
I can support and work for any DEMOCRATIC candidate of my choosing.
David Woolever is simply not viable nor qualified to run for a Congressional seat in my opinion.
I based this opinion mostly on personal experience with F.Dave.
Let me detail some of those reasons.
I worked on F. Dave’s campaign in 2006 and I can say that he was one of the most unmotivated candidates I have ever tried to work with.
We could NOT get to him to go to public functions much less speak at them. When he did show up he would stand in the corner even when invited to sit which made him seem unapproachable and just plain weird.

He would not help our volunteers in canvassing and literature drops which breaks the cardinal rule of political loyalty “You do not ask a volunteer to do a task that you would not do yourself”.
My members refused to work for a man who was not willing to work himself.
Along with his education, background, and work experience I decided that Bill Conner would make a better candidate for the 7th Congressional District
and volunteered to run his campaign in December of 2006.
After working will Bill Conner for a year now I am convinced he is the BEST candidate for the 7th and with his impressive first time run getting almost 40% of the votes in the 8 county district. F. Dave couldn’t win in one county, let along a multi county run.

I want more for our candidate.

The Executive board for the Pickaway Dems voted to target this race and endorses Bill Conner for U.S. Congress and we make no apologies for it.
My serving as both the President of the Pickaway Dems and as Campaign Chairman of Conner for Congress is permissible under the bylaws of the Pickaway Dems and strongly supported by the membership.
I consider Bill Archer and Bill Conner to be both excellent candidates and very good friends.
I challenge the readers to check out both candidate’s web sites, talk to them both perhaps and draw their own conclusions.
In 2008, I have chosen to support and serve as chairman of Bill Conner's campaign for US Congress. This is an office covering the 8 counties of the 7th District. Bill was the Democratic Candidate for that office in 2006 and received the highest vote percentage 39.4% of any Democratic candidate in the last 24 years despite being outspent by Congressman Hobson by $2 Million to $14,000. He is well educated, qualified by extensive experience, strictly moral and of documented high intelligence. He is clearly the best candidate in our Ohio 7th District.

Sherry Veazey
President of the Pickaway Dems
Campaign Chairman of Conner for Congress
Vice Chair - Pickaway County Democratic Party Central Committee