Ariana Smartt, student, Randolph High School has won the 2019 JFK Scholarship. The MCDW will present the $2500 award at the JFK banquet on May 2nd at the Ledges Country Club clubhouse. Smartt will graduate Randolph in May. Her winning resume listed numerous volunteer activities, club offices
…Lauren Jessica Heard! Ms. Lauren Jessica Heard is a senior at Hazel Green High School and will graduate with honors in the spring of 2018. She has been involved in several extracurricular activities that include being a member of the HGHS Marching Band Color Guard (Captain), Student
We are sad to report that our good friend and long-time member of Madison County Democratic Women, Mary Moling Kirkman Holdsambeck, died Tuesday, December 12th. She was 94 years old and had lived a productive and wonderful life. Below please find the Congressional Tribute honoring her on the
It’s been one year. 365 days. 8,760 hours. 525,600 minutes. And when I think back on this time last year, those visceral feelings come rushing right back as though it were yesterday… The panic. The disbelief. The anger. The sorrow. I got caught in a tailspin of emotions and was left
When I was a teenager, I worked at a local restaurant after school and on weekends. One of the managers there was a disgusting pervert. He would leer at the female employees, say very offensive things, and touch us inappropriately without consent. We all began to hate going to work and
As we all know, the Special General Election is on December 12, 2017. Absentee balloting is now open for that election. If you meet the criteria to cast an absentee ballot, you may either request a ballot by mail OR go to the Madison County Courthouse and cast your ballot at the
On women in leadership, author Marie C. Wilson famously said, “You can’t be what you can’t see.” By training Democratic women to run for office, Emerge Alabama is leading the movement to break down stereotypes surrounding leadership, and amplify the voices of diverse,
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy was enacted by President Obama in June of 2012. The individuals who enrolled in this program are referred to as Dreamers (after the Dream Act Bill). They dreamt of a better life and they found it here. The Trump administration has
The Madison County Democratic Women have been so encouraged by the level of political interest and activity in our area. Our membership has quintupled over the past year and we know that other Democratic and progressive organizations around the state are seeing similar gains. Alabamians
“After the election, if you determine that a voter participated in a political party’s primary election, and voted in a different party’s primary runoff election, please submit all evidence and details to the Secretary of State’s Office for prosecution.” (emphasis added)
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