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Larry Proctor For County Commissioner Campaign

Statement from Larry Proctor: “To my friends and supporters I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU. I have been overwhelmed by the level of support I have received in the campaign for county commissioner. You have given of your time, your finances and your encouragement. You have also participated in campaigning and worked especially hard at the polls. I am honored to have received the top position in the primary but feel even more honored to have friends like you. We have cleared the first hurdle and now we are on our way. With your continued support we will make it.”

Larry won the primary with 36% of the vote, ten points ahead of his nearest competitor. Another substantial statistic is that he won or tied 143 out of 163 precincts (88%) showing a strong county wide support.

We are now in the process of building a team of campaigners beginning with a campaign chairperson from each of the nine Guilford County districts. Each chairperson will be responsible, among other things, for assisting in the distribution of yard signs and campaign literature. We are also in the process of building an e-mail data base of supporters. If you are interesting in helping in this campaign or would like to be included in our data base please e-mail me at tony@tonywilkins.com.

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Binder Supports Larry Proctor in Commissioners Race

A message from Rudy Binder:

“I would like to thank the 7894 people that voted for me on Tuesday. I will be supporting Larry Proctor for Guilford County Commissioner At-Large and I hope you will too.”

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Congressman Howard Coble’s New Website

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—-The lead Republican on the House subcommittee that has jurisdiction on issues dealing with the Internet, announced today that he has launched a brand-new web site to serve the citizens of the Sixth District of North Carolina. U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), the Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, said today that it has been almost exactly four years to the day when his office last updated its congressional web site.

Congressman Coble said that the new web site is more user-friendly than the previous one. “Our goal has always been to provide as many services as possible to the people of the Sixth District,” Rep. Coble noted, “and since so many people today use the Internet as a routine part of their daily lives, we thought it was time to give our web site a fresh, new look. I hope our constituents will agree that the new web site is even easier to navigate than the old one.”

Rep. Coble said the new site features new colors, bolder graphics, easier navigational tools, and many other features. One new tool is an easier-to-find link on the home page that will take viewers directly to any speeches that Congressman Coble has delivered on the House floor. There is also a much more detailed section dealing with issues Congress is addressing and Rep. Coble’s positions on them. Popular features on the old site, such as obtaining a flag that has been flown over the Capitol Building and an entire Kids Page devoted to teaching young people about their government, have been retained.

Among the new graphics on the home page of the web site is a photo of the Big Chair in Thomasville. Many other familiar scenes throughout the Sixth District are also located on the photo gallery page. Rep. Coble said that his new web site can be reached the same way as before at www.coble.house.gov .

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Photos: Primary Election Day

I like Pricey.

Who wouldn’t want to be on this team?

Campaigning with my brotherfriend.

Incumbent commissioners Alston and Yow peacefully watch the victorious numbers roll in.

I was strongly opposed to Rick Wallace being elected as commissioner in District 5 but he showed a lot of class here when he entered enemy camp with an entire balcony full of Billy Yow supporters to congratulate Billy. What I would like to say to Rick is that I thank him for his military service to this country allowing me the freedom to say, “I was strongly opposed to Rick Wallace being elected…”

These two have a lot to smile about. First time candidate for elected office Larry Proctor was the top vote getter in the GC Commissioner At-Large race with 15,494 votes, ten points ahead of the nearest competitor. And Sheriff BJ Barnes efforts to pass the Jail Bond were successful when jail bonds on a national level fail by a 98% rate.

Congratulations to Dr. Bratton and Kay Hagan.

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Photos: Pat McCrory Rally in Jamestown

Pat McCrory got the Jamestown crowd enthused at his last rally before Tuesday’s primary.

 

Private Update: (to the tune of Jesse Colter’s “I’m Not Lisa“)
“She’s not Lee, fec,
Her name is Lisa Dames,
And if it’s ‘que you’re after,
Head on down to Henry James.
She’s not Lee, fec.”

