Door County Style » Barack Obama

Democrats Sweep Door County Elections…

Stephen Kastner — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:51:17 +0000

Barack Obama, Steve Kagen and Dick Skare have all won the top spots in their respective campaigns in Door County. However, Garey Bies (R) narrowly held on to the 2nd District seat in the Wisconsin Assembly by winning Kewaunee County, for an overall 850 vote lead or 51% vs 49% . See the complete and official Door County vote tally as reported by the County Clerk. The Gibraltar School District Funding Referendum also passed with a wide majority, 2732 yes to 1429 no. In Door County, Obama pulled 58.02% of the vote vs. McCain’s 40.68%.

Democratic Rep. Steve Kagen won re-election in the 8th Congressional District beating Republican John Gard, earning 54% of the vote vs Gard’s 46%.

Dorothy Scott and Carole King, You’ve Got a Friend… VIDEO

Stephen Kastner — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:32:32 +0000

On October 23, when Carole King was at the Ladder House in Sturgeon Bay for a lunch time rally, she met up with an old friend. Here’s the rest of the story from King, talking about why Republicans, including Colin Powell are voting for Barack Obama. She closes with a sweet sing-along duet with Door County’s own singer songwriter, Dorothy Scott.

Carole King & Dorothy Scott in Door County

Celebrating our 9th Birthday with new media…

Stephen Kastner — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:31:04 +0000

It was 9 years ago today that the Door County Compass was first launched from the offices of DesignWise Studios in Baileys Harbor. Much has changed while some things have remained the same. Our mission continues unchanged… to promote Door County by reaching out to the kinds of people who appreciate its natural beauty and its community of artistic, free-thinking individuals. The Compass has evolved, much in accord with the medium it exists in, spawning the Door County Style. The intent is to employ a new content management system that would permit the delivery of multi-media content. So here it is…

When the legendary American singer, songwriter, and pianist, Carole King was in Door County on October 23 for a lunch time rally at The Ladder House I was there to begin our much-anticipated video coverage. King spent two days traveling across Wisconsin urging supporters to vote early and become involved in the final days of this critically important election by getting their neighbors to the polls. Here’s the first of many more local video news stories that you can expect to see in the Door County Style e-zine.

We have launched dedicated channels on YouTube, Viddler, BlipTV and Google with more to follow, including a station on Mogulus and another on USTREAM, which will be used for live broadcasting. As Steve Follett used to say, “Watch us grow.”