Name as it appears on the ballot: Jane Watson Campaign website: http://WatsonforCongress.us Phone number: 419-287-6685 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district: Wake-13 y+- [out of dist.- yet in middle of it] 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues the United States faces? If elected, what would you do to address […]
Jeffrey C. Billman
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Summer Guide: In Which We Convince the Company to Pay for Our Vacations
To be completely honest: this year’s Summer Guide is something of an elaborate con job. We somehow convinced the company to fund weekend excursions for five of our writersa company-paid vacation, in other words. This isn’t the sort of thing that happens at major dailies these days, let alone cash-strapped alt-weeklies like ours. It’s kind […]
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Judicial Nominees Questionnaire: Ronnie Ansley
Name as it appears on the ballot: Ronnie Ansley Campaign Website: www.ronnieansley.com Phone Number: 919-630-0900 Email: [email protected] Occupation and Employer: Attorney at Law – Law Offices of James R. Ansley Party Affiliation: Democrat 1. Please tell us what in your record as a public official or private citizen demonstrates your ability to be effective, fair, […]
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Judicial Nominees Questionnaire: Rebecca “Becky” Holt
Name as it appears on the ballot: Rebecca “Becky” Holt Campaign Website: beckyholtforjudge.org Phone Number: 919-438-1867 Email: [email protected] Occupation and Employer: Assistant District Attorney – Wake District Attorney Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated 1. Please tell us what in your record as a public official or private citizen demonstrates your ability to be effective, fair, and impartial […]
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U.S. House Questionnaire: Sue Googe
Name as it appears on the ballot: Sue Googe Campaign Website: www.suegooge.com Phone number: Email: (919) 378-1182 | [email protected] Years lived in the district: 5 total on and off 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues the United States faces? If elected, what would you do to address these issues? “1) […]
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Judicial Nominees Questionnaire: Daniel Robertson
Name as it appears on the ballot: Daniel Robertson Campaign Website: I don’t have a personal website but my info is stated at www.onyourballot.vote411.org and also at www.ballotpedia.org Phone Number: 336-909-8896 Email: [email protected] Occupation and Employer: Attorney – Law Office of Daniel Robertson Party Affiliation: Democrat 1. Please tell us what in your record as […]
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Judicial Nominees Questionnaire: Sabra Jean Faires
Name as it appears on the ballot: Sabra Jean Faires Campaign Website: sabrajeanfairesforjustice.com Phone Number: 919-481-2785 Email: [email protected] Occupation and Employer: Attorney; Of Counsel at Bailey & Dixon, LLP Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated 1. Please tell us what in your record as a public official or private citizen demonstrates your ability to be effective, fair, and […]
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U.S. House Questionnaire: John McNeil
Name as it appears on the ballot: John P. McNeil Campaign website: johnpmcneil.com Phone number: 919.825.0311 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district: 15 years in Raleigh 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues the United States faces? If elected, what would you do to address these issues? The three most […]
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The Morning Roundup: We Are Governed by Morons
Happy Moogfest Friday, everyone! There’s a lot in the news this morning, so let’s jump right in. 1.We’ll begin with Congress, home to many a moron. Yesterday Republicans in the House decided, in a very close vote that required a ton of arm-twisting, that it’s just hunky-dory for federal contractors to openly discriminate against LGBTQ […]
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In North Carolina, the Rich Get Richer, While the Middle Class Disappears
To some degree, the data tells us what we already intuitively know. But that doesn’t make it any less sobering. Between 2000 and 2014, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center, the percentage of adults living in middle-class households declined in 203 of the 229 metropolitan areas surveyed. On average, metros saw […]
