Cabarrus Cheap Seats

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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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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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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Update (August 23, 2007): The “Wordpress Blogger’s Blog” (Lorelle on Wordpress) gave a challenge this week to give the story as to where a blog came from it’s original start.  I guess I was 2 1/2 months early.
This past week, this blog turned two. That makes me a seasoned veteran in the world of [...]

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As Chair of the Cabarrus Parks & Recreation Commission - this one is near and dear to my heart.
Earlier this decade, the County entered into a plan called the “Livable Community Blueprint”. There are 4 years left in the plan and quite a few parks to go. The community, as a whole, is behind and [...]

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