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Watch For Me Campaign Ruffles Some Feathers
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A new campaign to teach drivers to stop for pedestrians at crosswalks has entered its “enforcement phase,” with police using plainclothes officers to catch drivers who don’t stop.
2012 General Election Voter Guide
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor — Pat Lawson
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[media-credit name=”Pat Lawson” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Patrick Lawson ― Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
Age: 45
Occupation: Real estate agent
Campaign website: http://patlawson4sandw.blogspot.com/
Very few people know what the Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor does. How would you explain to voters what you do? That’s a tough question, because I’m not in to the job yet. There are five commissioners that run the office and I think there’s about seven or nine people that actually report to the five supervisors, they’re actually called supervisors. Three are elected, two are appointed.
2012 General Election Voter Guide
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor — Bill Cole
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[media-credit name=”Bill Cole” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]William “Bill” Cole ― Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
Age: 52
Occupation: Software solution architect
Campaign website: None
Very few people know what the Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor does. How would you explain to voters what you do? The Soil and Water District is an organization that is non-regulatory. We’ve been chartered by the state to, if you will, help direct federal and state grant money towards agriculture and conservation projects. A lot of what the board of supervisors does is to review projects, approve them, sign off on them.
2012 General Election Voter Guide
NC State Senate District 15 — Neal Hunt
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[media-credit name=”Neal Hunt” align=”alignright” width=”214″][/media-credit]Neal Hunt — NC State Senate District 15
Political Party: Republican
Age: 70
Occupation: Senator/investor
Campaign website: nealhunt.com
The economy is at the top of voters’ minds in this year’s election. What do you think elected officials can do to address it? Well, the economy is primarily driven by federal policies. However, the state of North Carolina can do certain things to make sure we’re competitive with our other states as well as foreign countries. The best way to address that is to make sure that we’re attractive for business expansion and for new businesses to come into North Carolina.
2012 General Election Voter Guide
NC State Senate District 15 — Sig Hutchinson (D)
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[media-credit name=”Sig Hutchinson” align=”alignright” width=”212″][/media-credit]Sig Hutchinson — NC State Senate District 15
Political Party: Democrat
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Campaign website: sigforsenate.com
The economy is at the top of voters’ minds in this year’s election. What do you think elected officials can do to address it? My campaign is built around what I refer to as the three Es, which is: strengthening our economy, improving our education, and protecting our environment. And, of which, jobs and the economy is clearly within the purview of the first “E.” So, the question before us is: how do we continue to create jobs in North Carolina? And my answer to that is that North Carolina is one of, if not the best, places to live in America.
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With Wake Tax Off the Table, City Transit Planners Look to Short-Term
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Raleigh transportation planners are coming up with alternate ideas to improve the city’s transit. The plans follow a vote by the Wake County Commission not to put a voter referendum on the November ballot for a half-cent sales tax increase to pay for a transit plan.
