September 26, 2009
GREENSBORO — An overwhelming majority of military and overseas voters did not return ballots to the United States in 2006, costing local election offices staff time and money. The cost is easily thousands of dollars in North Carolina. And the expens...
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September 24, 2009
REIDSVILLE — Mayor James Festerman said residents want him to “keep on keeping on” with the changes that have occurred in the city. Donald Gorham said it’s time for change. And Chuck Faint said both men are out of touch, and the ci...
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September 23, 2009
GREENSBORO — Just two weeks shy of the October primary, City Council candidates met with voters Tuesday night at a public forum. Candidates took questions about the city’s trash disposal issues, the police department and other issues at a foru...
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REIDSVILLE — Reidsville has come a long way in rebounding from the collapse of its signature tobacco industry, and the candidates for City Council say they have ideas to keep that momentum going.
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September 22, 2009
WENTWORTH — The city of Reidsville is in a class all its own when it comes to elections. The city votes for its mayor and council in October rather than in November, and that usually means confusion for its residents, said Tina Cardwell, deputy dire...
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September 21, 2009
Pleasant Garden Fire Department will host a candidate meet and greet 3 p.m. Sunday at the fire hall, 4814 Pleasant Garden Road. Fire Chief Tommy Cole said all seven candidates have confirmed attendance. Candidates for mayor are Anne Hice, current mayor, R...
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September 20, 2009
RALEIGH — All 10 lawmakers who represent Guilford County at the General Assembly say they either have decided to run again next year or are leaning that way. “I’m strongly considering it,” said Rep. John Blust , a Greensboro Republ...
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GREENSBORO — A letter from a City Council candidate accuses police of conducting coordinated break-ins of his and associates’ homes. Jorge Cornell , an at-large council candidate and local leader of The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, se...
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September 19, 2009
GREENSBORO — While City Council District 2 candidate Nettie Coad campaigned this week, she found a voter who believed she was in a particular voting district but turned out to be in another. “They found that the lines removed her from District...
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September 16, 2009
If you live in Greensboro or Pleasant Garden and can’t wait to vote in your municipal primary, now’s your time. Early voting for races in those municipalities will begin Thursday. Likewise for about 240 registered voters in Guilford County who...
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September 13, 2009
GREENSBORO — Two City Council challengers have called on their colleagues to meet new ethical standards — above and beyond what is required by law. Nancy Vaughan , who is running for an at-large seat on the City Council, asked her fellow candi...
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September 11, 2009
Clean elections and public financing will be the topic of a Greenboro Neighborhood Congress meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Nussbaum Room of the Greensboro Central Library, 219 N. Church St.
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September 9, 2009
GREENSBORO — City employee strife, property-tax increases, the Urban Loop and other topics received attention in a forum for City Council candidates Tuesday at the Greensboro Historical Museum. Candidates from council Districts 1, 3 and 4 answered...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, the first woman elected to a statewide office in North Carolina, is entering the race for U.S. Senate with the hopes of unseating Republican Richard Burr. Marshall filed paperwork this week to creat...
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September 7, 2009
GREENSBORO — Residents are invited to the first public City Council candidate forum this week.The forum will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Greensboro Historical Museum at 130 Summit Ave. The event is free. There is free parking at the city's Ch...
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August 13, 2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas school district dress code that banned a student's T-shirt supporting the presidential campaign of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards.Waxahachie High School and school district offic...
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August 11, 2009
REIDSVILLE — There are some similarities between Mayor James Festerman and Mayor Pro Tem Donald Gorham, who are both vying for the mayor’s seat in the city’s October election. Both men have strong ties to the city. They are natives who b...
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August 4, 2009
GREENSBORO — Police Chief Tim Bellamy said Monday that he stands behind the actions of his officers in the arrest of City Council candidate and gang leader Jorge Cornell over the weekend. Friends and supporters of Cornell told City Council on Monday...
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August 3, 2009
GREENSBORO — An online video showing the Saturday arrest of a City Council candidate and gang leader is leading to questions of whether the situation was a legitimate arrest or police overstepping boundaries. As of Sunday, few definite answers have...
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July 29, 2009
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July 27, 2009
This year’s crop of candidates for City Council include all kinds of characters — a developer, a chef, a community organizer. And you can add another thing to a couple of candidate biographies: debtor. Five candidates for City Council have ove...
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July 24, 2009
After a weeklong extension of the election filing period, Sedalia now has five candidates vying for three open at-large council seats. The new filing deadline was noon Friday. Residents Veronica Lewis, Keith Carter and Shinita Wrenwick will ad...
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July 21, 2009
Residents in some precincts will have a new place to vote in the next round of elections. The Guilford County Board of Elections is selecting new polling locations.The elections board met Tuesday to discuss the locations. The elections office has a verbal...
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July 18, 2009
GREENSBORO — If you are worried about your job and the economy, you are not the only one. This year’s City Council hopefuls put new jobs and growth at the top of their lists of concerns for the 2009 election. Filing ended Friday, with 33 candi...
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Thirty-three candidates have declared their intentions to run for Greensboro City Council seats this fall. City voters will be asked to narrow the field with primaries Oct. 6 in the five council districts and the citywide at-large race. The election is No...
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