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1 online resource (1 audio file (541 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Karen White. |
| Summary |
The writer whom the Los Angeles Times calls "part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott," now brings her quirky and compassionate take on holding local office. Following the 2016 election, writer Heather Lende was one of the thousands of women inspired to take a more active role in politics. Though her entire campaign for assembly member in Haines, Alaska, cost less than $1,000, she won! But tiny, breathtakingly beautiful Haines-a place accessible from the nearest city, Juneau, only by boat or plane-isn't the sleepy town that it appears to be: from a bitter debate about the expansion of the fishing boat harbor to the matter of how to stop bears from rifling through garbage on Main Street to the recall campaign that targeted three assembly members, including Lende, we witness the nitty-gritty of passing legislation, the lofty ideals of our republic, and how the polarizing national politics of our era play out in one small town. With an entertaining cast of offbeat but relatable characters, Of Bears and Ballots is an inspirational tale about what living in a community really means, and what we owe one another. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Lende, Heather, 1959-
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City council members -- Alaska -- Haines -- Biography.
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City councils -- Alaska -- Haines.
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Haines (Alaska) -- Politics and government.
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Haines (Alaska) -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
White, Karen (Karen Elizabeth), narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781696600934 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1696600936 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12982372 |
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