Washington, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield filed bipartisan legislation that would make deserving World War II U.S. Merchant Marines eligible for veterans’ benefits. “The Merchant Mariners have long and rightly been known as the fourth arm of defense,” Butterfield said. “We need to make that deserving World War II Merchant Marines can receive the…

Maybe the most significant item is No. 7.  But, changing the name (4) is just smoke and mirrors.  Keep the name but make significant headway to make sure mistakes aren’t made in the future.  I know a person who changed the name of his restaurant because it had such a bad reputation.  It didn’t work.  …

Below is a copy of the proposed bill sponsored by Rep. Jeff Collins.  After reading the language of the bill, I’m not even sure this would stand a litigation test (constitutionally and on it’s own merits).  It’s a somewhat poorly written bill.  That may be why everyone else in the House is staying clear of…

Not that speaking English isn’t important, it surely is.  But, all I heard last November was tax cuts and less government, over and over until my ears bled.  My mailbox was inundated with card after card of rhetoric and propaganda all centered around the effort to rid our State of the dysfunctional Democratic machine. Meanwhile,…

Well, everyone’s good at something.  North Carolina is near the top of a new ranking — the state with the largest percentage of couch potatoes.  So, be the best couch potato you can be! Read the article here (from WITN) http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/NC_In_Top_10_Of_Laziest_States_In_America_118569679.html

AN ACT PROVIDING THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES SHALL BE SUBJECT 2 TO OVERSIGHT BY THE UTILITIES COMMISSION AS TO RATES AND SERVICE 3 AND THAT THE UTILITIES COMMISSION PUBLIC STAFF SHALL SERVE AS AN 4 ADVOCATE FOR MUNICIPAL CUSTOMERS IN RATE AND SERVICE CASES. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H457v0.pdf Primary Sponsors: Farmer-Butterfield;  Tolson;  Collins;  Bryant;  Co-sponsors: K. Alexander;  Cotham; …

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H184v1.html AN ACT to provide that a person elected to a public office in North Carolina or appointed to fill a vacancy in one of those offices who has a concealed handgun permit may carry a concealed handgun and may carry a pocket knife anywhere in the state while holding that office, unless otherwise prohibited…

http://cdn.livestream.com/embed/dcntv?layout=4&clip=flv_7d2e30c1-59aa-449e-a696-e7a383354d9f&autoplay=false&mute=false Watch live streaming video from dcntv at livestream.com The question and answer session of the town hall.   http://www.livestream.com/dcntv/video?clipId=flv_e25212f0-9047-4e08-9ad8-150409607f57

I’m not sure why this is fascinating to me…maybe I’m surprised when famous people get “it” right.  Gaga has hit, what I consider, the marketing bull’s-eye for a while now.  She continually tweets to her fans and she (or her handlers)  does a great job of marketing her image and music. Case in point.  This…

Rocky Mount Mayor & City Council Representatives Host a Thursday March 17th at the R T McCarter Center 225 Glendale Ave 6:00p – 8:00p Invited Guest Panelists: Graham Edwards, President & CEO, ElectriCities & Sam Watson, the North Carolina Utilities Commission’s Deputy General Counsel & members of the NC General Assembly. Come hear info from…