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Jacksonville Daily News: Former Councilman Bittner Feels “Affronted” by Green City Comments

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Today’s Jacksonville Daily News has a Letter to the Editor from former Jacksonville City Councilman Jerry Bittner. Mr. Bittner feels that the impact of previous City Councils was minimized by comments made by City Manager Kristoff Bauer (and myself, though Bittner didn’t call me out on it).
Bittner points to the Rails-to-Trails project (which Bittner didn’t [...]

The Jacksonville Daily News: Letter to the Editor RE: Oil Supply

Friday, June 20th, 2008

This is a letter to the editor of the Jacksonville Daily News that I sent today.
It’s also a test of the document upload and embed site, scribd. What do you think?

Letter to the Editor RE Oil Supply 20 June 08 - Upload a Document to Scribd
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Letter to the Editor RE: Senate Bill 1608 - Defense of Marriage

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Today I sent the following letter to the editor of the Jacksonville Daily News.
Dear Editor,
The North Carolina Constitution is under attack, yet again, by those who wish to use the State’s most powerful written document to deny the moral rights of North Carolinians.
Today, State Senator James Forrester, along with several co-conspirators including Onslow County’s own [...]

Letter to the Editor RE: Onslow County Commissioner Delma Collins Filing for Re-Election to Board of Commissioners

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

The following is a letter to the editor of the Jacksonville Daily News regarding Onslow County Commissioner (and failed candidate for Clerk of Superior Court) Delma Collins filing for re-election to the Onslow County Board. It has so far been unpublished and I have not been contacted by the editorial staff for confirmation.

I learned today [...]