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December 4, 2012
Debra Shore Installed for her Second 6-year Term
Debra Shore was sworn in as Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Commissioner for another 6 years at the annual meeting and installation ceremony on December 4, 2012. During the ceremony Shore gave remarks about her vision for the future of the region saying, “I believe that the Chicago region is poised to become Nature’s Metropolis for the 21st century and if it does, it will be because of ecology and economy combined, those intersecting geographies of nature and capital. This agency has a vital role to play.”
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October 11, 2012 — Deerfield Patch
MWRD Commissioner Debra Shore helps unveil “greenest street in America”
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Commissioner Debra Shore, Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein, Streetscape and Sustainable Design Program Director Janet Attarian, 25th Ward Alderman Daniel Solis, Federal Highway Administration Ecologist Kevin Moody and Benito Juarez Community Academy principal Juan Carlos Ocon unveiled the “greenest street in America,” a two-mile stretch of Blue Island Avenue and Cermak Road in the Pilsen neighborhood on Tuesday.
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March 14, 2012 — Windy City Times
Debra Shore on climate change and her campaign elections '12
Like many local LGBT politicians, Debra Shore is well known in the city's gay community. However, ask those who know Shore what her job entails as a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), and you're likely to get a blank stare.
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March 2, 2012 — Chicago Tribune
No tax hike needed to clean up Chicago River, water agency says
Making stretches of the Chicago River and other local waterways safer for recreation won't require a tax increase and will cost dramatically less than officials ominously predicted less than a year ago, according to documents filed Thursday by the agency that handles Cook County's sewage and stormwater.
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March 2, 2012 — Chicago Tribune
For MWRD: Shore, Steele and Thompson
Flooding basements. Clean tap water. Deep Tunnel reservoirs. Sewage disinfection. Asian carp. Whew. Environmental issues involving water quality, drainage and commerce are important to any metropolis — especially one built atop once-swampy lowlands.
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February 16, 2012 — Chicago Sun-Times
Six Democrats float names for Water District
There is no shortage of candidates in this year’s Democratic primary who say they want to help keep the Chicago region’s water clean and out of your basement. Six are vying for three spots on the Democratic ballot for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
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January 25, 2012 — Windy City Times
Debra Shore Holds Fundraiser
Eric Nelson and his husband, Jess Jose, hosted a fundraising brunch at their home for openly lesbian Metropolitan Reclamation Water District (MRWD) candidate Debra Shore Jan. 22. About 15 people attended the event to hear Shore's latest campaign news.
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January 05, 2012 — Chicago Tribune
Police Department Closer to City Gun Range
Shore votes against gun range in sensitive ecological setting.
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January 05, 2012 — Crain's Chicago Business
Water District Keeping Longtime D.C. Lobbyist but Price is Dropping
Shore Leads Charge to Save Taxpayer Money
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November 26, 2011 — The Economist
Reflected Glory
“The Windy City will, at last, clean up its filthy river”
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September 27, 2011 — Windy City Times
Shore Holds Reelection Fundraiser
"There is no better person with the knowledge, passion and desire to serve than Debra."
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September 14, 2011 — Windy City Times
LGBT Chicagoans, Victory Fund Set Sights on Elections
With political campaigns gearing up across the country, the Gay and Lesbian Victory rolled into Chicago to talk LGBT politics. "We need to be west of Halsted and be seen as that. We live in lots of districts and need to become more active in being well-known all over the city, the country and state."
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September 14, 2011 — Windy City Times
DNC’s LGBT Caucus Meets in Chicago
The Democratic National Committee's LGBT Caucus met in Chicago for its fall meeting. DNC official Brian Bond said: "I can't think of anything more important we have on our plates right now than getting [Obama] elected; we cannot afford to go backwards…This president and his administration are truly making our lives better as human beings and LGBT Americans."
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June 29, 2011 — Windy City Times
Debra Shore Launches Re-election Campaign
On a stormy evening Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner Debra Shore hosted a fundraiser to announce her re-election campaign. "Six years ago…I began an improbable journey. ... I decided to run. .. but was not well-known in Cook County. ... However, six years ago I came in first in a field of nine in the democratic primary ... and I am very proud you are joining me here tonight as I announce my campaign for re-election," Shore said.
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October 27, 2005 — Chicago Reader
Running on Water
Candidates for commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District usually don't have Web sites, don't march in the Gay Pride Parade…The board of commissioners is typically filled by Democratic organization veterans and longtime district employees, and campaigning typically means buttering up the committeemen who do the slating, passing out yard signs, and hoping your name comes first on the ballot. But Debra Shore isn't typical.
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