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Important Dates/Events/References Scroll down to see all the information and links. Lunch with the League will resume in September. This website will be updated during the summer. Lunch with the League on April 17 featured three speakers about hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Slide shows of two of the presentations are available for viewing: Brandon King (PDF file of his PowerPoint slides), John Stewart (PDF of Geology 101!), map of NC showing Triassic basins. The Environmental Round Table has located a number of sites on the internet that may be of use to others. We have briefly annotated the sites we have listed. Read any and all. Note that some are web pages and some are downloadable PDF files. Earth, the Operator’s Manual, general information about the earth and actions we can take. See PBS for tv viewings of shows. · Read about the latest news for the LWVUS. Health Care information recommended by the Health Care Round Table: http://healthreform.kff.org/the-animation.aspx (Ten minute animation from the Kaiser Family Foundation.) http://healthreform.kff.org/timeline.aspx (Interactive time line of the implantation of the health reform law.) Reference about the truths and distortions about the new bill: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/October/19/health-law-myths-truths.aspx?p=1 For General information and to stay uptodate, check the Kaiser Family Foundation web site. Looking for ways to put health reform to use for you or your loved ones?  If you need health insurance, try this new tool. Read the White Papers on Mental Health and Substance Abuse from the Moses Cone Wesley Long Community Health Foundation. Look on the left hand side for White Papers 2010.

Updated  May 16, 2012