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Billy Yow Draws Over 500 To Sumner Event

Confirming a strong base of support in the Sumner area Guilford County District 5 candidate Billy Yow drew over 500 people to the Sumner Community Day organized by Michele Stone. The event was held at the Sumner Civitan park and hot dogs were provided by the Committee to Elect Billy Yow. With time permitting I hope to post some photos of the “Meet and Greet Billy Yow” day in Sumner.

Earlier this year George Rider, who is a veteran organizer of political raffles, stated Yow’s event was the largest attended that he had seen. Over 400 attended that prime rib dinner and raised over $31,000 for Yow’s campaign.

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Larry Proctor Endorsements for GC Commissioner

You probably noticed the endorsement of Larry Proctor for Guilford County Commissioner At Large in the Rhino Times today.

We’ve posted a few more compliments at his website.

One that I thought was especially sincere was the one from his pastor:

I have known Larry Proctor for 11 years now. In that time I have become a good friend and admirer. The reason for this is simple and straightforward. Larry Proctor is a man who thinks through the situation, researches the possible solutions, and then tells me what he has found to be true and votes for the better good. I admire someone who is willing to do his homework and then vote, not his agenda, but his convictions of what he knows is true. As an extra added measure, he is always willing to listen to all sides and change his mind if there is a better way. I can trust this man to be a County Commissioner because I know before he makes his first vote he will be voting for the best for Guilford County, he will always do his research, and he will always be thinking about the people of this county and their better good. He will tell me the truth.

I have endorsed Larry for other boards like the Board of Directors at Teen Challenge…If you want a “Yes” man Larry is not the one you want. If you want someone who will look at all sides and tell you the truth, then Larry is your man.

I don’t do political endorsements. However, for me this is not a political endorsement in the usual sense of that term. I am simply telling, from my personal knowledge of his past interactions with me, how I feel this man will do if he were holding a certain job which happens to be a county commissioner. This is the way he would approach any endeavor.

I am a registered Democrat but I will vote for an honest, hard working man everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. I will vote for Larry Proctor.

Grace and Peace
Reverend Doctor Stephen M. Martin
Pastor: Pleasant Garden United Methodist Church

I hope you’ll consider voting for Larry. We are fortunate a man of this caliber has offered to serve.

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Pat McCrory Rally in Jamestown May 5th

I hope to see you at the Pat McCrory Triad Rally in Jamestown on May 5th.
6 PM- Music by Lisa Dames
7 PM- Rally Begins
Jamestown Public Library, 200 West Main Street
—Bring your friends, families, and kids—
Any questions contact john@theadcoxcompanies.com

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Crime And The New Guilford County Charter School

If you have tried to get a child in Greensboro Academy you know what it’s like waiting on the lottery. We didn’t make it again this year.

When I read about the new charter school opening next year I decided to check it out. I went to their website and found the information about them being a math and science charter, they’re K-6, some RF Micro people are involved, and their location. The location being 900 Sixteenth Street.

Just as a safety concern I did a routine crime search on the GPD Police to Citizen website and found what I considered troubling information.

In the past two weeks and within one mile of that address the following crimes are posted on the GPD website:

• 14 larcenies
• 9 arrests
• 8 burglaries
• 4 robberies
• 3 drug related charges
• 3 vandalisms
• 3 missing persons
• 2 car thefts
• 1 assault
• 1 weapons charge
• and although not listed on the GPD site the recent murder of an A&T student is approximately 0.8 miles from that location

Is it just me or does this seem to be an unusually high number of crimes close to a newly developing charter school location with students K-6?

Using the same criteria in relation to the charter school we’ve been trying to get into for some time now the results were:

• 3 arrests
• 1 car theft

I’m not sure if this is an issue for other people. It was for me.

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David Hoggard: MIA

I miss David.

24 days of looking at “Stung By Skybus” is getting old. Leaving us an entire month before the primary is just not right. There might be a law about it, I don’t know.

Did Mitchell Johnson (the suddenly quiet as a mouse acting city manager) put you in the Witness Protection Program?

Please step away from the window, write some funny stuff, and then proceed with your profession. You should know when you’re missed.

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