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Toe to Toe with Buck Newton: Buck’s Closing Argument Doesn’t Work
Rocky Mount, NC—This morning on Jammin’ 99.3, The Dave Perkins Show, Buck Newton was a guest at the 8:00 hour and taking questions. I called Kat and asked if DP would be willing to take my phone call; DP was kind enough to give me a few moments in what turned out to be a…
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Problems with ElectriCities—Repost from ENC Today
I hate to say it because I think we need to talk about the price of electricity in eastern North Carolina. We need to understand the hardships of having to face high light bills month after month with limited incomes, but everything that was said in Smithfield has been said 100 times before. From where…
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Butterfied: Paying down ElectriCities Debt with Fed Money is Not Possible
When asked about using federal stimulus funds to pay down ElectriCities’ debt, he said it’s not possible. He explored the idea but found there are too many places in the country facing soaring energy costs to be able to single out one area for special help. To use federal funds to pay down the regional…
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Electric rates may be stable 5 years : Daily Advance
The wholesale electricity supplier for Elizabeth City, Hertford, Edenton and numerous other cities and towns in eastern North Carolina does not plan to raise rates next year and expects continued rate stability for several years after that. The N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency Rate Committee met last week and heard a report from staff recommending…
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Fayetteville NC Electric-May End Ties with ElectriCities
Fayetteville’s home-grown utility may sever ties with a trade organization in Raleigh. The Public Works Commission is balking at next year’s projected $94,353 in dues that must be paid to remain a member of ElectriCities, which represents 51 cities that own electric utilities. Most of the members are in North Carolina. PWC commissioners say the…
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Wilson Councilman wants to dismantle ElectriCities. But, would you be better off to dismantle the Wilson City Council? Well, Yes & No…Here’s Why…
I’ve posted the entire article below because most of the people I know can’t afford to pay the $30/month for the Wilson Times online access. –I’ve got my own issues with charging for online content, but that’s another story. After reading the article, here’s my input that I think in noteworthy. You may not like…
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What Could the General Assembly Do For Ratepayers? And How Much Is Political Capital Worth? Well, Here’s My Plan…at long last!
Quote: “To me, this is an honest and brokered approach that is not only doable, but morally correct and ethical.” Having read the Elizabeth City advance I started thinking it’s time for me to put up or shut up. Well, below is a plan I think the City of Rocky Mount (through the guidance of…
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Wilson NC makes the New York Times with Internet Cafe Business. Check it out tonight at 7:15p on Connections with George Fisher on DCN TV and WNCR
Topics: Utilities NY Times Wilson NC Internet Cafes Tarboro Water Rates Increase A Home Town Bank Goes under and Telegram still doesn’t report it. That and a whole lot more on Connections with Geroge Fisher—to night at 7:15p—peace out ya’ll
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Western Half of North Carolina are getting fighting mad that electric rates are going up…well, Welcome to the Club friends.
Funny I didn’t see a hell of a lot of chanting from them when our rates hit the roof over here in in eastern NC. Maybe that’s because there has always been the perception of “we know how to manage our stuff better with nuclear.” At least that what one NC Rep told me 2…
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SEC Officials Surfing Porn During Financial Crisis, Report Finds—From ABC NEWS
The Securities and Exchange Commission is the sheriff of the financial industry, looking for crimes such as Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, but a new government report has concluded that some senior employees spent hours on the agency’s computers looking at sites such as naughty.com, skankwire and youporn as the financial crisis was unfolding. A new…
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