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Entries from September 2006

The Candidates Speak

September 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off

I’m firing up Cabarrus Election Challenge once more for the November Elections. I’ll be focusing on the Board of Commissioners and School Board Races. During the primary, I’d asked the Republican Candidates some questions. As the general election is starting up, I’ve extended the invitation to the Democrats. I’ve gotten one response thus far. Here [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners

IBT: Last Chance To Speak Out

September 19th, 2006 · Comments Off

The last meeting for the IBT is tonight. I was planning on going; but work and family trumped it. Here’s the details:
The meeting will be at Olympic High School from 6PM to 9:15PM. The Chamber is sending buses - call Jocelyn Smilie at 704-782-2000, ext. 37 to find out of there are any vacancies.
Also, some [...]

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Tags: Current Events

IBT Update: What We’re Up Against

September 15th, 2006 · Comments Off

Again, I’m taking time from putting up the third post in the “Appetite for Construction” series to over this IBT mess. I’ve put up nearly 200 posts and most of the time there’s a philosophical difference (i.e. most of Cabarrus County supports public education vs. the Cabarrus Taxpayers’ Association opposing it); but this time - [...]

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Tags: Current Events

IBT Quick Facts

September 10th, 2006 · Comments Off

Due to a death in the family, I won’t be able to get to post a planned third installment to the development articles - “Appetite for Construction” - and a comprehensive article on the Interbasin Transfer (IBT). I plan to get to both of these later this week.
However, I’m taking a few moments to address [...]

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Tags: Current Events

Where’s Justin?

September 7th, 2006 · Comments Off

OK, I’ve dropped off this blog for quite some time. After an involved application process, I’ll be sitting for the Mechanical PE exam in October. So, I’ve been getting caught up with studying and prepping for this exam. I plan on having the third post in the “Appetite for Construction” series up this weekend.

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Tags: Personal Experiences