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The text of an email I sent to North Carolina House of Representatives members George Cleveland, Robert Grady and Russell Tucker in support of House Bill 2 (Prohibit Smoking in Public & Work Places)
I strongly urge you, dear readers that live in NC, to write your House representatives and support this legislation. Feel free to [...]

February 1st, 2009 | Tags: Activism, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), health, House Bill 2 Prohibit Smoking in Public and Work Places, Hugh Holliman, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), smoke free, Smoking ban | Category: 2010 Elections, Activism, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Health News, Legislation, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, Politics, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent) | Comments (2)

It’s been 4 days since Election Day. I haven’t updated the Elections Page, but I will. There’s just been a lot to process (politically and otherwise) for me.
Senator Barack Obama won by a pretty large margin (his 53% to McCain’s 46%). Check out President-Elect Obama’s Transition Office’s website for more information on his transition staff and [...]

November 8th, 2008 | Tags: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Elections, NC Council of State, NC General Assembly, NC Governor, NC House 14th District, NC House 15th District, NC House 4th District, NC House of Representatives, NC Lieutenant Governor, NC Senate, NC Senate 6th District, NC-03, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, U.S. Senate, US House of Representatives | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Elizabeth Dole, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), Kay Hagan, Lionell Midgett, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, NC-03, North Carolina, North Carolina Democratic Party, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Republican Party, North Carolina Senate, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Democratic Party, Onslow County Politics, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, W. C. Jarman, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent) | Comments (1)

We all know Tuesday is Election Day here in the U.S. I’m sure it’s an election that the world will be watching, as well as very nervous Americans.
I’ll be posting frequent updates here (probably every half-hour to hour) and will be Twittering updates as well.
The races I’ll be paying particular attention to are:

President of the [...]

November 2nd, 2008 | Tags: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Elections, Barack Obama (IL), Bev Perdue, California's Proposition 8, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Daniel Johns, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain (Az), Kathy Dahlkemper, Kay Hagan, Larry Kissell, NC Governor, NC-03, NC-05, NC-08, NC-10, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Sales Tax Referendum, PA-03, Pat McCrory, Patrick McHenry, Phil English, Robin Hayes, Roy Carter, U.S. Senate, US House of Representatives, Virginia Foxx, Walter B Jones Jr | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Democrats, Don Sweeting, Elizabeth Dole, Ernie Wright, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), John Burns, Kay Hagan, Lionell Midgett, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, NC-03, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Tony Padgett, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, W. C. Jarman, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent), William Rouse, Jr. | Comments (3)

I’m recovering from the end of a four-day weekend (AM and I took Thursday and Friday off, as well as the standard Saturday/Sunday weekend).
We got Dexter neutered and had his shots updated.
We voted. Early voting is really easy and takes very little time. There really is no excuse, folks. Please, go vote.
We set up AM’s bike so [...]

October 28th, 2008 | Tags: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Elections, Alva Williams, Bicycling, Blog Navel-Gazing, Bloggers, Car-Free, City of Jacksonville NC, Commuting, Family, Fannie K. Coleman, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Trails and Greenways Commission, Jerome Willingham, Journal, Michael Lazzara, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, Randy Thomas, Reva Sullivan, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Sammy Phillips | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Alva Williams, Bicycling, Blog Navel-Gazing, Bloggers, Car-Free, City of Jacksonville NC, Commuting, Family, Fannie K. Coleman, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville, NC, Jerome Willingham, Journal, Legislation, Michael Lazzara, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Randy Thomas, Reva Sullivan, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Sammy Phillips, Tweet-Digest | Comments (4)

North Carolina’s early voting period begins Thursday (October 16th).
The Onslow County Board of Elections will have four sites maintained for the early voting period:

Jacksonville Commons Rec. Center
Swansboro Middle School Annex
Tar Landing Baptist Church
Verona Fire Station

These locations will be open from 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays and on Saturday (November 1st) from 8:00am to 1:00pm. [...]

October 14th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Activism, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Democrats, Don Sweeting, Elizabeth Dole, Ernie Wright, Events, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), Jacksonville, NC, John Burns, Kay Hagan, Lionell Midgett, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, NC-03, News, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Board of Elections, Onslow County Politics, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Tony Padgett, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, W. C. Jarman, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent), William Rouse, Jr. | Leave a comment

Below is my letter requesting that the four elected representatives from Onslow County (State Senator Harry Brown (NC Sen 6) and State Representatives Russell Tucker (NC House 4), George Cleveland (NC House 14) and Robert Grady (NC House 15)) work with their colleagues in the NC General Assembly and the North Carolina Department of Transportation [...]

September 15th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, 2010 Elections, Activism, Alva Williams, Bicycling, Car-Free, City of Jacksonville NC, Commuting, Fannie K. Coleman, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), Jacksonville, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Jerome Willingham, Michael Lazzara, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Politics, Randy Thomas, Reva Sullivan, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Sammy Phillips | Leave a comment

It’s Primary Day in NC!
I’m a proud member of the 8.4% of NC’s registered voters that participated in early voting this year, so I’ll not be standing in lines with the rest of Onslow’s voters today.
If you want information on the candidates, visit the Jacksonville Daily News‘ Election 2008 page. If you want information on [...]

May 6th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Delma Collins, Democrats, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Jack Bright, Jacksonville, NC, Joe McLaughlin (Rep Candidate), Lionell Midgett, Martin Aragona, Jr (Rep Candidate), NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, NC-03, North Carolina Democratic Party, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Republican Party, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Board of Education, Onslow County Board of Elections, Onslow County Democratic Party, Onslow County Register of Deeds, Onslow County Republican Party, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Republicans, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent) | Comments (2)