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County Republican Convention focuses on change (The Hendersonville Times-News)
Republicans attending the Henderson County Republican Convention, held Saturday at Apple Valley Middle School, were geared up for change. The keynote speaker for the convention was Tom Fetzer, the NCGOP chairman. Fetzer made a few predictions about the upcoming year. The convention was followed by the annual Lincoln Day Dinner.Fired police officer loses case against city (The Gaston Gazette) A former Gastonia Police officer faced a setback last week in his attempt to receive money for benefits he believes he is owed. The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a decision that compensated Mike McKenzie for a stint of unemployment....
Schools see fewer dropouts this year (The Shelby Star) Later this week: Read more in The Star about which Cleveland County schools have the highest dropout rates and which have the lowest. Cleveland County dropout rate 2008-2009: 5.98 2007-2008: 6.76 2006-2007: 6.31 2005-2006: 6.81 2004-2005: 5.57...
Tami Barnes running for Moffat County Commission (Craig Daily Press) Tami Barnes, a Republican and chairwoman of the Moffat County Tea Party, announced her candidacy for the county commission Feb. 27 at the Moffat County Republican Central Committee Lincoln Day Dinner.
Baseball, college basketball, NBA (The Toledo Blade) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men AP Top 25 Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (63) 29-2 1,623 2 2. Kentucky (2) 29-2 1,553 3 3. Syracuse 28-3 1,500 1 4. Duke 26-5 1,348 4 5. Ohio St. 24-7 1,344 6 6. Purdue 26-4 1,252 7 7. West Virginia 24-6 1,231 10 8. New Mexico 28-3 1,188 8 9. Kansas St. 24-6 1,063 5 10. Villanova 24-6 1,016 9 11. Michigan St. 24-7 1,015 11 12. Butler 27-4 796 12 13. Wisconsin 23-7 710 15 14. BYU ...
GOP's state chairman speaking at local dinner (The Hendersonville Times-News) By James Shea Times-News Staff Writer North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer is the keynote speaker for the Henderson County Lincoln Day dinner. The event takes place Saturday at Apple Valley Middle School at 3 p.m. Dinner begins at 5 p.m.
Prep baseball preview capsules (The Gaston Gazette) BIG SOUTH 3A CONFERENCE ASHBROOK GREEN WAVE Last year: 7-16, 2-10 Big South (sixth). Did not qualify for playoffs. Coach: Josh Cobb, first season Assistant coaches: Mike Bogaert, Charles Dixon Returning starters (5): Garnett Bullock, IF, So.;...
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David Kirby: Is Manure a Hazardous Substance? Blanche Lincoln Says "No" (The Huffington Post) Pro-Agribusiness members of Congress are working to make sure spilled animal waste from industrial farms is exempted from federal Superfund clean-up rules.
NC: No money available for student textbooks (WCNC Charlotte) STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Students need books to learn, but North Carolina is telling schools there's no money for new books. In Iredell County, students are already using books that are old, torn and have broken bindings. "Our students need textbooks. It's the biggest part of their education they need," said a parent. At Statesville High, some students are using books that are eight years old. But ...