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Entries from September 2007

While I’m Gone: An Assignment For You

September 28th, 2007 · 10 Comments

UPDATE (October 3, 2007): Apparently, this idea is catching on. Kannapolis’ weekly paper - The Kannapolis Citizen - did an article on it. In the article, Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Chairman Carruth called this idea “a very democratic idea for getting input”
I’ll be in town; but taking a break from blogging until [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics

Cabarrus GOP Men’s Meeting Tonight

September 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Guest Speaker: CATHY HEATH Founder, STOP -NC- ANNEXATION
Meeting Time: 7PM
Place: Troutman’s BBQ on US601 Bypass [CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS]
Come early for $7 BBQ Buffet and to meet the people who just might be helping to pick Coy’s replacement. That’s right, even though North Carolina Law is very explicit about the process, Coy Privette thinks [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics

Cabarrus GOP to Coy Privette: No Deal

September 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Last week, Commissioner Coy C. Privette that he would resign after making real estate arrangements and hand-picking his successor. He stated this decision had nothing to do with his recent conviction for six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution; but rather a decision based on his and his wife’s shared desire to live in a [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics

Cabarrus GOP to Coy Privette: No Replacement Without Resignation

September 22nd, 2007 · 4 Comments

Last Monday, Coy Privette said he would resign if his house sells and he could pick his replacement. The Party disagreed [CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST SYNOPSIS FROM THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER]
Here’s the statement from the Chair of the Cabarrus County Republican Party:
September 21, 2007
Since Coy Privette announced his intention to resign on Monday, September [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics

Independent Tribune: David Murdock is a Drunk Illegal Immigrant

September 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Of course, the fella in the picture is David Murdock - the man behind building the $1.5 Billion NCRC Research Campus in Kannapolis.
I think it’s awful when people in the press stereotype billionaires as drunken, illegal neredowells. David Murdock is just trying to make a living like the rest of us.
*  Note: David Murdock [...]

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Tags: Current Events

Friday Five: Return of the Boob Tube

September 21st, 2007 · Comments Off

Next week starts another season of TV.
So, we can leave our hectic schedules of activities with our families and community involvement and adopt a hectic schedule of being glued to the tube.
For this week’s Friday Five - I’m sharing five good videos about TV.

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Go to Church And Sleep In On Sunday

September 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Seriously, it’s doable.
The Refuge is starting Saturday services this Saturday Night at 6PM - [CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE]
Think about it - miss the guilt of skipping church and live like this on Sunday morning.


Or like this

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Tags: Uncategorized

Thanks Coy

September 18th, 2007 · 7 Comments

Seriously, even though it took Cabarrus County Commissioner Coy Privette a while to decide to resign - he did the right thing. Or, at least he’s announcing an intent to do the right thing. Here’s more:
“It has been very important to me that the citizens who elected me have a strong voice to [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners

paid up

September 17th, 2007 · Comments Off

I was born and raised in Cabarrus county. I have struggled to pay for a home and now it is paid for, or is it. When do we own anything in Cabarrus county? I have to pay property tax for everything I own, so I guess that as long as I live here, [...]

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Tags: Personal Experiences

Friday Five: Your Wife Is Hot

September 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments


In the couple of years that I’ve been doing this - I’ve noticed a pattern. This blog is written for people who are interested in local news and politics; and the people who I interact with usually marry people who consider that stuff trivia (they use other words, but “trivia” [...]

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