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New! Additions to my bio: Farewell to Sacramento, Hello to San Jose. I continue my job search in earnest, willing to relocate just about anywhere.

New! Social Security NCPSSM Training/Rapid Response Team

New! OWL/Gray Panthers Meeting on Social Security and Medicare. Speakers, Chris Flores, Congresswoman Doris Matsui's Office; John Joseph, AARP; HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program); Margie Metzler, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (sound only). mp3 file

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Social Security Blog: www.owlca.blogspot.com; OWL's Socal Security site, www.socialsecuritymatters.org; OWL-CA on Social Security: Debt Commission Chair Alan SimpsonAlan Simpson tackles Older Women... and they fight back!

Alice Thomas Graduates from McGeorge School of Law at 79!! Saturday, May 15, 2010

Bernie Sanders, voice of reason!

Anthony Wright, Health-Access, speaking at the Save Medicare meeting, Rancho Cordova, in July 2011.

TippingPoint: Radio Show starring Charlene Jones and Margie Metzler:

Our TippingPoint Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/tippingpoint/169308131431?ref=ts

Margie and Charlene hold a contest: The best signs from the Occupy meetings (Sacramento or other.) Please post the words or a picture on our Facebook page (above), or send an e-mail to Margie at margiemetz@hotmail.com or Charlene at charlenej@surewest.net.

