Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been quite busy with work projects and challenges. However, I’m going to post two new weekly questions on Cabarrus Candidate Challenge before the election. Here’s a list of the ones that have already been posted…you can still respond to them. The week before the election, I’ll post the [...]

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Now that David Murdock has made his big announcement, how will this effect the future of the community? How will your municipality need to change its response to growth and development to accomidate the new campus?

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After watching the destruction and loss of life over the past two weeks from Hurricane Katrina, there are many questions regarding government response at all levels. It’s obvious that in any disaster, natural or man-made, the first line of defense is local government.
For the city or town that will be electing you, what are you [...]

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OK, I’ll admit, the last question was pretty tough. So, we’ll throw around something that’s on the mind of every voter in the county and it’s a fundamental part of the job you’re seeking.
If you were elected to office, what would be the top three things you’d do to manage, encourage, control, stimulate, or eliminate [...]

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Thanks for those who put “Cabarrus Election Challenge” off to a good start! For those of you who didn’t get a chance to state why you’re running - go ahead and post your answer on last week’s question.

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Well, Harold’s got a new bureaucrat to pick on this week - Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg. However, he picked the bridge on Oakwood Avenue as his beef with Mike Legg. Here’s the deal - it may not even be Mike Legg’s issue to deal with. Here’s the text from Harold’s e-mail he sent Thursday [...]

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Election Challenge is an additional forum for all of those candidates in the 2005 elections to express their views, reach out to the voters, and address the issues that are important to the citizens of Cabarrus County.
Here’s how this works. Every week, there will be a new question, statement, headline, issue, etc. and you, the [...]

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Observation
Alright, here’s what’s got me good and confused. How is it that every seat that’s open throughout Cabarrus County from Kannapolis mayor to Mount Pleasant Town Council is contested EXCEPT all three seats for Concord City Council. The All-American City designation really couldn’t have been that big of an endorsement; because four people challenging are [...]

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My generation is one that grew up on CDs. Cassettes were passe, at best; and our first encounter with a vinyl record was something like how most folks approach Smithsonian artifacts. What makes CDs unique is that there’s no way to visually look at a CD and determine how much progress you’ve made through the [...]

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Alright, I’m back from vacation and I had a number of papers to dig through. After reading them, it looks like the county newsmakers were on vacation, too! You all work hard - you’ve earned it. However, one thing of note did come up that I found interesting.
Harold Smith is running for one of three [...]

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