ANNOUNCEMENTS

As of this writing, we have 29 libertarians confirmed for lunch at our convention. Why don't you be the 30th? The more the merrier definitely works for this type of thing. The convention is set for 10am to 5pm Saturday, March 8 at the Smyrna Fire House Social Hall, 103 W. Commerce, Smyrna (opposite 1st Presbyterian Church). We will start at 10am with coffee, and finish up with our county caucuses at ~4:15pm. For those of you only interested in the business portion of the meeting, it will be first at 10:30am. The business meeting is free, of course. The price

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The next 'Libertarian Discussion Group' will be 11am Sunday February 9th at 'A Piece of Ireland' (enter through the door facing Rt 4 to find us most easily). The topic will be 'The upcoming war in Iraq'. We will also continue discussion fo the best format for these meetings. Incidentally, the restuarant has a good breakfast buffet for only $11, so feel free to come hungry!

I have neglected to mention in previous issues that there is an active book exchange at the NCC monthly meetings. Recent issues of prominent Libertarian magazines (Liberty, Reason) and tapes (CATO Audio, Conference

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Dave Brady, the former 7th district State Representative, will be the guest speaker at the New Castle County monthly meeting at the Sheraton in downtown Wilmington 6pm Sunday January 19.

Bill Morris and John Colgan are starting an informal discussion group. The point is to get together to talk about various Libertarian topics. The first meeting is set for breakfast (9am) Saturday 1/18 to set a framework for subsequent get-togethers. The location has not been decided as of this writing. Contact John at 302-292-8781 or colgan@snip.net

The December State Board meeting had to be cancelled due to the lack of a

CANDIDATE TIPS

This last election was a learning experience for me and some of the other candidates. In coming months, we'll be sharing ideas with those of you out there who will be our next set of candidates. In the meantime, one thing I learned is that you can't get started early enough. Now is the time to start thinking about the 2004 campaign.

Obviously, this applies to those who actually want to win their election. I am convinced it can be done, but that it will require a lot of ground work. So, what position do you want? Why? Can you picture yourself doing the