Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Jesse Helms drew his last breath Friday, July 4, 2008.  Participate in the poll or leave a comment here.
I’ll have more this week in the Concord Standard.
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The Death of Jesse Helms…

…was the end of the life of a great conservative

…was the end of a sad legacy

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This past Monday, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners voted to not adjust the tax rate to coincide with the recent revaluation.
Coy Privette said we Republicans needed to “repent” as he voted against it.
I’ll just leave it to y’all to chew on that one.
So, the question is - could they have cut taxes?

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There’s been some talk of a school bond; but the size and the timing have yet to be worked out.
For the latest poll: If there were a school bond measure - how would you vote?

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Results from the last poll - Bob Orr won; but McCrory wasn’t far behind
So, for this week’s poll - tell us what you’re doing on May 6th.

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It looks like Liz Poole is the overwhelming second choice for Cheap Seats Readers with 9 votes. Wendall Fant and Holly Blackwelder are tied for second with 3 votes, and Bob Carruth and other are tied with 1 vote each.
OK, who do y’all like for gov?

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22 Comments in 4 days from 4 different commenters over at this article: Friday Five: COPs for NCRC = Stupid Idea.  That’s a record.
Here’s a taste of what people are talking about:

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The presidential primary is starting very early.  While there’s no shortage of scientific polls, I wanted to know how Cheap Seats readers were on the question of the next President.  Here’s the poll:

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Here’s your chance to speak out on the TIF amount:
Note: For RSS feed and e-mail readers - you’ll have to go to the site to vote.

What do you think of the $168.4 Million amount for the NCRC TIF bond? Note: You can add your own answer by clicking “Add An Answer”

It’s a Good Deal. $400+ [...]

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New Poll!
I’ll be presenting the results from the Jail poll; but here’s a poll on school funding.  Enjoy!
Note, for those of you reading this over e-mail or RSS feed, you’ll need to go to the site to vote.

The Board of Education is asking for $400 million in construction funding over the next 5 years. [...]

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