You may remember Tim Barnwell, the Democratic candidate who ran for U.S. Representative in 2006. Barnwell is announcing his run for Mayor of the newly recognized Town of Providence Village:
T.J. Gilmore is a tireless advocate of Lewisville, spending countless hours working on the issues that make a difference to Lewisville both today and in the future. I know him to be a thoughtful, analytical, and practical leader who studies the issues carefully, and prefers to be proactive rather than knee-jerk reactive. Gilmore will focus on pragmatic, proven, fiscally responsible, and economics-based solutions for adding value to our city, rather than heavy-handed division for cheap political points. Though we may not agree on every issue, I will always have faith that T.J. has researched the issues and considered all points of view. I'm proud to offer T.J. my full support in his race for Lewisville City Council, Place 4.
As the Republican Party celebrates what it perceives as a tough warning to the president with his health Care Plans and general spending habits with the election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate. I feel the need to put this in prospective. At least to me and I am sure many Massachusetts voters.
At a recent town hall meeting, a man stood up and told Representative Bob Inglis to “keep your government hands off my Medicare.” The congressman, a Republican from South Carolina, tried to explain that Medicare is already a government program — but the voter, Mr. Inglis said, “wasn’t having any of it.”
It’s a funny story — but it illustrates the extent to which health reform must climb a wall of misinformation. It’s not just that many Americans don’t understand what President Obama is proposing; many people don’t understand the way American health care works right now. They don’t understand, in particular, that getting the government involved in health care wouldn’t be a radical step: the government is already deeply involved, even in private insurance.
And that government involvement is the only reason our system works at all.
On PBS, Bill Moyers hosted former Cigna exec, Wendell Potter, who shares inside information on how the insurance companies operate, and why they are working so hard to stop any meaningful reform.
No doubt due in part to the tremendous commercial success of blogs like WhosPlayin.com, (The Best Blog in Lewisville™) people are tripping over themselves to start up local blogs.
The latest on the scene comes from former City Council candidate T.J. Gilmore: "Thoughts on Lewisville"
His initial postings seem to be very well written, which is no surprise from someone of his caliber. We've added his link to the "Other Good Websites" section in the left-hand navigational bar of this site. We wish him the best of luck with it.
Former Denton County Democratic Party Chair, Dr. John Gossett, passed away early Sunday morning. His memorial service will be held on Monday, June 15, at 6:30 pm at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Denton.
Dr. Gossett served as Party chairman in 2006-2007.
In lieu of flowers, John's wife Karen requested he be honored through donations to the John S. Gossett Memorial Debate Scholarship through the Department of Communication Studies, 1155 Union Circle #205268, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-5268.
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Former Denton County Democratic Party Chair, Dr. John Gossett, passed away early Sunday morning. His memorial service will be held on Monday, June 15, at 6:30 pm at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Denton. 
