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Butterfield Urges Action on Vital Federal Jobs Training Program
Washington, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield today urged his colleagues to extend a federal program that helps workers displaced by changes in the global economy. “Without question, the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers program has been effective and is greatly benefiting workers and the struggling economy in North Carolina,” Butterfield said. “Given the…
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Telegram Article Doesn’t Tell Whole Story—Sanderson Farms, PPP and John Gessaman
First of all, I support Sanderson Farms coming to Nash county. I think we need any jobs we can get. But, I’m not in favor of putting the site at it’s current purposed location primarily because of the runoff/contamination issue and secondly, because of the way this whole “thing” has been handled by some of…
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Sitting on the Sanderson Farms “fence”. Also: aerial photography of proposed site location (interesting findings)
Rocky Mount NC—After spending about two months keeping my mouth shut over the Nash County chicken processing plant that may (or may not) be built along Hwy 97, I checked into a few issues relevant to Sanderson Farms and the issue of possible waste water contamination. My findings are below, so read on. Also, I…
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Polls: Snapshot.
As with any election, there are upsets, setbacks and sometimes just plan crazy stuff on election day. In south Rocky Mount, a voting machine broke down which caused hic-ups for the voters standing in line patiently waiting to exercise their right to vote. In Red Oak, two precincts ran out of ballots and voters were…
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As Jon Stewart was restoring sanity on the Washington Mall, Tea Party Nut Jobs are measuring the drapes in the House. Meanwhile, the votes are there for the Dem, but can the Dems get the votes to the polls?
In eastern North Carolina, the votes are there for the Dems, the question is: can the Dems get the voters to the polls? In an article from the Los Angeles Times, the real majority in this midterm election may very well be the non-voters. http://tinyurl.com/22uk573 The majority of the non-voters tend to be liberal, poorer…
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Woolard Supporter Brings Handgun to Democratic Headquarters in Beaufort County just before Butterfield arrived! Police Called and Took Control
A few weeks ago, I was co-hosting Jammin 99.3 with David Perkins and I mentioned the emotional environment with some tea party members and their use of handguns at rallies. This is a prime example of emotional rhetoric gone astray. In the Daily News article, Woolard supported his supporter with “his 2nd Amendment Right to…
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