Frederick, Maryland and Greens

I’m always interested in Green activity in Maryland, particularly Frederick, since that is the county I was born, raised, and lived in until 1997. I am originally from Middletown, Maryland, a historic town about 6 miles west of Frederick.

I had learned through my father (who is a republican but always interested in Greens and is very proud of my involvement in the Green Party) that Joanne Ivancic was successful in getting herself on the ballot for Frederick City Alderman/Alderwoman. Apparently a student at Hood College in Frederick revived the Greens in the area (who had gone stagnant and had been inactive for quite some time) and inspired Joanne to run.

Here are some links to articles:
Candidate forum focuses on social issues (scroll down to that part of the article).
Gazette.net
MARYLAND GREEN PARTY NEWSLETTER-September 2005
DC Indymedia
Google gave me: Joanne Ivancic, who lives down the road from the facility and is running as A
Green Party candidate for alderman, says residents should take advantage of … but I cannot find it at that link.
Two’s a Crowd Already, but Third Party Aims for Office
The above article came out in the Washington Post before the the city of Frederick adopted Doug McNeil’s charter amendments that remove the high obstacles for Joanne Ivancic to be on the ballot. Joanne is running for city alderman and her name will appear on the ballot with party affiliation.