Karen Lee
Greece National Vice Chair, DPCA Voting Rep, DAGR Comm Chair, GSC Member-at-Large, GSC Steering, Ohio Team Co-Lead
Writer, parent, volunteer, gardener
LATEST BY Karen Lee
First Step to Lower Drug Prices
Photo courtesy American Prospect First Step to Lower Drug Prices The Biden administration just announced the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare Price Negotiation. Those on Medicare now get insulin ...
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Thinking Thru a Heatwave
As we fret our way through the ‘heatwave’ weekend, it’s easy to forget the efforts we’re finally making. In the US, scores of agency rules and regulations are being adjusted ...
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Pame Volta! with DAGR At-Large Reps
By the At-Large Team If you can’t make it to the in-person 4th of July event in Athens, no worries! Our reps-at-large, Daniel and Gina, invite you to join in ...
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DA AGM: Why (Oh why!) Would Anyone Sit In?
DA Global Annual General Meeting Why (Oh why!) Would Anyone Sit In? Admittedly, attending the Global AGM was a marathon! The preparation for the run-up to the AGM, which included ...
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Thessaloniki: How Voting Works
caption How Voting Works: In Greece and to US from Abroad May 11, 2023 Just ahead of Greece’s May 21 General Elections, Thessaloniki Democrats Abroad debated the virtues and the ...
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Welcome 'Back,' Dina Titus!
(l-r) Athan Vellianitis, Charity Moschopoulos, Karen Lee, Nick Loisos, Anna Haughton, Stephanie Nichols, Dina's husband Thomas Wright, Steve Medeiros. Καλώς Ήρθατε, Dina Titus! Since its founding, DAGR has been inviting ...
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Dems Abroad Executive Director Visits Greece
Dems Abroad Executive Director Visits Greece Report compiled by DAGR Chair Brady Kiesling and Thessaloniki Chapter Chair Randall Warner Dems Abroad Executive Director Jarryd Rauch fulfilled two goals in one ...
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DAGR Vols: Charity Moschopoulos, GOTV+
There’s more to DAGR than may meet the eye. We’ll be featuring the members who keep things running, in the hopes more of us will want to help out. We’re ...
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Annual General Meeting and Elections
In accordance with DAGR Bylaws, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held each year in the first quarter (by 31 March), but in an election year the deadline is January 31st. In ...
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Rigged Elections: ‘45’ Snatched This One, Too!
Voters wait to feed their ballots into an optical marks reader machine 1984 or so, Fisherman’s Wharf in Columbus, Greek Nite. Joining us every month or so was the executive ...
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You Can Vote From Greece!
Here's how ... If you're a U.S. citizen or dual-national in Greece, you have the right to vote in US elections. If you ...
Countdown to Election: Manual Labor
Into the Deep Muddy: The making of a Facebook daily-change graphic It was a hot, humid night in July, 2018. The midterms were looming and DA global was looking for ...
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The Other Side of the Pundits
by Janet Karvouniaris July 21, 2002 Ed. Note: It was a brief exchange with Janet that set Karen Lee off on the ‘What Are the Pundits On About’ op-ed. They ...
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What are the Pundits On About?
No Real News, Just a Biden to Punch So, the top question on our minds is ‘Who should we run in 2024?’ But shouldn’t we be asking, instead, ‘What should we do ...
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Steve Medeiros: Dem of Many Colors
Click here on Friday, June 10, for the article you've been wanting to read!
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Interview with Giannis Boutaris
Giannis Boutaris, 2018, courtesy PappasPost by Kevin Berkowitz Spend some time talking to people in Thessaloniki, especially cab drivers and the like, and you will hear any number of insults ...
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A Brief Book Banning History Lesson
By Jeffrey Siger As published May 21, 2022 12:00 am on the murderiseverywhere blogspot Saturday-Jeff Last Wednesday, I had the great honor of participating on a ZOOM panel sponsored by ...
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Thessaloniki FBk Page to Close May 15
From May 16th and for the foreseeable future, we’ll cease posting to the Thessaloniki Chapter page and direct readers to check the DAGR main Facebook page and/or join one of ...
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