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July 17, 2009

Stokesdale voters to decide on liquor by the drink
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The issue of liquor by the drink and ABC stores now rests in the hands of Stokesdale voters. After nearly two hours of public comment, the Stokesdale Town Council voted 3 to 2 to adopt resolutions to put liquor by the drink and ABC stores on the November... Read More

Election filings for Friday

Friday was the last day for candidates to file for the fall municipal elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Friday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Gary Nixon Seat seeking: At-large Age: 6... Read More

Fall 2009 ballot for Greensboro, county towns

Candidates who will appear on the ballot in municipal elections in Guilford County. Primaries will be Oct. 6, and the election is Nov. 3. GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Mayor (one seat) Yvonne J. Johnson (i) Bill Knight At-large (three seats) Marikay A... Read More

Election filings for Thursday; today is final day

Noon today is the deadline for candidates to file for fall municipal elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Thursday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Jorge Cornell Seat seeking: At-large Ag... Read More

Gang leader will run for City Council
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GREENSBORO — A local gang leader is aiming for a new post: City Council.Jorge Cornell, who said he is an “Inca” of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, filed to run for City Council at-large Thursday.Cornell is among... Read More

July 15, 2009

Election filings for Wednesday

Candidates for local offices have until noon Friday to file with the local boards of elections. The primary election will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Wednesday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Robert V. “Robbie&rdquo... Read More

July 14, 2009

Election filings for Tuesday

Candidates for municipal elections have until noon Friday to file with local boards of elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Tuesday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Luther T. Falls Jr. Seat seeking... Read More

July 13, 2009

Election filings for Monday

Candidates for municipal elections have until noon Friday to file with local boards of elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Monday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Charles Dayton Coffey Seat seekin... Read More

Greensboro's ballot heavily populated
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The candidates have wasted no time jumping into the Greensboro City Council election. As of Friday afternoon, 22 people had declared their candidacy with the Guilford County Board of Elections. Every race has challengers. Council Districts 1, 2 and 4 &mda... Read More

July 10, 2009

Let the campaign begin

GREENSBORO CITY COUNCILMAYORThe following candidates have declared their candidacy for Mayor of Greensboro. Candidates have until July 17 at noon to file their paperwork with the board of elections. The following information was compiled through interview... Read More

Election filings for Friday

Candidates for local offices have until noon Friday to file with local board of elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Friday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Julie Lapham Seat seeking: At-large Age...... Read More

July 9, 2009

Election filings for Thursday

Candidates for municipal elections have until noon July 17 to file with local boards of elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Wednesday and Thursday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Donnell “D... Read More

July 8, 2009

Election filings for Wednesday

Candidates for local offices have until noon July 17 to file with local boards of elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Tuesday or Wednesday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL William H. “Bill&r... Read More

July 7, 2009

Tuesday's election filings

Candidates for local offices have until July 17 at noon to file with the Guilford County Board of Elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Tuesday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Yvonne Johnson Seat s... Read More

July 6, 2009

Monday's election filings

Candidates for local offices have until noon July 17 to file with the Guilford County Board of Elections. Primary elections will be Oct. 6. The general election will be Nov. 3. Candidates who filed Monday: GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL Marikay Abuzuaiter Seat s... Read More

July 5, 2009

Campaign donors hold stake in budget

RALEIGH — To become a legislator and have the responsibility of unraveling the thicket of problems surrounding the state budget, one first has to run for office. And to run for office, candidates need to raise money from some of the same people who... Read More

June 11, 2009

Mayoral hopefuls off and running in Greensboro

GREENSBORO — Campaign season is more than three weeks away, but Greensboro’s mayoral hopefuls have wasted no time declaring their candidacy. On the heels of Mayor Yvonne Johnson’s re-election campaign kick-off last week, former City Coun... Read More

May 14, 2009

Ex-Panther Minter considers run for Congress

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Former Carolina Panthers safety Mike Minter said Wednesday that he will make a decision in the next few weeks whether to challenge for the 8th District seat.The seat is currently held by Democrat Larry Kissell, who defeated 10-year... Read More

May 6, 2009

Chatham County passes liquor by the drink

RALEIGH (AP) — Voters in a central North Carolina county and a western city have approved measures to allow restaurants to sell liquor by the drink.Voters in Chatham County approved the sales Tuesday by a nearly 2-1 margin. Pittsboro Mayor Randy Vol... Read More

April 30, 2009

Elizabeth Edwards: John's affair made me vomit
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NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Edwards writes in a new memoir that news of her husband's affair made her vomit in a bathroom.In the book scheduled to be published May 12, Edwards says her husband, John, admitted to the betrayal just days after declaring... Read More

April 21, 2009

Third parties argue for access to ballot
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RALEIGH — Smaller political parties face too many obstacles if they want candidates listed on North Carolina ballots, lawyers for the Libertarian and Green parties told a N.C. Court of Appeals panel Monday. The justices were hearing the appeal of a... Read More

April 9, 2009

Bill to help fund council races backed

Taxpayers could help fund city council campaigns under a measure given tentative approval by the N.C. House on Wednesday evening.The House must confirm its 60-52 vote today before sending the measure to the Senate. Rep. Pricey Harrison, one of the bill&rs... Read More

January 20, 2009

Dear Mr. President: Readers send letters to Obama
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Hundreds of News & Record readers submitted letters to the president-elect. Below are many of them; other letters that published on Sunday are also online. * * * * * * * * Read More

Board of Elections wants winning candidate to appear

The Guilford County Board of Elections is the latest to begin looking for the winning candidate who has not shown up to claim his office. Kirk Perkins won a seat in the November election on the county’s Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supe... Read More

Obama's view an ode to America’s promise

WASHINGTON - When Barack Obama mounts the podium to take the oath and deliver his inaugural address, when he looks out upon the National Mall and hundreds of thousands of bright and hopeful faces, he will see so much more: the symbols of a nation forever... Read More

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