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2010: The Obligatory Goals Post

It’s a new year. And that means new goals. Many of my goals are the same as last year…Goals that I’ve failed at achieving. But, we never let failure stop us from trying to succeed. We’d really never get anything done if we did!
There’s a number of things I want to do this year.
Writing: [...]

Bicyclist’s Behavior from the Driver’s Seat

It’s been no secret that I haven’t been bicycle commuting the last few months (since September). It started with an illness and has just been snowballing after that.
So, as I’ve been driving to my office aboard Camp Lejeune, I’ve spent plenty of time in stop-and-go traffic. This has afforded me to observe bicyclists’ behavior from [...]

2009 Elections: Council Candidate Jerry Bittner’s Answers

I emailed questions to all the candidates and incumbents for Jacksonville City Council.
Below are the answers from Mr. Jerry Bittner (Ward 2), who is running against Councilwoman Reva Sullivan. The answers are cut and pasted directly from the email and contain no altering of text, except for format (bulletized the questions and indented the [...]

2009 Elections: Council Candidate James Bryan’s Answers

I emailed questions to all the candidates and incumbents for Jacksonville City Council.
Below are the answers from Mr. James Bryan (At Large). The answers are cut and pasted directly from the email and contain no altering of text, except for format (bulletized the questions and indented the answers).

-Water is becoming a less plentiful, but more [...]

2009 Elections: Council Candidate Bob Warden’s Answers

I emailed questions to all the candidates and incumbents for Jacksonville City Council.
Below is the response from Bob Warden (At Large). The response is cut and pasted directly from the email and contain no altering of text.
I’m responding to this because I’ve heard that your blogs are balanced. I’ve read several [...]

2009 Elections: Council Candidate Kevin O’Connor’s Answers

I emailed questions to all the candidates and incumbents for Jacksonville City Council.
Mr. O’Connor has not submitted answers, but I did speak with him briefly on the telephone today. Below is a quick synopsis of our conversation.
Mr. O’Connor believes in taking government “back to basics”, meaning providing the primary services (police, fire, water, sewer etc). [...]

2009 Elections: Councilman Jerome Willingham’s Answers

I emailed questions to all the candidates and incumbents for Jacksonville City Council yesterday.
Below are the answers from Councilman Jerome Willingham (Ward 1), who is running unopposed for election. The answers are cut and pasted directly from the email and contain no altering of text, except for format (bulletized the questions and indented the answers).

1– [...]

Onslow Memorial Hospital Wants to Pay Mommy-Bloggers, Not Interested in Dads

Onslow Memorial Hospital (Twitter, Facebook) is seeking to pay mommy-bloggers and not offering equal opportunities to dads.
It’s a move I’ve called sexist, ignorant and foolish.
Certainly, moms have a particular perspective on raising children. Certainly, in Jacksonville and Onslow County moms have to deal with particular issues that other moms (you know, the non-married-to-military kind) don’t. [...]

Down East Cyclists: Invitation to Down East Cyclists’ and City of Jacksonville Family Fun Ride on October 10th, 2009

On behalf of the Down East Cyclists’ bicycling club, I’d like to invite you to participate in the Down East Cyclists Family Fun Ride on October 10th, 2009 at 9 o’clock in the morning.
The Family Fun Ride will begin at the Onslow County Tax Office on Court Street and will follow the Rails-to-Trails Greenway to [...]

2009 Election: Questions for Jacksonville City Council Candidates

The 2009 municipal elections are just more than a month away and there’s been nary a word from the majority of candidates running for Jacksonville’s City Council.
Below is a list of questions I will be sending to all the candidates within a few weeks. Give them a read and add your own in the [...]

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