Oct. 26, 2011: Margie and Charlene. Occupy Sacramento. Lungren Mailer, Word PDF; George Lakoff, http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/275-42/7970-a-framing-memo-for-occupy-wall-street ; OUR CONTEST; Rolling Stone, The GOP War on Voting; Brennan Center for Justice, Study: New Voting Restrictions May Affect More than Five Million; Lungren Mailer information Word PDF ; Which banks are worst for America; Wendell Potter: "Occupy Wall Street" Should Protest the Wall Street Takeover of Health Care At Insurers' Big Lobbying Group;
Oct. 19, 2011: Margie and Charlene. Occupy Sacramento. Report on Dan Lungren Town Hall meeting, The Nation Magazine, Reimagining Capitalism. Announcement of our new contest! (see directly above.)
Oct. 13, 2011: Margie and Charlene. Occupy Sacramento, http://www.facebook.com/OccupySacramento. Report on A Place Called Sacramento. Neighborhood News Bureaus, www.Accesssacramento.org. Women got the vote celebration, http://www.sacramento365.com/event/detail/441064089 . Income disparities. Message to Banks: Pay us Back! http://www.humortimes.com/3282/message-to-banks-pay-us-back/. Citizens United decision. Naomi Klein. http://www.thenation.com/article/163844/occupy-wall-street-most-important-thing-world-now
Oct. 5, 2011. Margie and Charlene. Lungren Meeting Sept. 18, Access Sacramento/Ron Cooper cover story in Seniors Mag., Occupy Wall street rally Oct. 6 in Caesar Chavez Plaza (we both plan to go and record).
Sept. 28, 2011. Charlene and Margie: Margie's trip to Washington DC for training from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (www.ncpssm.org)
Sept. 14, 2011 Charlene and Margie: Let 'em die, Stiglitz, The Price of 9/11,' increasing poverty statistics in America (49-plus billion now uninsured.)
Aug. 27, 2011. Prof. Manny Gale; actions at Rep. Dan Lungren's office
Aug. 3, 2011: Debt Ceiling, econ issues
July 27, 2011. Kelly Siefkin, Communications Director, Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services, located in Oak Park, Rio Linda, and Mobile unit. 3333 3rd Ave., 916-456-1980, http://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/about-us.html. Food, referrals, parenting materials and training, seniors, volunteer opportunities.
July 13, 2011. Margie reported on a Press Conference she participated in re a letter to Congress and the President (http://www.womensorganizations.org/) with Rep. Donna Edwards, Terry O'Neill, www.NOW.org, Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center (http://www.nwlc.org/em). My contribution was as a Social Security recipient. Includes a clip of my testimony. Also, Ryan proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher system. (BAD idea!)
July 11, 2011. June 15, 2011. Margie reported on a Press Conference she participated in re a letter to Congress and the President (http://www.womensorganizations.org/) with Rep. Donna Edwards, Terry O'Neill, www.NOW.org, Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center (http://www.nwlc.org/em). My contribution was as a Social Security recipient. Includes a clip of my testimony. Also, Ryan proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher system. (BAD idea!)
July 8, 2011. Protecting Social Security; the July 28th Medicare meeting in Rancho Cordova (Anthony Wright, Peter d'Anna, Bill Powers), Joint Gray Panthers/OWL Social Security/meeting, featuring the National Committee speaker and HICAP. Nation, Reimagining Capitalism. Redisricting Issues.
July 5, 2011. Media issues, including Huff Post and Fox/Murdoch, Sacramento Media Group. Preserving Social Security: the National Committee (www.ncpssm.org; contact themn if you want a speaker, of which Margie is one), and Strengthen Social Security (www.strengthensocialsecurity.org)
June 22, 2011. Access TV, radio, training etc. (http://www.accesssacramento.org); Dr. Ami Bera, candidate for 3rd Congressional District seat, comes out in support of Medicare.
June 15, 2011. Prof. Manny Gale, Sac. State: FDR goals
June 9, 2011: Janice Nakashima, www.jnakashima.net, talked about her work as an artist and also about her advocacy work.
June 2, 2011: Sarah Vogel, CFILC (www.cfilc.org), Disability Capitol Action Day, Youth Leadership Forum
May 30, 2011: Economist Joseph Stiglitz, Top 1% of 1%, access/PEG stations and funding; ainglwe payer healthcare in CA.m
March 21, 2011: Great show about the Family Promise Program, nationwide and in Sacramento, which takes families who are homeless and helps them find jobs, homes, and their dignity back. Our show featured interviews with Marcia Small, Director of the Sacramento program, and Isaac Taylor, whose family of four was given a new and happy life. Family Promise has helped about 100 Sacramento families so far, with a success rate of 98%. (Success is defined as becoming self-sufficient.) 5,000 congreations and 35,000 volunter are involved nationwide. They always need money and donations of toiletries, socks, and blankets. The local organization is trying to create a new day center. Isaac was an outstanding young man, and he and his daughters will be interviewed on Access Sacramento show Live Wire on April 21st. The organization is holding a fundraiser on May 4th, featuring the families in a spring musical. Contact Marcia at (916) 443-3107, or visit their website, www.sacfamilypromise.org.
March 11, 2011 show: Manny Gale, the state of the budget and a call to outrage and action.
March 4, 2011 show: Charlene and Margie talk about the situation in Wisconsin, local rallies, and the fate of the middle class in America.
Feb. 24, 2011 show: March 12 Access event, open to the community; Union support; Marcia Spell, Family Promise, www.sacfamilypromise.org
