Published Feb. 15, 2012, in the Raleigh News & Observer: Pat McCrory’s personal finances remain largely hidden despite filing of the required disclosure form [Feb. 15]. The N.C. Democratic Party has asked McCrory to disclose more than required, given his work for a law firm that does lobbying and developments in the GOP presidential primary, [more]
The Watauga County Democratic Party holds annual precinct meetings in preparation for the annual County Convention (which will be on Saturday, April 14, at noon, in the main courtroom of the County Courthouse). At your precinct meeting, you will be electing delegates to the County Convention, hearing messages from leading Democrats in the state, considering [more]
I’m excited to be running again for the N C House to represent the citizens of Watauga and Ashe Counties (District 93). I’m running because I believe in the goodness, greatness and exciting future of North Carolina, especially Watauga and Ashe. We all know what has happened in Raleigh this past session. We’ve seen the [more]
I’m writing to ask you to help our Democratic NC Court of Appeals judges on the 2012 ballot. They are Judge Linda McGee, Judge Wanda G. Bryant, and Judge Cressie Thigpen. Among them they have 30 years experience as fair judges who follow the law and serve the people of our state. They urgently need [more]
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Linda McGee will speak at the Democratic Women’s Club luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and will host a fundraiser for her reelection campaign at Char Restaurant on Thursday, Feb. 23. Both events are open to the public. Judge McGee practiced law in Boone for some 17 years with the [more]
What’s going on in the family of Congresswoman Virginia Foxx? Her daughter has come out publicly applauding the candidacy of Democrat Billy Kennedy, who ran for Congress against Mrs. Foxx in 2010 and who is running this year for the Watauga County Commission. The comment by Mrs. Foxx’s daughter came on Facebook after prominent Watauga [more]
Lauren Ohnesorge, in the Watauga Democrat, 13 Jan. 2012: Former North Carolina Rep. Cullie Tarleton, a Blowing Rock resident and Democratic activist, has announced a return to politics. Tarleton officially announced Monday his candidacy for the office currently held by Rep. Jonathan Jordan, the man who took the seat from Tarleton last election cycle. “I [more]
Elisabeth Motsinger issued the following statement: WINSTON-SALEM, JANUARY 16, 2012 – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board member Elisabeth Motsinger will officially announce her plans to run for Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 12:30 p.m. at Caffe Prada, located at 390 North Broad St. (corner of Broad and 4th Street) in downtown Winston-Salem. Motsinger, a Democrat, has [more]
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, the Executive Committee of the Young Democrats of North Carolina voted unanimously to voice our “unqualified support” for Governor Bev Perdue. As the Chair of our Platform & Resolutions Committee, I believe it is imperative for us to show our support for Governor Perdue and stand with her. Her leadership [more]
The Winston Kinsey family will receive friends in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Boone from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12. A Celebration of Winston’s life will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, at First Baptist. Dr. Winston Lee Kinsey, age 68, of Lawrence Greene Road, Deep Gap, passed away [more]
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