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The Voter’s Speakeasy featuring unbiased reporting and insight into life at Vote Smart from our staff, interns, and volunteers.

Member Volunteer Spotlight: Ruth Kranovich

2012 July 30



Where do you live and what do you do there?
I live in Bakersfield, California. I am an active Deacon in my church, have volunteered at a hospital for over 20 years, and have taken medical mission trips to Guatemala for 20 years.

How long have you been a member of Project Vote Smart?
I have been a member and supporter of Vote Smart since 1992.

What made you want to volunteer here?
Since I am retired, volunteering provides an avenue for great, new experiences. The information given about The Ranch combined with computer research was intriguing. A friend and I decided to combine a driving vacation with 2 weeks living and working here. It was a great experience and now I have returned for the third year.

What tasks are you given in the office?
I have limited computer skills and so I am assigned to fact-checking what has already been entered in a database. I also participate in preparing mass mailings. I try to make my self available for whatever is needed.

Why do you feel Project Vote Smart is important?
It is the one place I have found where I can get factual political information that I know has been well researched and is unbiased. I also like that the information is free to everyone.


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Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts

2012 July 27

The United States House Appropriations Committee recently approved the Fiscal Year 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations Funding Bill.  

Vote Smart Olympics 2012

2012 July 27

The opening ceremony for the 2012 summer Olympics officially begins on Friday July 27th, but here at Project Vote Smart we’re interested in a different race – the Presidential Election.  And while the 10,500 athletes are proudly representing their respective countries, Project Vote Smart staff and interns are hard at work researching the over 40,000 candidates and officials fighting to represent us.

 

Get Smart on Defense

2012 July 18

At votesmart.org you can find out how your representatives feel about defense and defense spending in a few different ways: 

National Intern Spotlight: Avantika Krishna

2012 July 16

For more information on our National Intern Program, click here.

July Common Ground E-Newsletter

2012 July 13

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Is the News Getting the Best of You?

2012 July 11

The first Friday of every month is more than just an excuse for the monthly office pizza party - it's when the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts out their unemployment report, an event that is sure to grow in intensity with every passing month as November approaches. 

National Intern Spotlight: Megan Riley

2012 July 09

We threw the spotlight on one of our interns, Megan, and asked her a few questions about her time, so far, here at the Great Divide Ranch...

236 Years Later - Get the Facts you Deserve!

2012 July 05

We celebrate the 4th of July with parades, barbecues and fireworks and sometimes forget about the 14th of January, “Ratification Day”, which commemorates the ratification of the Treaty of Paris in 1784; 8 hard fought years after the Declaration of Independence was signed. And it wasn't just 8 years of suffering and sacrifice that secured the promise laid down in that original document. In many ways we're still fighting for it today. 

National Intern Spotlight: John Hogan

2012 July 03

We threw the spotlight on one of our returning interns, John, and asked him a few questions about his time, so far, here at the Great Divide Ranch...

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