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2012 DNC DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESSThe 2012 Democratic National Convention will take place on the week of September 3, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. North Carolina will have 158 Delegates and 12 Alternates to the convention that will nominate President Obama for a second term in office. If you are interested in becoming a delegate to the national convention, look over the slideshow below...Read More...
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HARLEY GASTON PASSESHarley Gaston, former Judge and County Commissioner, passes at 82. Judge Harley Gaston died Saturday (12/31) after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in November. He served as a precinct delegate for Belmont, chairman of the County Commissioners in the early 1980’s, and a district court judge from 1986 to 2001 when he retired as chief district court judge. He was a firm Democrat, committed to making sure the playing field was level for folks from all walks of life. He was old school...Read More...
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GASTON DEMS CHALLENGE COMMISSIONER'S MIDNIGHT VOTER ID VOTELocal Democrats showed up in force in mid-December to challenge the all-republican County Commissioners who used a parliamentary maneuver to limit public debate and adopt a Voter ID resolution with hardly any notice. The commissioners want the republican-dominated General Assembly to force Gaston County voters to present government issued papers before voting, even though the...Read More...
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COMMISSIONER DONNIE LOFTIS REJECTS SMALL BUSINESS REQUESTA small business owner recently asked the county commissioners to let county residents decide by referendum whether county businesses may sell beer and wine. Commissioner Donnie Loftis rejected the request because “it’s not a significant enough amount where I would be interested.” Commissioner Chad Brown disagrees – a former mayor of Stanley, he says being able to sell beer and wine was the make or break decision for17 different restaurants that wanted to open up in his town...Read More...
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NC REPUBLICANS HIKE TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASSThis year North Carolina republicans pushed the tax middle class North Carolinians pay on gas to its highest level ever -- 38.9 cents a gallon. This makes the republican’s gas tax higher than 45 states in the nation – all but high dollar states New York, California, Connecticut and Hawaii. So are the republicans spending this tax money on better schools for our kids? Nope – Read More...NAUGHTY LISTNaughty list -- federal republicans tried to hike middle class payroll taxes for Christmas. To make matters worse, republicans in Congress tried to jam a $1000 per year payroll tax increase on 160 million middle class Americans just for Christmas. The republicans also tried to cut off unemployment benefits and reduce reimbursement rates for elder care covered by Medicare. President Obama delayed his family Christmas vacation to force the republicans to back down and extend the payroll...Read More...DOWN AGAIN, UP AGAIN.......it’s the North Carolina yo-yo legislature at it again. It’s up again, it’s down again, and it’s up again to Raleigh they go again, your happy go lucky legislators with their 100% agenda for the 1 %. Last time they were in Raleigh – a December adventure that cost the taxpayer nearly $2 million – did they work on the bringing more jobs to Gaston County or North Carolina? The answer is a resounding NO. Instead, the yoohoos in the yo-yo legislature spent $2 million of your...Read More...PERDUE STANDS BETWEEN US & THE YO-YO YAHOOSRepublican legislators know that there's only one person standing between them and their 100% agenda for the 1 %. That's Governor Perdue. The real reason legislative republicans want Pat McCrory as governor is so they can push him around while they run things. When it comes to staying focused on jobs and schools, Gov. Perdue is the lady.Read More...
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