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This was Coy Privette’s response to the January 11, 2004 Independent Tribune editorial.
We should examine all options for justice complex 
The headline above the editorial on Sunday, January 11 was “New justice complex should stay downtown.” The headline of a more thoughtful editorial might have read “New justice complex locations should be thoroughly analyzed.”
It is entirely [...]

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This is an editorial from the January 11, 2004 Independent Tribune. Unfortunately, there’s no copy on-line; but I did manage to get a hard copy.
NEW JUSTICE COMPLEX SHOULD STAY DOWNTOWN

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Check out the latest Tarheel Tavern at Nothing Could Be Finer. My post on the NC Gas Tax is featured.
Thanks to Cicero for hosting!

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Other blogs and websites have been doing such a great job at covering the gas tax increase from Raleigh that went into effect this week. For those that missed, the John Locke Foundation and Ogre’s Politics & Views are both great places to start.
Tax Facts
The deal goes something like this. In North Carolina, the state’s [...]

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So, if you’ve been following this blog, you’ll notice that someone who appears to be Coy Privette has been responding to some of my posts, and challenging some of the conclusions I made during my review of BOC meeting minutes from the last 5 years. Mainly that I missed an important “proposal” he made to [...]

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It’s been a crazy week, and the blog has dropped down the priority list. But first, I want to settle a matter of contention.
Popping the Question
Coy Privette stated in comments on this blog that he made a proposal to move the Justice Center somewhere other than Downtown Concord. Here are his comments from December 31 [...]

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Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.
Now that it’s the New Year, I can’t use “Politics In An Odd-Numbered Year”…so, I thought this might fit. Harold has been harping on the “scandal” that he and Coy Privette created for political gain. I have covered this so-called scandal in many posts [...]

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Happy New Year! I wanted to have my new layout ready; but locusts conspired against me. So, I welcome the best bloggers in the Carolinas to my humble blog with a layout based on a stock Blogger template.
Just a quick note to those who are a little puzzled as to what the Tarheel Tavern is. [...]

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