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Showing of 115 results for League of Women Voters.
| ID | 101958 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Mission of immigrant aid group evolves |
| Notes | Elkhart County Corrections Facility; Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S.; Culp, Mike; |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jane Ross Richer |
| Date | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Center for Healing and Hope, Deportation, Immigration Issues, League of Women Voters |
| ID | 98882 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Forum packs the house |
| Notes | Elkhart County Council; St. James AME Church |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Marvin Pace and other 15 candidates; crowd at the candidate forum |
| Date | Oct 03, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Concord School Board, Elkhart School Board |
| ID | 92717 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Candidates address conflict after councilmen flap |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | David Henke, Dwight Fish and other candidates; Alex Holtz speaks at forum |
| Date | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Council, League of Women Voters, Elkhart Public Library |
| ID | 92452 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Non-partisan candidate forums scheduled |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Sep 06, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Elections, Elkhart Public Library |
| ID | 84669 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | School board hopefuls address voters at forum |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Candidates for Concord and Elkhart school boards share their background and platform at a forum Thursday hosted by the League of Women Voters of Elkhart County; guests at school board event |
| Date | Oct 22, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elections, School Boards, League of Women Voters, St. Paul's United Methodist Church |
| ID | 84637 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | School board forum draws crowd |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Candidates for local school boards; Crowd at Goshen and Middlebury school board forum |
| Date | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Schools, School Boards, League of Women Voters, Goshen Public Library |
| ID | 84004 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Local candidates share platforms at League of Women Voters forum |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Paul Steury |
| Date | Oct 01, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Middlebury Community Library, Elections |
| ID | 82543 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Health officials work to prevent infant and maternal deaths |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Aug 20, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Indiana Department of Health |
| ID | 68841 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Social justice, police issues focus of forum |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Kris Seymore, Rod Roberson, Jason Ray, and Dannell Brown |
| Date | Sep 19, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart Police Department, League of Women Voters, Race Relations |
| ID | 68602 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Community, police relations focus of public forum |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Rod Roberson; Kris Seymore |
| Date | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Page | A4 |
| Subjects | Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart Police Department, League of Women Voters |
| ID | 68401 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart woman played key role in suffrage |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Janet Evanega |
| Date | Aug 29, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Beardsley Family, Voting |
| ID | 66445 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Local members of League of Women voters join Statehouse ceremony |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | January 18, 2020 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Indiana State House |
| ID | 66144 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Coalition working together to stem homelessness |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Polly Shaffer and League of Women voters; Chris Ulery |
| Date | November 23, 2019 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Homelessness, Elkhart County Homeless Coalition |
| ID | 66880 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Election 2019 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Brian Dickerson; Kevin Bullard; Mary Olson; Pam Kurpgeweit; Tonda Hines |
| Date | October 28, 2019 |
| Page | B5 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Elkhart City Council, Elections |
| ID | 65866 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Democratic candidates in Goshen sign fair campaign pledge |
| Notes | Fair Campaign Pledge, |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jeremy Stutsman, Adam Scharf, Julia King, Gilberto Perez Jr., Jonathan Neufield, Charles Mumaw, Megan Eichorn, Jennifer Shell |
| Date | September 25, 2019 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Political Campaigns, Goshen Democratic, League of Women Voters |
| ID | 65844 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Talk probes race, relations with police |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tara Morris, Darial Sterling, Connie Caiceros, and Chris Snyder; Community members |
| Date | September 21, 2019 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Minority Health Coalition, Elkhart Police Department, League of Women Voters, Ivy Tech Community College |
| ID | 65625 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Candidate forums announced for Elkhart primary races |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 14, 2019 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elections, Voting, League of Women Voters, Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) |
| ID | 64913 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 'Leaves for the Lord' |
| Notes | Prairie Camp, Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Sunnyside Mennonite Church |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Lori Hahn, Ben Hahn, Frank Lucchese, Suzie Weirick and Mike Yoder; Alan Ediger, Sandi Hostetler, Frank Lucchese, Suzie Weirick and Mike Yoder |
| Date | December 18, 2018 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Landfill |
| ID | 64806 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart school board candidates talk issues |
| Notes | Elizabeth Bennion; Indiana University South Bend Elkhart Center |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart school board candidates |
| Date | October 26, 2018 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart River District, Elkhart Community Schools, League of Women Voters, American Democracy Project |
| ID | 64439 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Suffragettes boosted by bicycles |
| Notes | April Lidinski |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | April Lidinski |
| Date | September 21, 2018 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Voting |
| ID | 63517 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Undocumented immigrants discussed |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tony Flora, president of the North Central Indiana American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, speaking to the League of Women Voters |
| Date | March 17, 2018 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Immigration Issues, Undocumented Immigrants, League of Women Voters |
| ID | 63359 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Redistricting reform topic of meeting |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Lisa Plencner |
| Date | February 19, 2018 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Redistricting, Voting |
| ID | 62911 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Superintendent outlines future for Elkhart Community Schools |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart Community Schools superintendent Robert Haworth speaking to League of Women Voters of Elkhart County |