Feb. 17, 2011 show: Margie and Charlene wax eloquent (and angry) about the current attempts to gut medical care for women: family planning, choice for women, and Planned Parenthood. http://oursilverribbon.com; call to support family planning: 202-730-9001; www.plannedparenthood.org/mar-monte/.
Feb. 28 2011: Suzanne Brooks on Women of Color. She also talks about music and her band.
Access Radio Show January 27: Raquel Simenthal, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. They provide healthcare in addition to reproductive health care (though they provide that too) and are always alert to threats on women's reproductive choice.
Access Radio Show Dec. 16: More on Social Security: Margie and Charlene
Access Radio Show Dec. 9:
Access Radio Show Nov. 30: Social Security; being fearful.
Access Radio Show Nov. 17: Margie and Charlene talk about the devastating effects of income inequality and corporate money's inflluence on legislators and elections. Social Security blog, http://www.owlca.blogspot.com;
Access Radio Show Nov. 9: Elections -- Margie mentions there were huge numbers of provisional ballots, and says she feels like everyone is honest and wants the best for our country.
Access Radio Show October 26: Ballot propositions and election issues.
Access Radio Show October 19: No guest, just Charlene and Margie. Dave Johnson: Eight False Things the Public "Knows";
Access Radio Show October 19: No guest, just Charlene and Margie.
(No show October 12)
Access Radio Show October 7: Guest Carl Burton spoke about his becoming a candidate for City Council of the City of Arnde Arcade, should Measure D win this November. Carl has a website at http://carlburton.com/
Access Radio Show September 29: Margie and Charlene, Social Security blog at owlca.blogspot.com; League of Women Voters on the Nov. Propositions; Jim Hightower, Labor Day, and the Work we have to do.
Access Radio Show Sept. 22: We talk to Warren Harding about the upcoming election for Arden Cityhood (Measure D) and City Council. Warren is in favor of cityhood and has some great points. He is running for the City Council. (Note: voters in the Arden area can vote either for or against cityhood, and also for the council members... ie, you can be against cityhood but still hedge your bets by voting for those you like best (7 council members, 21 people running). Yes on Measure D: http://ardenarcadecity.org/. No on Measure D: http://www.staysacramento.org/.
Access Radio Show September 13: Charlene and Margie. Miscellaneous coming events and Jim Hightower.
Access Radio Show September 1: More on Social Security and also federal and state budget issues and solutions. Articles: Robert Reich, Tax Jujitsu: Why Democrats Should Propose a "People's Tax Cut"; Dean Baker, Sen. Simpson's Quick Social Security Quiz; Dave Johnson, Tax Cuts are Theft.
Access Radio Show August 30: Charlene and Margie discuss the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The commission was tasked with working on the deficit, which we view as less important than dealing with jobs and the destruction of the middle class. In adition it appears they are taking on Social Security in a big way even though it has noting to do wiht the deficit. This isue shot sky-high unexpectedly this week when Sen. Alan Simpson, co-chair of the Commission, wrote a vulgar and insulting email to the Excecutive Direector of the Older Women's League, Ashley Carson, who did not take it sitting down. Go to http://www.owlca.org/simpsonaug2010.htm. Or listen to our show!
Access Radio Show August 30: Lennie Goldberg. Available soon.
Access Radio Show August 18: with guests David Fulk and Keith Reidel from Marriage Equality. They were on our show months ago talking about "Get to Know Your Neighbors", and today they talked about Judge Walker's recent decision declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Learn how to be part of a "discrimination sandwich!"
Access Radio Show August 18: Lennie Goldberg. Available soon.
Access Radio Show August 3: Volunteers for America Mather, Community Campus, Ellen O'Neil, Program Director. In 1911, Volunteers of America started in Sacramento, working mostly with homeless, but also with substance abuse clients, and now also runs the only senior safe house on the West Coast. www.voa-sac.org. In Reno, there is also a homeless center for singles and families. Changes at Mather: started by McKinney in 1995, after the closing of bases. Originally run by county, but VOA took over management after major budget cuts.
Access Radio Show July 29: Guest Megan Norris, Sierra Club California, www.sierraclubcalifornia.org. Megan introduced the Sierra Club and talked about two major endeavors right now: defeating Prop. 23 in Nov. (http://www.stopdirtyenergyprop.com/) This initiative is HUGELY funded by two Texas oil companies, Tesoro and Valero, to kill AB 32clean air and energy standards, and the Clean Cars Campaign. Documents: the Dirty Energy fact sheet, and the No on Dirty Energy sign-up form, and the CCC (Clean Car) fact sheet (all PDF files.)
Access Radio Show July 22: Charlene and Margie. Mostly about abortion, small segment on campaign spending in California. Articles: The New Abortion Providers, by Emily Bazelon; The Guttmacher Institute website; Facing Down Danger from On the Issues Magazine;
LA Times, Special Interest Money by Partick McGreevy.
Access Radio Show July 15: (not yet available). This show featured Derek Cressman, Western Regional Director of Common Cause (National site: http://www.commoncause.org; new report on effects of big money on elections
