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Common Sense Campaign

Thursday, May 24th 6:00PM
Quin Hillyer Rally - “Will Your Vote Count?”
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Semmes Library
9150 Moffett Road
(the corner of McCrary and Moffett Roads)
Mr. Quin Hillyer grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, then attended and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Following graduation, Hillyer joined the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a correspondent. In 1998 Hillyer joined the editorial desk at the Mobile Press Register, gaining widespread acclaim for his coverage of statewide politics and its effect on the city as a whole. He served other organizations in various positions such as executive editor of the American Spectator, Associate Editorial Page Editor at the Washington Examiner, senior editorial writer at the Washington Times, and remains a senior editor and columnist at the Spectator. He is also Senior Fellow at the Center for Individual Freedom and a writer-in-residence at the University of Mobile. Hillyer’s articles have appeared in over 100 publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, National Review, The New Republic, and Investor’s Business Daily.
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Saturday, May 26th 10AM
Memorial Day Service
Langan/Municipal Park
Enter at Flournoy Drive and go to Performing Arts Pavilion
A Highly Qualified Veteran will be featured speaker.
Patriotic music, Recognition of Veterans, Ringing of the Bell, and Taps
Pat Downing is a graduate of the Special Forces School, the Airborne, Ranger and Pathfinder schools, the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, the Army Command and Staff College, and he was an Army War College Fellow at Harvard University in 1988-89. Pat is a 1972 graduate of University of Tampa with a Bachelor of Arts in History and he received a Masters Degree in Management from Webster University, Kansas City MO in 1981.
Among Pat’s awards and decorations is the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, with three oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal with two loops, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Master Parachutist Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, Pathfinder Badge, and other US and foreign awards.
Please attend and bring friends, perhaps an elderly veteran would enjoy your bringing them. Bring a chair.
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Wednesday, June 6th 7-9PM
Townhall Meeting
Senator Trip Pittman
Homestead Village924 Plantation BoulevardFairhope, AL 36532
Trip Pittman, Alabama Senator, will report on the work done by the AL Legislature this session. He has worked to advance many of the items on the Common Sense Campaign 2012 Issues List and we are all interested in hearing his report. Come and ask questions of Senator Pittman, as well.
CommonSenseCampaign.org
An Alabama non-profit corporation
Office: 251-626-7808
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