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No Show Tonight. Due to another engagement the Connections With George Fisher Show will not be on tonight.
So what will be on in my place. Midget Wrestlers from Taiwan. Don’t hate!
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Martin Luther King, III Spoke At BTW Community Center 5 1 2010.
Martin Luther King, III spoke at the Booker T Washington Community Center today. It was chilling to watch him walk some of the same ground his father walked so many years ago. The video will be coming out shortly on DCN TV. It would be time consuming to write about everything he touched on, but…
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Connections with George Fisher: Tonight’s Big Show Features Linda Joyner Live 7-8pm
Check out the show tonight … you never know what will tick you off. Linda Joyner will be on tonight talking about the Good Old Boys Flea Mall. Has the economy really picked up around here? Plus a look at all the weekend happenings including the church service supporting Murdered & Missing Women in Rocky…
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Debt cited as key factor in high power bills
A meaningful, however Ad nauseam comment by Attorney for NCEMPA Mike Colo. Worth reading. Oh, did I mention Mike Colo (along with Esterine Davis-Lobbyist for ElectriCities) work to develop a Bill that was sent to NCGA. Yea, SB 46. Got no traction but it is an idea of how they spend their time. The Bill…
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High Point Nuclear Power Costs To Rise
…take a close look at what Edwards says about the national demand for power-dropping 3.6%. If we weatherize our homes the demand will (in theory) drop even lower. The price will still continue to rise because not only is this a supply/demand issue but a debt issue. All, and I mean all, of these towns…
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Lower Utilities & Lower Gas Prices with One Punch
Recently, I’ve been doing research on what Congress could do to help eastern North Carolina lower our electricity bills. Early on, I really believed that a financial bailout would have been the right choice. It would be easier to pay back the Feds at a much lower interest rate than to pay these bonds rates.…
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The Way OUT of NCEMPA & ElectriCities
There’s no advantage to staying with ElectriCities I read with interest your article “ElectriCities Opens Up on Debt Options” in the March 25 edition of the Telegram. I would like to submit a couple of options that were not mentioned, as well as expand on the comments by Mr. Michael Colo with Poyner and Spruill.…
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Lots of Town Looking to Pull the Plug
Pulling the plug? This photograph shows the City of Washington’s $2.68 million bill for the power it purchased in January. Some N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency members are considering leaving the agency because of what they say is frustration and concerns over high electric bills they and their customers are paying. (WDN Photo/Mike Voss)…
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Wilson NAACP Takes on Electricities
More than 75 people who attended the community meeting hosted by the Wilson branch of the NAACP Thursday night agreed on some short-range goals they want City of Wilson leaders to accomplish. The group voted to ask city council to place all customers on billing dates that are payday friendly. They also want the city…
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…did the RMT Chamber forget something?
Under relocation information the Rocky Mount Chamber lists 3 Electric Companies. Pop quiz…which one did they leave out? Answer: The utility company that’s actually in Rocky Mount. Ah, don’t worry, folks who move here will find out about Rocky Mount Public Utilities soon enough. Like when they get their first bill. Click Here For Chamber…