Access Radio Show July 8: Not our friendly Facebook? (Greg Butterfield blog;) Margie and Charlene hold forth on economics! Krugman, Punishing the Jobless (July 5); (and don't miss this take on Colbert Nation); Peter S. Brand on state workers; Michael Hiltzik, LA Times
Access Radio Show July 1: Just us. Margie talks about the America Speaks event she went to (documented on www.owlca.org) and we talk about Paul Krugman's "Zombie" column about Social Security and budget issues.
Access Radio Show June 24: Just us. Taking care of yourself when times are stressful; media issues; Jon Stewart on news; losing investigative journalism.
Access Radio show June 17 (we didn't have one June 7 because of the election): Charlene and Margie on Hart Senior Center action at City Hall, plus BP in the Gulf:
Access Radio Show June 3: Margie and Charlene talk about corporate greed, especially in the June 8 Election (Propositions 16, PG&E, and 17. Mercury Insurance.
Access Radio Shows May 27: Show one features Francisco X. Alarcon, fjalarcon@ucdavis.edu, who is a teacher and a poet at UC Davis. He publishes on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/notes/poets-responding-to-sb-1070/carta-a-america-letter-to-america-by-francisco-x-alarcon/120063108030568. Francisco talked about the egregious new law passed in Arizona, SB 1070, which will do nothing to help the problems at the border but will inflame the rhetoric and make thousands of people feel at risk and angry. The Facebook page has 3000 members now and they have received over 300 poems, including one from Arturo Venegas, retired Sac. police chief. He also pointed out the website http://altoarizona.com, where there is information about the Festival of Human Rights, Friday, May 28, in Phoenix, AZ (the day before National Day of Action). Buses will leave from around the state; go to the Alto Arizona site for more info.
Show two was an interview with Larry Miles, who is a local attorney, long-time member of the San Juan Board of Education and a two-time President of that Board, currently a candidate for the 5th Assembly District seat currently held by Roger Niello, who is terming out. Larry discussed his ideas on education and creation of jobs, and reiterated that supporting teachers in the classroom is critical. Charter Schools may have a place but are not the solution. To reach Larry, call him at 973-9673 or go to www.larrymilesforassembly.com.
Access Radio Show May 20 2010: features a conversation with Charlene and Margie about healthcare issues and how to talk with people about the issues. It included an article from the Huffington Post, and materials posted on www.owlca.org and www.gpcal.org. Another good site: www.familiesusa.org. To fact check materials people send you, go to www.snopes.com.
Access Radio Shows May 11: Show one features Andrea Porras and Rachel Iskow of the Sacramento Mutual Housing Association. The organization creates and coordinates housing for low-income families, and has been in operation since 1988. There is a tour of a facilities every week; call 916-453-8400 X216 and talk to Allison to register. They house 2600 people in Sacramento and Yolo Counties and have developments in Davis and other local communities. See their website, www.mutualhousing.com or go to their Facebook page.
Show two was an interview with Elizabeth Pope, who is a local disability rights advocate, who talked at length about the upcoming May 26th Capitol Action Day between 10 and 3 on the West steps of the State Capitol. There will be entertainment, speeches, a march and the lobbying of legislators, on behalf of reversing the Governor's proposed cuts to programs that unduly impact disabled people. She advocates for CFILC, the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (www.cfilc.org), which sponsors the Youth Leadership Forum, a yearly event to develop leadership skills in the community. Capitol Action Day celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Go to www.disabilityactioncoalition.org for more information.
April 27: Charlene and Margie, more on the new healthcare act. Also mentioned: www.owlca.org and www.gpcal.org.
Access Radio Show April 22: Lola Acosta, Current President of the Sacramento Chapter of the League of Women Voters, passed on invaluable information about the League. They place great importance on the informed individual in a democracy, and insist of neutrality at all times. They study and help educate the community on issues including education, the environment, ballot propositions, the City Charter, housing for the homeless, and healthcare access, including support for SB810.Their newsletter is the Sacramento Voter, which is available on their website, www.lwvsacramento.org. You can also join the League online. The League also provides the Smart Voter website, www.votesmart.org.
Access Radio Show April 15: Charlene and Margie talking about Scott Brown, who got his start on the Access station in Massachusetts. We strongly encourage YOU to contact Access Sacramento, take their classes, and get a show of your own! We had an update on SB 810 and urge you to visit the latest wonderful spots on the Califonria One-Care website, www.californiaonecare.org. More info is available on Senator Leno's site, http://dist03.casen.govoffice.com/.
Access Radio Show April 8: Margie and Charlene talk with Raquel Simental about Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, its medical services (more than you think, and not just for women!) and the upcoming Planned Parenthood Capitol Day 2010: Wed. May 5, Sacramento. To sign up, email sacramentopa@ppmarmonte.org, or call Raquel Simental, 916-325-1730, or go to www.prochoicepower.org/get-involved
Access Radio Show April 1: Margie and Charlene talk about the current hate environment, especially as it concerns healthcare.

