Vicki Baker Few things are as disappointing as reading a news story that reveals allegations of corruption and wrongdoing in city government. It takes only one scandal to give the public the impression that elected officials are not to be trusted. How can local officials build the community’s trust in city government? By cultivating a…
Vicki Baker The RR Democratic Club takes a keen interest in knowing what is happening in our local government. But it goes deeper than that. We are made up of citizens who live and work in Denton. This is home, and our members want to know who their elected officials are and where they stand…
Vicki Baker Did Robson Ranch Road look a bit cleaner over the past several months? The Democratic Club RR hit the road again in October for its quarterly Adopt-a-Road-Clean Up event. Prior to getting started, the county was asked to mow both sides of the road in advance making the clean-up a bit easier and…
Vicki Baker There’s just something special about this time of year – the lights, the parties, the brisk, chilly air. There’s also a renewed energy and optimism about going into the new year. It’s a time to recognize our accomplishments and define what it means for Democrats moving forward. The highs and lows of 2018…
Vicki Baker Often referred to as “The People’s Court”, the Justice of the Peace is the legal jurisdiction closest to the average citizen. Required by the Texas Constitution, these lower courts have jurisdiction over minor criminal offenses and minor civil cases. Among their duties, the justices handle traffic tickets, small claims civil litigation, landlord or…
Vicki Baker The Democratic Club of Robson Ranch recently hosted it’s “Blue Wave Margarita and Hamburger Social”. Members gathered on the Wildhorse Grill’s patio for food, friends and fun. The social committee’s Phyllis Ayers, Janie Cindric, Tracy Olson, Susan Engstrom, Patti Kelly, Margo Ways, Kay Pfister and Janice Stanton coordinated the event making it a…
Vicki Baker More than 60 percent of trash that ends up in landfills can be recycled. Plastics take around 500 years to decompose; aluminum cans take up to 200 years; batteries take 100 years; glass takes millions of years and Styrofoam never decomposes. Living in Denton, you likely do some form of recycling of paper,…
Vicki Baker Did you know that Denton ISD has 42 campuses with 29,000 students? That the district covers 180 square miles and contains all or parts of 18 cities, communities or major developments? That DISD has a 95 percent graduation rate with 92 percent of those students continuing onto college? That DISD has a…
Vicki Baker The gavel sounded at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of March 24 as the Denton County Democratic Convention came to order. In attendance were Robson Ranch residents Kara Engstrom, Phyllis Ayers and Vicki Baker giving them an opportunity to become engaged in state politics beyond just casting a vote, thus amplifying their…
Vicki Baker Last May the Democratic Club was relaunched becoming a sanctioned Robson Ranch club. Over the past year, it has had an ever-increasing membership focused on a forward-moving agenda. As the club expanded, so has its outreach into the community. About to enter into its second year, officers were elected to serve the…