Senator Kay Hagan will be in Boone on April 4 for a “Conversation with Kay.” She will be at the Louis Harrill Senior Center, 182 Poplar Grove Road, Boone from 9:30 to 10:30 am on that day.
Mar 262012
Mar 212012
Hattip: ProgressNC 1. This amendment is not needed to prevent gay marriage: there is already an NC law forbidding gay marriage. 2. This amendment bars the state from recognizing any legal domestic union other than marriage, including partnerships between unmarried men and women. 3. Similar laws in other states have been struck down by the courts - meaning NC will face substantial legal [more]
Mar 212012
The North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) has honored Wataugan Justin Grimes with an investigative journalism award for a series of articles in the Avery Journal. In presenting the award, NCPA commended Grimes for follow-up to his initial series and for solid investigative research. In March of 2011, some concerned citizens approached Grimes with concerns that [more]
Maggie McFadden, Professor Emerita of Women’s Studies at Appalachian State University, will be speaking on “India, Women, Food,” highlighting her recent trip to India as part of the Global Exchange Gandhian Legacy Tour, at the Democratic Women’s Club Meeting on Wednesday, March 28 at the Watauga County Public Library. Members of Democratic Women and guests [more]
Tony McEwen, an officer of the North Carolina Democratic Party, announced that Pam Williamson of Watauga County had been designated as North Carolina Grassroots Democrat Activist of the Month for February. McEwen wrote, “Pam Williamson is what makes our party work and makes me hopeful for our future. Pam is the definition of a grassroots [more]
Mar 042012
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Feb 162012
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]
Feb 152012
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]
Feb 132012
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]
Feb 062012
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]
