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A Few Statistics from the News and Observer’s School Bond Poll

Carter Wrenn posted on May 19, 2006 10:38

The News and Observer and WRAL-TV polled to find out if the taxpayers would support a $625 million school bond (with no tax increase), a $998 million ...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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Ethics In Its Mildest Form

Gary Pearce posted on May 18, 2006 17:38

Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives – both Democrats and Republicans – showed this week that they just don’t get it. They have no...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats , North Carolina - Republicans

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Ethics Reform - House Style - Chapter 1

Carter Wrenn posted on May 18, 2006 17:35

I’ve not often had a kind word to say about Senate Democratic Majority Leader Tony Rand. I do today. It seems hard to believe but House Speaker Jim B...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats

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Ethics Reform - House Style - Chapter 2

Carter Wrenn posted on May 18, 2006 17:33

Here’s the State House version of Ethics Reform: Members can take secretly ‘gifts’ of up to $500 from people seeking favorable legislation. They can t...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats

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Strange Logic II

Carter Wrenn posted on May 18, 2006 17:29

I asked a retired friend, who occasionally serves as a substitute teacher, why the School Board was determined to push for a tax increase when three i...

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The Taxes Just Keep on Coming

Carter Wrenn posted on May 18, 2006 00:02

Wake County Manager David Cooke wants to increase property taxes three cents. The way the politicians describe this type of tax increase, they say it’...

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The Still-Shrinking President

Gary Pearce posted on May 17, 2006 11:49

President Bush’s immigration speech showed just how far he has fallen. And it happened when – in my opinion – he actually is trying to do the right t...

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Posted in: General, National Republicans

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Strange Logic

Carter Wrenn posted on May 17, 2006 11:22

WRAL-TV and The News and Observer have taken a poll on the Wake County School Bonds. They found voters: Favored a $625 million bond with no tax inc...

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Democrats Getting Bluer?

Gary Pearce posted on May 16, 2006 14:41

Us Southern Democrats have worried a long time about being totally abandoned by the national party. This election could accelerate that trend. ...

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Sneaky

Carter Wrenn posted on May 16, 2006 14:38

Governor Easley’s sneaky streak breaks out every now and then. To hear the Governor tell it he’s going to do two things with the State’s $2 billion su...

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