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2008 Cabarrus Election Results

May 6th, 2008 · 26 Comments

You can see the results here.
Some thoughts:

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Tags: 2008 Election · Bob Carruth · Holly Blackwelder · Liz Poole

The Interview Process is Almost Over

May 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Over the past several weeks, I have been presented with the opportunity to interview for not one, but two new positions with my employer.  In the first, both of us realized about halfway through the process that I would not be a good “fit” for the job.  The second will be occurring on May 13th, […]

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Tags: 2008 Election · Board of Commissioners - Cabarrus · Bob Carruth · Cabarrus GOP · Uncategorized

It’s About The Growth

April 3rd, 2008 · 19 Comments

Everybody you talk to these days wants to talk about growth. It is, I believe, the number one issue for the 2008 election cycle. School requirements, road needs, and tax issues are all directly related to how we handle growth. First, I want to explain some of the facts surrounding […]

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Tags: 2008 Election · Board of Commissioners - Cabarrus · Bob Carruth · Cabarrus Politics · Communities · Concord · Growth · Harrisburg · Kannapolis

Bob Carruth Is Big In Alabama

March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Yet another example of how you can get noticed by posting stuff to Cabarrus Cheap Seats.
Bob Carruth is now a celebrity…among Alabama seniors - check it out.

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Tags: About "The Cheap Seats" · Bob Carruth

Can Someone Please Explain This Medical Savings Card to Me?

March 26th, 2008 · 27 Comments

Two weeks ago, the IT ran this story reporting how pharmacists are upset about the County distributing a medical savings card.
The following day: the IT ran this story giving figures about how much people in other counties saved and about what a great program the County says that it is.
Last night, a representative from the […]

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What About Bob?

March 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Did you realize that since the last election in 2004, over 4,000 new Republicans have registered to vote in Cabarrus County? With this large of a number, no candidate is really an incumbent, and no incumbent can rest easy, because a large segment of the electorate either has no opinion of those running, or […]

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Tags: 2008 Election · Bob Carruth · Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation · Cabarrus Elections · Cabarrus GOP

Cabarrus Filing Watch 2008: The Excitement Begins!

February 26th, 2008 · 7 Comments

OK, a lot has happened since we last visited this:

Jim Johnson has filed for Fletcher Hartsell’s seat. Will Hartsell set a record for beating the greatest number of people in an election?
There’s a primary fight in the GOP. Liz Poole and Marcy Hiers filed. That makes it a four-way race for two […]

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Tags: Bob Carruth · Fletcher Hartsell · Holly Blackwelder · Liz Poole · School Board - Cabarrus

Deconstructing Coletti (Part 3 of 3): Fashionably Late

December 20th, 2007 · 11 Comments


In the attached video, the Bishop shows up - he’s always too late. After a couple of years of reading stuff from the John Locke Foundation (JLF), I’ve noticed that they normally offer their criticisms after a decision is made - but are absent during the process.
While it’s not […]

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Tags: Bob Carruth · Coy Privette · North Carolina Research Campus

Brandenburg

December 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Chairman Carruth, TEAR DOWN THIS BLOG

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Tags: 2008 Election · Bob Carruth · NC House · National · US House

Cheap Seats Readers Speak

December 5th, 2007 · Comments Off

If you haven’t noticed, others have been doing more writing on there than me, and that’s great. I’d like to do a quick roundup.
Sid Rauch gives us yet another reason why Coy should call it quits.
I think our District Attorney should reinstate the Cabarrus County charges related to his false police report and other […]

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Tags: About "The Cheap Seats" · Bob Carruth · Cabarrus GOP · Coy Privette · Coy Privette Must Resign · Personal Experiences