PLC Panels Announced

March   7, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:       Lowman S. Henry

(717) 671-1984

lhenry@lincolninstitute.org

 

2011 PA Leadership Conference Panels Announced

Four interactive panel discussions to be presented at conference

 

Harrisburg, PA – The 2011 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, to be held April 8th and 9th at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), will feature four interactive panel presentations including Path to A Better Pennsylvania; Curbing Union Power; School: It’s Your Choice and TEA Time: Effective Grassroots Activism. The panels will be interactive, with conference participants having the opportunity to submit questions to panelists.

 

The panel moderators and panelists include:

 

Path to a Better Pennsylvania

Moderator:     Matthew Brouillette, Commonwealth Foundation

Panelists:        Joe Sterns, Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania

Michael Geer, Pennsylvania Family Institute

Scott Roy, Range Resources

Lynne Schmidt, PPG industries

John Stephenson, National Taxpayers Union

 

Curbing Union Power

Moderator:     Simon Campbell, Stop Teacher Strikes

Panelists:        Daryl Metcalfe, State Representative

Vicki Craft, Keystone Associated Builders & Contractors

John Bear, State Representative

Larry Pastor, Neshaminy Taxpayers Group

Chris Prandoni, Americans for Tax Reform

 

School: It’s Your Choice

Moderator:     Otto Banks, REACH Alliance

Panelists:        Jeffrey Piccola, State Senator

Anthony Williams, State Senator

Jeanne Allen, Center for Education Reform

Robert Enlow, Foundation for Educational Choice

Richard Komer, Institute for Justice

TEA Time: Effective Grassroots Activism

Moderator:     Katy Abram, Americans for Prosperity

Panelists:        Rich Davis, American Sheepdogs

Ana Puig, Kitchen Table Patriots

Sam DeMarco, Veterans and Patriots United

Robert Howard, Coalition for Responsible Government

Kim Schmidtner, Lehigh Valley Project 9/12

 

In addition to the panel presentations, a pre-conference campaign training workshop and a pre-conference workshop on the U.S. Constitution taught by the Constitutional Organization for Liberty will be held on Friday morning, April 8th; and a Blogger Conference sponsored by Americans for Prosperity will be held following the conference on Saturday afternoon, April 9th.

 

Featured speakers at the 2011 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference include Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer; U.S. Senator Pat Toomey; former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, now with the Free Congress Foundation; Rose Tennent of the Quinn & Rose program; John Fund of the Wall Street Journal; John Gizzi of Human Events; Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity; Lt. Governor James Cawley and State Senator Jake Corman.

 

Complete information and registration for the 2011 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is available at www.paleadershipconference.org.

Mark the date – School Choice Town Hall

The Union County Republican Committee is hosting a town hall with State Senator Anthony Williams (D-8) co-sponsor of S.B. 1, The Opportunity Scholarship Act, on Tuesday March 22 at 7 p.m. in the Lewisburg High School Auditorium.  Please plan to attend and invite your neighbors and friends.

The U.C.R.C. unanimously approved a resolution calling for passage of S.B.1 at its February 17th meeting.

Early Bird registration extended for PLC

Due to the heavy volume of registrations, the “Early Bird” registration rates have been extended until midnight, March 8th.

If you have not yet registered, register by March 8th to receive the lowest rates!

To register go to www.paleadershipconference.org

This is an awesome conference Mark and Irene have been attending since 2005.  You won’t walk away disappointed!

SUN Area Council of Republican Women host monthly meeting in Snyder County

The SUNACRW will host their monthly meeting Thursday, March 3,  2011 in Snyder County at the Wood-Mode Showroom (located in Kreamer on Route 522 across from the Wood-mode factory).  The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm.  There will be notaries available if anyone needs their petitions notarized.  Our speaker will be Pat Nace, from the Snyder County Board of Elections; she will speak on the different kinds of ballots (regular, absentee, provisional, etc).

 

We hope to see you there!  Bring a friend!

Lou Tice – “Being Wrong”

“Being Wrong”

Do you know anyone who has a hard time admitting they were wrong? If so, they may be struggling with uncertain self-esteem.

No one enjoys being wrong or making a mistake, but in spite of what some folks would like you to believe, we all do it. In fact, the more venturesome you are and the less afraid of taking risks, the more likely you are to be wrong from time to time. But then what? How can you salvage your self-esteem when your pride has been shaken by a wrong decision?

Well, it’s not as hard as you might think. Try just simply admitting it. Say something like, “I made a mistake. Thank you for correcting me.” Or, “I was wrong about that. Next time, I’ll do better.”

You see, by proudly proclaiming yourself to be a normal, imperfect, fallible human being, you give others permission to do the same, and, believe it or not, you also make yourself more loveable. After all, while we may respect each other for our strengths, it’s often our human weaknesses that are most endearing. When you are able to openly confess a weakness without making a big deal about it, you are honored by your humility and your dignity is nourished by your honesty.

It is only those people whose self-esteem is shaky, underneath an exterior pose of perfection, who have trouble admitting that they were wrong. So keep in mind that doing the right thing is always more important than being right, and when you’ve made a mistake, the right thing to do is admit it.

Lou Tice
The Pacific Institute
www.thepacificinstitute.com