Great Links!

Garrison Keillor: A toast to hroth and hrothgar of the nation
http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?articleId=14764831&siteId=297

Frank Rich in the NY Times: The Rage is Not about Health Care http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/opinion/28rich.html?scp=2&sq=frank%20rich&st=cs

Southern Poverty Law Center: http://www.splcenter.org/?ref=logo
Rage on the Right: The Year in Hate and Extremism: Special Report: http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/spring

March 29, 2010, 5:16 pm
The New Landscape of Health Care
http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/the-new-landscape-of-health-care/
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Stuart Bradford
Tuesday’s special section in Science Times helps you make sense of the health care overhaul.

What’s in It for Me? Well columnist Tara Parker-Pope helps you begin to figure out how the new law is going to affect you in the short term. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30well.html?ref=health

Lowering the Cost of Womanhood: Denise Grady explores insurance companies’ practice of “gender rating,” or charging women more than men for the same coverage. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30women.html?ref=health

Paying for Others’ Bad Habits: The majority of Americans say people with unhealthy lifestyles should pay more for health insurance, but, as Dr. Sandeep Jauhar writes, personal responsibility is a complex notion. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30risk.html?ref=health

Mental Health Parity: The law makes it possible for millions to get the same coverage for illnesses like major depression or schizophrenia that they would for diabetes or cancer, Sarah Kershaw explains. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30mental.html?ref=health

Affordable Long-Term Care: Paula Span writes about a little noticed provision in the new health law that will help people plan for long-term care. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30care.html?ref=health

Reforming an Eroding Doctor-Patient Bond: The doctor may say, “Here are your prescriptions, and make sure you get the M.R.I.” But what happens when the patient is thinking, “I can’t afford all these medications, or the M.R.I.,” asks Dr. Pauline Chen in her Doctor and Patient column.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30doctor.html?ref=health

View From a Nurse’s Station: Theresa Brown says the most important job of any nurse is to be a patient advocate, but disparities in health coverage can make this challenging.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/nursing-care-more-effective-on-level-playing-field/

Curbing Unnecessary Care: Gina Kolata writes that the health care law attempts to tamp down unnecessary tests and treatment, but it will not change the chronic overuse of care.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30use.html?ref=health

The Surprises: In a bill this large, there are bound to be some unexpected provisions. Michelle Andrews finds a few of them. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30fine.html

When Taking Care Taps the Soul: Abigail Zuger explores the medical morality tales everywhere evident in a new novel. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30zuger.html

And please join the discussion on the Well blog, “Making Sense of the New Health Care Bill.”
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/making-sense-of-the-health-care-law/

Access Radio Show March 25: Margie and Charlene celebrate passage of the Health Care Bill
Access Radio Show March 18: Manny Gale, Professor at CSUS, brings student to talk about school funding issues.
Access Radio Show March 11. Guest Roberta Battle, President of the Sacramento chapter of OWL, the Older Women's League, spoke with us about OWL, her other advocacy work, and the many issues that affect midlife and older women.
Access Radio Show March 4. Guest Arnie Godmintz talks about his time in the Mississippi Delta in the 60's, helping the Freedom Schools and getting arrested.
Access Radio Show February 25. Our theme for the day is GREED!! There's a lot of it out there.
Access Radio Show February 18. Charlene and I discuss insurance company issues, and we also talk at length about Access Sacramento (www.accesssacramento.org), what it has given us, and what it can do for YOU!
Access Radio Show February 11, with guest David Welch, RN from Chico, CNA (www.calnurses.org), talking about SB 810.
Access Radio Show February 4, with Healthcare updates from Charlene and Margie. Includes footage from the recent rally for SB810, interviews with Robert Battle, doctors, teachers, and local activists, Mark Leno and Sheila Kuehl.
Access Radio Show January 21, with guests David Fulk and Keith Reidel from Marriage Equality's program "Get to Know Your Neighbors"-- we FINALLY got the file and have uploaded it. I think it was one of our best shows. In the meantime, here is more info from the marriage equality website describing the program:

The Sacramento Chapter has started a new grassroots campaign titled "Get To Know Your Neighbors." Throughout the coming weeks the Sacramento Chapter will be highlighting a local LGBTIQ couple on the website and in our e-blasts. We are asking our members to forward this email to all your contacts gay and straight alike. We hope that as more and more people get to know local couples from our community, they will see that we're not that much different, feel more comfortable about same-sex marriage, and support our cause in the next election. Numbers will get us there......... http://www.marriageequality.org/index.php?page=ca-sacramento-county

