The following announcement is from Carolyn Lukensmeyer at the National Institute for Civic Discourse (NICD).

An updated version of an issue advisory about preventing mass shootings is now available. Titled, How Should We Prevent Mass Shootings in Our Communities? the 4-page guide is downloadable as a free pdf and presents three options for deliberation.

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National Issues Forums (NIF) moderators have many ways of keeping in touch with the citizens who take part in their forums. Here is Gregg Kaufman's letter to North Florida citizens who attended St. John's Cathedral August, 2016 forum on The Political Fix: How Do We Get American Politics Back on Track?

Dear Fourm Friends,

Political Fix: How Do We Get American Politics Back on Track?

Five issue discussion booklets in the Advise the President series are now available as free pdf downloads from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. The five titles include: Harry S. Truman: What Should the United States do About the Emerging Threat Posed by the Soviet Union?; Dwight D. Eisenhower: How Should the United States Confront Communist Expansion?; Gerald R.