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Entries from July 2007

Statement From Cabarrus County Republican Party on Coy Privette

July 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

UPDATE: The Cabarrus County Republican Party has demanded the Coy Privette resign as County Commissioner and as VP of Programs for the Cabarrus County Republican Men’s Club [CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE]
The following is a statement from the Cabarrus GOP regarding the recent arrest of Commissioner Coy Privette:

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Tags: Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics

The Site is Slow

July 25th, 2007 · Comments Off

 
The site is slow today.  I’m having hosting problems that I’m hoping will get resolved.  Will check later if this keeps up; but this has been going on since 10:30AM.

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Jail Compromise: Here We Go Again

July 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The Cabarrus Neighbors reports that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and the Jail Trail folks are going to back to try to find some common ground on the jail.
Yes, you’ve seen this before.  No, the CN and I aren’t in cahoots trying to recycle stories.  This is in today’s paper.
They’ve tried this before, and I said it [...]

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Tags: Cabarrus County Jail

Last Night’s Cabarrus BOC Meeting: Open Thread

July 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

I couldn’t make last night’s Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners meeting; but Eric Deines of the Independent Tribune did.  Of course, the jail was cussed and discussed.  The article was off on two respects:  first, they weren’t debating the annex and second, “Cabarrus” doesn’t have two “bs”.  It seems as though our friendly, local, media-conglomorate-owned paper might [...]

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Tags: Cabarrus County Jail

Cabarrus BOC Meeting Tonight: It Could Be Worse

July 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off

The Cabarrus Board of Commissioner’s Meeting is tonight. Due to a previous family obligation - I won’t be able to make it. I’m sure it will be interesting though.
I included this video clip to remind you all that it could be worse.
Enjoy.


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Friday Five: Big News From The Cabarrus Cheap Seats

July 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Wow, while I’ve been gone - so many things have happened!
I can’t leave you all alone now can I?
First, Dr. Winkler is retiring from Cabarrus County Schools. Not too many people know this; but he was the Superintendent when I was in High School.
Second, it’s time for candidates to file in the municipal elections. True [...]

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Tags: Current Events · Friday Five

Justin’s Late

July 17th, 2007 · 30 Comments

OK, I know that I said July 16; but on July 14 - we had a bit of a disaster at work.
You’ll get your Friday Five this week and regular programming returns July 23.

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Tags: Personal Experiences