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Akron Press Club Public Affairs Series

Upcoming Akron Press Club Programs

May 1	Panel Discussion - Coming Home: Ohio Veterans, the War on Terror and Health Care
Sept. 4	Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner
Nov. 1	Annual Book Sale

Thursday, May 1	-	Panel Discussion - Coming Home: Ohio Veterans, the War on Terror and Health Care Moderator: Eric Mansfield of WKYC Panel Members: George Baker, Executive Director Summit County Veterans Service Commission Patricia Hall, Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Program Manager, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Jason L. Huff, Regional Public Affairs Director, Ohio Attorney General’s Office Date: Thursday, May 1 Buffet Lunch: 11:45 a.m. Program: Noon Location: Martin University Center, 105 Fir Hill, on the University of Akron campus. Click here for directions. Cost: $10 for Akron Press Club members; $15 for non-members. The program will start immediately following the luncheon, both of which are open to the public. Reserve a spot: Reservations are requested. Contact Abe or Nancy Zaidan at 330-835-4980 or at azaidan@neo.rr.com. Become a member: For more information about Akron Press Club Membership, click here.
Thursday, Sept. 4 Presented in cooperation with the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics of the University of Akron.		Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner Date: Thursday, Sept. 4 Buffet Lunch: 11:45 a.m. Program: Noon Location: Martin University Center, 105 Fir Hill, on the University of Akron campus. Click here for directions. Cost: $10 for Akron Press Club members; $15 for non-members. The program will start immediately following the luncheon, both of which are open to the public. Reserve a spot: Reservations are requested. Contact Abe or Nancy Zaidan at 330-835-4980 or at azaidan@neo.rr.com. Become a member: For more information about Akron Press Club Membership, click here.
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008	-	Akron Press Club Book Sale The date is set for 2008, so mark your calendar for the Akron Press Club's Annual Book Sale Date: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 Book Sale Hours : 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Location: Knight Rooms on the lower level of the Martin University Center, 105 Fir Hill, on the University of Akron campus. Click here for directions. Donate your gently used books, CDs, DVDS The Akron Press Club is accepting donations of new and gently used books, CDs, DVDs and videos for its annual Book Sale, which provides scholarships for area college students in the communications field. Please: No encyclopedias or Reader's Digest condensed volumes.

Recent speakers include:

-	Carol Costello of CNN
-	Russ Pry, Summit County Executive
-	Marc Dann, Ohio Attorney General
-	Eric Fingerhut, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents
-	Connie Schultz, Pulitzer-Prize-winning writer and Plain Dealer columnist
-	County Executive Jim McCarthy
-	US Congressman Tim Ryan
-	Gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland
-	Ohio Governor Bob Taft
-	Political activist and television celebrity Jerry Springer
-	Beacon Journal sports columnist Terry Pluto
-	Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell
-	Capri Cafaro, candidate for the 14th congressional district.
-	Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro
-	Theoretical Physicist Professor Lawrence Krauss

Audio from past events is available online at the WKSU Web site.

Panel discussion topics have included:

-	The state of the arts in Akron, featuring Dan Dahl, executive director, E.J. Thomas Hall; Barbara Feld, executive director, Tuesday Musical Association; Mitchell Kahan, executive director and CEO, Akron Art Museum; and John Hedges, executive director, Weathervane Playhouse.
-	Politics and government, featuring Michael Douglas of the Akron Beacon Journal and Brent Larkin of the Plain Dealer.
-	The challenges of Health Care with Alan Bleyer of Akron General Medical Center, Thomas Strauss of Summa Health Systems, William Considine of Childrens Hospital, and Lois Nora of the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine.
-	The Patriot Act with U.S. Attorney Greg White, Gary Daniels of the ACLU, and Dean Carro of the University of Akron Law school.
-	Home schooling with Doug Oplinger of the Beacon Journal and homeschooling expert Paula Bolyard.

All Akron Press Club programs are held at the Martin Center, at 105 Fir Hill on the University of Akron Campus. A buffet luncheon is served at 11:45 a.m., followed by the program. The cost is $10 for Press Club members, $15 for non-members. Click here for directions >>>

For reservations contact Abe or Nancy Zaidan at 330- 835-4980 or by email at azaidan@neo.rr.com

Akron Press Club also co-sponsored the following events, which can be viewed using RealPlayer:

Debate for Ohio State Auditor, October 13, 2006, Martin University Center, University of Akron

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Debate for the Ohio 13th U.S. Congressional District, October 24, 2006, Student Center, University of Akron

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Debate for the Akron Democratic Mayoral Primary, August 27, 2007, Martin University Center, University of Akron

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