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Electric Rate Reality.
Reality and electric rates don’t go hand in hand, at least not in Rocky Mount, NC. Bronson Williams’ the “truth hurts” radio broadcast is convoluted with misinformation. Allbeit, the same misinformation, day after day after day… If you live and work in Rocky Mount, you’d be better served to listen to 92.1 “Express Yourself” on…
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What’s your problem with Andre Knight? The Back Story! At Long Last.
A lot of people don’t like Andre Knight. But, when you come down to it, it has nothing to do with the man himself, but the public positions he holds, the jealousy, and hidden agendas of others. In this post, I’m going to tell you the back story—at long last. This is a post that…
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OIC Graduated A Record 66, Still Some Complained. Read This Article. You’ll See That OIC Is Needed But At The Top Of Their Game In Reaching At-Risk Youth.
This particular article isn’t about OIC. It comes from The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, one of the States two major papers. It describes, in very real terms, the struggle to find ways to reach out to more at-risk youth. –These are concepts OIC has been using for years and has become very successful at building trust and…
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Be Careful What You Post on Social Networks: The Facebook Fishbowl: Oakland Tribune
Click on the picture below to read this interesting article in Sunday’s Issue of the Oakland Tribune. Over the past 18 months, I’ve heard stories of people and friends giving out personal information on the internet. Social sites such as Facebook are different, because the site is built to provide members the ability to post…
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Rocky Mount City Ordiance Regarding Guns and Fireworks. Check out #4: George Carlin would roll over in his grave.
Rocky Mount City Ordinance related to the Use of Parking Lots, Section 20-135 (a) Definitions. The term "parking lot" for the purposes of this section, means any area within the city on which more than five (5) automobiles may be parked and shall include public parking lots and those parking lots which are for the…
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What’s In The News Today? June 24, 2010
From Geoffrey Cooper Twitter: Hundreds gather at the Rocky Mount Gateway Convention Center for The Tar River Tea Party rally. I’m sure Geoffrey was impressed with that assignment. I can’t wait to talk with him and get the back-story. My main news is the Graduation Ceremony at OIC. 66 young men and women who received…
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I Co-Hosted Jammin’ 99.3 This Morning: Robert Draper Called-in to Respond to Criticism Over GQ Article and Manley Comments. Snap Shot: Draper Dug A Deep Hole!
Quick Notes: Alan Gurganus author of “The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All” put Robert Draper onto this Rocky Mount story. Apparently, the two (Draper & Gurganus) are friends and were talking about the Murdered and Missing Women. The short take regarding the Jammin’ 99.3 show this morning was Draper’s less than vigorous arguments for…
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SUV Crashes Into Nash Day Hospital-Rocky Mount NC
Just moments ago, as of 12:30pm June 23, the driver of an SUV lost consciousness and crashed into the brick enclosure of the Nash Day Hospital parking deck. Emergency vehicles were at the scene extracting the victim from the SUV and damage to both the SUV and parking deck were easily visible. Nurses and emergency…
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Best Buy CEO, Brian Dunn, Started as Sales Associate
Interesting story from a rags to riches standpoint, but read what Dunn sees for the future of technology. I truly believe, that in 5 years—or sooner, TV will be transformed into something unbelievable. Everything will be a “niche” market. And, we’ll look back and long for the days of shows having double digit ratings.
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On Tonight’s Show: US Senate Hopeful Elaine Marshall and RMPD Chief John Manley Video prior to GQ Article
I have a call in to Elaine Marshall, who is trying to work out the logistics of calling in to tonight’s show. Marshall is in a run-off with Cal Cunningham tomorrow, June 22. If you’re Democrat, GO VOTE! Also, as I discussed on Friday’s show, we will show clips of the video of RMPD Chief…