| Date | November 19, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Community Schools, Elkhart Promise, League of Women Voters |
| ID | 62629 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League of Women Voters discusses voter purge lawsuits, information |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Mary Lou Thomas, Evelyn Rice, Chad Clingerman; Seth Lohr, Jean Barton, Steve Barton, Mary Lou Thomas |
| Date | September 26, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs |
| ID | 62426 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Legislator discusses membership group |
| Notes | American Legislative Exchange Council |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Nisly |
| Date | June 26, 2017 |
| Page | A3, A7 |
| Subjects | Nisly, Curt, League of Women Voters |
| ID | 61923 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Providing opportunities for Elkhart |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Pete McCown addresses League of Women Voters |
| Date | May 22, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Elkhart County Community Foundation, Elkhart Aquatic Center |
| ID | 60830 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Candidates address roads, taxes, guns |
| Notes | Eleven candidates are quoted |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Carl Rust, James Elliott, James Barnes, Curt Nisly, Jodi Buoscio and Ethan Legg |
| Date | October 21, 2016 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Politics and Government |
| ID | 51296 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | How many lives are affected by leaf burning? |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm � Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Eileen Caird |
| Date | January 20, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Ordinances, Burning, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 10243 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League of Women Voters celebrated suffrage victory |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo |
| Date | December 31, 1999 |
| Page | A8 |
| Subjects | Beardsley, Havilah, Statue of, Boss, Annie Belle |
| ID | 96990 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | School discipline is topic for Wednesday meeting of women voters |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 10, 1997 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Schools |
| ID | 96988 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Women voters will discuss annexation |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 09, 1996 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Annexations, Politics and Government |
| ID | 96986 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League debate cancelled |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jun 16, 1995 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Politics and Government |
| ID | 22989 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Staying ahead of times and leagues first State office was in Elkhart. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 12, 1995 |
| Page | E1, E6 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters |
| ID | 96979 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Media consumers face more choices and responsibilities |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Sep 22, 1994 |
| Page | B3 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations |
| ID | 96980 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Local politics are mainly province of incumbents |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 19, 1994 |
| Page | B3 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Elections, Politics and Government |
| ID | 96977 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | School leader pushes her dream |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Virginia Calvin |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Feb 18, 1994 |
| Page | B1 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Schools |
| ID | 96912 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League of Women Voters calls for health care reform |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 20, 1994 |
| Page | B5 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations |
| ID | 96910 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Gun control called wrong solution |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Apr 16, 1993 |
| Page | B1 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Guns, Politics and Government |
| ID | 79253 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Susan Bayh |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/2639/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | 2/28/1993 Susan Bayh speaking at a League of Women Voters event.. Susan (Breshears) Bayh (11/28/1959 – 2/5/2021) was an American attorney and First Lady of Indiana from 1989 until 1997. She was married to Evan Bayh, a Democratic Indiana politician, who served as the state's governor (1989–1997) and United States Senator (1999–2011). |
| Date | 2/28/1993 |
| History # | epl_truth_photograph_787 |
| Subjects | Bayh, Evan, Attorneys, Governors |
| ID | 96985 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Health care costs hurt economy |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jun 02, 1992 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Health Care, Economy |
| ID | 96911 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Recycling efforts are making impact |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Marsha Meyer; Ken Schumacher |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Mar 20, 1992 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Recycling |
| ID | 20044 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Sagamore award 'icing' for Gold |
| Notes | Gold, Shirley envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Joseph Hogsett, Gerald Gold, Shirley Gold |
| Date | November 17, 1991 |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Page | B3 |
| Subjects | Gold, Shirley, Sagamore of the Wabash Award, League of Women Voters |
| ID | 96983 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Women voters call for new voting system |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 21, 1991 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Voting Systems, Elections |
| ID | 91244 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | LWV pushing 'to take back' electoral system |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Virginia DiSimone |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 12, 1991 |
| Page | B1 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Elkhart County Election Board, Voting Systems, Politics and Government |
| ID | 96906 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League of Women Voters Picture |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Pat Carey, Melissa Durr, Virginia DeSimone, Shirley Gold |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 12, 1991 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Gold, Shirley |
| ID | 96996 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League of Women Voters convention coming |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Apr 29, 1991 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations |
| ID | 89205 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League view: Buy new vote system |
| Notes | Elections - 1990 Recount envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Nov 20, 1990 |
| Subjects | Elections, League of Women Voters, Voting Systems, Politics and Government |
| ID | 96992 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | League scraps plan for debate |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Aug 28, 1990 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Politicians, Politics and Government |
| ID | 96995 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Student participation in election urged |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Mar 19, 1990 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Elections |
| ID | 96934 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Low-income housing outlook is bleak |
| Notes | League of Women Voters envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Mar 16, 1990 |
| Page | B4 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, Clubs/Organizations, Housing |