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Wednesday, AUGUST 2 This week at CMC Welcome NEW Wednesday, July 26 Critical Thinking about Media Sponsored by Time Streetcars for Columbus? Warner Cable and CMC members A Perspective from Messages in an Election Year Ohio Cable Portland. Telecommunications Rick Gustafson, CEO Are you ready during the political season the mes- Association Portland Streetcar Com- for the barrage sages escalate! Media educator pany; Denny McGinn, of hard-hitting Frank Baker will speak on media Chair, Mayor Coleman’s commercials? education and its role in 21st centu- Downtown Streetcar Working Feeling bom- ry classrooms, media literacy and Guests at the member reception - Group. With a special historical barded with smil- elections – focusing on the media’s Marie Parks, Gabrielle Wonnell and perspective by Jeff Darbee, of ing politicians coverage of campaigns, political Instructional TV and Distance new recruit Nancy Wonnell. Benjamin D. Richey and welcome Education. While there, he collabo- remarks by the Honorable Mayor plastered on advertising, and how being media Michael B. Coleman. Sponsored by COTA buses, t- literate can help voters decipher the rated with both Time Warner Cable shirted volun- facts. and The Orlando Sentinel to bring CMC honorary Founders. Frank Baker, teers on street A journalism graduate of the media literacy education to teachers Media Literacy corners and University of Georgia, Baker worked and students in the nation’s 16th Consultant wads of cam- in television news from 1977 to 1986, largest school district. Upon return- paign literature popping up every- at stations in South Carolina, ing to South Carolina in 1997, he where? ‘Tis the season for a hotly Maryland and Florida. In 1987, he taught a college level media literacy contested election! joined the Orange County (Orlando, course for educators and developed Membership chair Gregg Dodd Daily hundreds of media mes- FL) Public School System as an a nationally recognized media litera- gets in the celebrity spirit to recruit Kate Miller. sages compete for our attention and administrator in the areas of cy resource website. Special thanks to Gary Bias and his staff at EventCo and the CMC Upcoming CMC Forums Preview - AUGUST 23 RECAP - Wednesday, JULY 19 Membership Committee for hosting such a fun-filled and successful Wednesday, August 9 membership reception on July 20. MidEast Update: Israel, CMC Annual Mystery of Density Solved We hope you’ll encourage this record number of new CMC mem- Palestine and Lebanon bers to come to forums and wel- Richard K. Herrmann, Director of the Meeting with Good Planning come them when you see them! Mershon Center at the Ohio State Uni- Allen Proctor, Amy Rohling versity. The Columbus Metropolitan Club, McGee, Ann LaRose, Becci Dunn, a 501 (c) 3 corporation, will hold its “The U.S. popu- Belinda Jones, Bruce Massis, Carlene Wednesday, August 16 Annual Meeting of Members on lation will increase White, Catherine Fynes, Charles Back to School: An Update August 23, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., at the by 33% to 376 mil- Boltwood, Christine Cea, Colin Aric with Columbus Public Schools Athletic Club of Columbus, immedi- McBride, David Schirtzinger, Denise lion by 2030. The L. Baker, Faith Leibowitz, Fred Dr. Gene Harris, Superintendent, ately following the regularly sched- central Ohio popula- Taylor, Gary Bias, Gary Brown, Jake Columbus Public Schools. Sponsored by uled Wednesday forum. tion will grow even Hammond, Jen Wooster, Joe Jackson, DeVry University. All members are invited to attend faster at a rate Jonathon McGee, Karen Knies, to hear the reports of the officers and Kathleen Pinto, Larry Clark, Lynn Wednesday, August 23 committees and to participate in the of 36% adding McKeown, Maddy Weisz, Mark CMC Annual Meeting election of officers and other busi- 573,000 NEW peo- Cross, Mark Schweikert, Meg Flack, following the regular forum ness that may come before the mem- ple by 2030. About Mica Schober, Michael Christy, bers. half of the offices Mindy Derr, Nancy Biecker, Nancy Wednesday, August 30 The Nominating Committee is and homes needed Wonnell, Norma Sexton, Pamela presenting the following slates of Bishop, Reagan Rodriguez, Sam At the Hyatt Regency are not even out Reed, Sean King, Shawn Mathis, candidates: Back: John Rosenberger, sponsor Capitol South, Ruth European Union and United of the ground Sherrie Zimmerman, Steven Koch, Gless from partner 1000 Friends of Central Ohio, Larry Susan Caner, T. 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