Access Radio Show January 21, with Guest Sandy Richard, Chapter Leader of the Sacramento County chapter of Marriage Equality USA (www.marriageequality.org), speaking about the current court case on marriage rights for all. She also works with Kookaburra Productions, soon to produce "Beyond Therapy" at the Geary Theater in Sacramento.
Access Radio Show January 14, with guest Alice Thomas, who recently completed her coursework at McGeorge School of Law at the age of 79, working her way through school at McGeorge's Legal Clinic, which handles issues in Immigration, Bankruptcy, and Elder Law. The clinic can be reached at 916-340-6100, or contact Alice at almthomas@yahoo.com.
Access Radio Show January 7, with guest Heena Panchal of the California Health Professional Student Alliance (www.cahpsa.org) which is strongly for SB810 and sponsoring the rally at noon on Monday Jan. 11.
Access Sacramento Radio Show Dec. 31, with guest Manny Gale. Manny is a CSUS professor emeritus who is also a long-time Sacramento activist.

Our TippingPoint Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/tippingpoint/169308131431?ref=ts

Glenn Beck's blackboard with me as the enemy. Want one of your own? Go here: http://action2.bravenewfilms.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=S5jI6Di2fMFvhrECKqVw0l0bWg8oAqYC

Christmas at Lyn's, 2009: "Puppies on a Treadmill." Video by me with digital camera.
Video for Democratic party, 2008. Starring Arnie Godmintz and John Bernier, directed and produced by Sean Stueve, inspired and written by Margie and Lyn Stueve. Effects by all of us. Won second prize in statewide competition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfLBqdzBwRU
Charlene Jones' and Margie's radio show, TippingPoint, starting Nov. 2009. We are trying to get our shows online, but in the meantime, you can go to www.accesssacramento.org Thursdays at noon to hear us. Click on the VOICE radio icon. Our Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/tippingpoint/169308131431?ref=ts. Our Dec. 31 show features Manny Gale, Sacramento activist and CSUS professor emeritus.Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. Guest: Manny Gale, CSUS. Topics: healthcare and education in CA.
President and Webmaster for Town and Country Democrats, www.tcdems.org
My work with Gray Panthers President of Sacramento Chapter, but we call the position "convenor"and healthcare expert/advocate: www.gpcal.org
Member and Webmaster for the Older Womens's League (OWL), California and Sacramento chapters: www.owlca.org
I ran for County Central committee... (this page now contains my own letters to the editor, political thoughts etc. )
Pictures from the Out of Iraq Event in Sac, Jan. 7, sponsored by Sacramento for Democracy
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event. Includes special speakers Charlie Brown, David Dionisi, Sean Penn, Cindy Sheehan, Norman Solomon.
Trip to Hurricane Country to do volunteer work, Sept..-Oct. 2005
If you're interested in having me help you by creating a website for you, or training you to do it yourself, or both, please click here.
Photos of the Peace March in San Francisco, March 19, 2005.

Other items you might enjoy:

	My e-mail: margiemetz@hotmail.com
	Adult Education classes: Oroville and Sunnyvale: www.geocities.com/margiemetzler
	FrontPage 2000 training manual
	Marketing your Website (Word doc) (PDF doc)
	Christmas letter, 2002
	May, 2004, my trip to the Traditional Indian Health conference (PDF)
	The move to Sacramento, Politics, Indian Advocacy, and Cookie

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	Who Am I? I am an adult woman, currently living and working in Sacramento, California by way of Paradise, Marysville and Silicon Valley. Here's a brief biography...
	Training Materials Some training materials I've created: Creating Web Pages (using various software), Basic Word and Excel, Powerpoint, Advanced Word Documents, etc.
	My Resume I am currently a consultant for the Older Women's League (www.owlca.org) in Sacramento. I recently worked for CRIHB (California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.), as their Webmaster and software trainer and support. I taught High School Data Processing and adult education classes in Computers, MS Office, Digital Camera and Web/HTML in Sunnyvale, Oroville and Roseville.
	Resources A variety of resources which have been helpful to me, and may help you as well.
	Other Useful Sites Internet sites I love, many of which help me support computer applications on the job.
	Photos... includes Morgan, my puppy! Pictures of me, my friends and God knows what else (I have a video camera, and no one is safe....)
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