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In-Person Book Talk: "Between Thought & Action"
Join this in-person book talk about Fethullah Gulen`s intellectual biography of thoughts, words, & actions including interviews w/followers. REGISTER About the book, "Between Thought and Action: An Intellectual Biography of Fethullah Gülen" This volume has two goals. One is to explore the life and the thought of Fethullah Gulen and the important educational and peace-inducing activities in which he and those inspired by him have been engaged for several decades. The outcome of those efforts—of creating schools and providing diverse social and cultural services that bring people together…
Type: Event
Obituary for James William "Bill" Poole
James William "Bill" Poole, an accomplished broadcaster and National Press Club member for some 60 years, died Sept. 26 at his home in Fredericksburg, Va. He was 88. Poole was born in Union, W.Va., and lived there until his parents moved to Front Royal, Va., when he was six. His father was the chief of police and his mother was a nurse. He became interested in broadcasting as a young ham radio operator and spent time at the Front Royal radio station, WFTR, as a teenager. After studying electronic engineering for a year at Virginia Tech, Poole went to work for WFTR, eventually becoming…
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General Membership Meeting set for TODAY at noon
The National Press Club will hold a General Membership Meeting for all Club members at noon Friday, Oct. 21, in the conference rooms. The meeting will not be streamed live, so please plan accordingly. For those who cannot attend in person, a recap will be included in next edition of The Wire. Members will receive operational and programmatic updates, and Club leadership will speak on matters related to an annual dues increase. A lunch buffet will be provided. You must be a Club member to attend. Registration is required. Please review the minutes from our May 20 meeting and send your approval…
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Salute to Mesfin packs Reliable Source
Mesfin Mekonen addresses guests who saluted and toasted his 50+ years of NPC service Oct. 21, 2022. Photo: Alan Kotok More than a hundred members crammed into the Reliable Source Friday evening to salute Mesfin Mekonen for his 50 years of service to the National Press Club. Club President Jen Judson presented Mesfin with a resolution from the Club board of governors honoring him not only for his longevity but also his dedication to members and his unfailing devotion to the Club as well as to his native Ethiopia. The resolution declared Oct. 21 Mesfin Mekonen Day, not just this year, but…
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General Membership Meeting
The National Press Club will hold a general membership meeting for all Club members at noon Friday, Oct. 21, in the Conference Rooms. There will not be a livestream, so please plan accordingly to attend in-person. Members will receive membership updates and Club leadership will speak on matters related to an annual dues increase. Please review the minutes from our May 20 meeting and send your approval or edits to Secretary Alisa Parenti at [email protected]. A lunch buffet will be provided. You must be a NPC member to attend and registration is required.
Type: Event
Club membership seeks to boost monthly dues increase to $2
National Press Club President Jen Judson came to the Club’s General Membership Meeting Friday, Oct. 21, with a proposal for a $1 per month dues increase. She left with a bigger hike to take back to the Club board of governors. The members in attendance voted in favor of a $2 per month increase after several people backed a stronger show of support for the Club. There was no quorum at the meeting, which means the higher increase was a “sense of the membership” action. Judson will now present two options to the board. One is for the original $1 per month increase and the other for the $2 boost…
Type: News