The holiday lunch that follows costs $25. To reserve a place, call 510-654-4456. Full Article at Inside Bay Area

Oakland County high school students are urged to compete in 2010 Census Contest, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Oakland Area. Oakland County high school students may write a Public Service Announcement for the 2010 Census. Full Article at HometownLife.com

ITHACA -- State regulations on the actual gas drilling process are pretty good, but instructions on how gas companies must deal with "the water on either end" leave something to be desired, according to William Kapell, a hydrologist with the United... Full Article at Binghamton Press

Democratic candidate Alan Khazei speaks during a Senate candidates forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. , Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Full Article at SouthCoastToday.com

COLUMBUS (AP) -- The chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, the Ohio State Bar Association and the League of Women Voters of Ohio want a constitutional amendment to require that appointment of state Supreme Court justices. Full Article at Coshocton Tribune

OLYMPIA – The Port of Olympia must pay about $56,000 in legal fees and costs to activists who sued for records related to a contractual agreement to bring Weyerhaeuser’s log-export business here a few years ago, a judge ruled Friday. Full Article at The Olympian

What brings Ted Strickland, Bill Harris, Bill Batchelder, Armond Budish, Chris Redfern, Kevin DeWine, and Tom Moyer together in the same room, without resulting in bloodshed or the selling of our state to Michigan in return for casino revenues? Full Article at Ohio Daily

American engineered its own destruction Think about this: Dr. David Kilcullen, top adviser to Gen. David Petreus and current aide to Gen. Stanley McChristal, testified recently before the Senate, saying he believes Afghanistan will require two more... Full Article at The Observer-Dispatch

The League of Women Voters will meet at 9:15a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 at the home of Margory Tyhurst, 518A Calle Aragon, Laguna Woods The program will be on "Identity Theft and Scams." Full Article at The Orange County Register

The ever-changing national health bill will be discussed at tonight's meeting of the League of Women Voters. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Marshall Public Library on Alamo Street. Full Article at Marshall News Messenger

Published November 19, 2009 06:45 am - Today, former Alaska governor and ex-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will sign her new book at Border’s at Hamilton Town Center in Noblesville at 6 p.m. Triad and the League of Women Voters will host... Full Article at The Herald Bulletin

MARION - League of Women Voters of Marion invites local residents to attend a special legislation update meeting at 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the social hall of Temple Israel, 850 Mt. Vernon Ave. Full Article at The Marion Star

Program on mysteries: "Mad About Mysteries" continues at 2 p.m. today at the Westchester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Ave. Nancy Vaillancourt traces the development of the police procedural mystery and discusses some of her favorite authors. Full Article at Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune

Supporters of Arlington’s current method of electing school district trustees worry that switching to single-member districts, where trustees are elected by specific areas, would result in a "my schools versus your schools" mentality on the board. Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Tonight at 7 at the Presbyterian Church on Pioneer Street in Cooperstown, the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area will present a forum on the future of MOSA. Full Article at The Oneonta Daily Star

The League of Women Voters will host its general membership breakfast meeting Saturday. Registration will be at 9:45 a.m. at the Dorothy Smith Advocacy Center of RCIL, 1607 Genesee St. Breakfast will be at 10 a.m. , and a discussion will begin following. Full Article at The Observer-Dispatch

Good government-types from NYPIRG, League of Women Voters, Common Cause and the Citizens Union (CU Executive Director Dick Dadey is pictured here) are renewing their call for lawmakers to take up and pass a comprehensive ethics reform bill that would... Full Article at Capitol Confidential

Fall bingo: The Crown Point Lions Club is hosting its 37th annual fall bingo fundraiser Thursday in the 4-H building at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Doors open at 5 p.m. , and bingo starts at 6:30. The cost is $5 per ticket. Full Article at Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune

Letters of about 200 words are preferred. Longer letters will be edited for space. Letters with a clear, concise message have the best change of being published. Full Article at Jacksonville.com