tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115585302012-01-04T13:13:13.697-05:00This blog will express my feelings about life and happenings in Greensboro, NC. and other stuff. I promise to make a real effort to update it at least once a week. Thank you for visiting my personal page.Diane Grey Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541242553224988073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558530.post-22424773560992586852011-10-21T07:10:00.000-04:002011-10-21T07:10:32.045-04:00

GET HELP FILING A PRO SE MOTION FOR CUSTODY/VISITATION Court Watch of North Carolina will conduct “HOW-TO” Seminars providing personal assistance and detailed instructional packets, ...When:  Tuesdays, Oct. 25th,               Dec. 6th              Jan. 24thWhere: 415 N. Edgeworth Street # 201Time:    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm   Cost:     FreeWhat to Bring:  Any existing court-ordered custody/visitation

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Peach Day at the Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011 Free Ice Cream Cones ? ?

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Roseanne Barr for President? How much worse could she be than what we have had for the past ten years?  What we need is a fair nominating system. Today, anyone with access to media exposure can announce a run for any office. Then the media picks a winner by influencing the American voters with lots of emphasis on trivial issues and entertaining comments and interviews. When will the voters

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GREENSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           GREENSBORO, NC (April 21, 2011)  Next week, library staff will hold meetings to discuss collection development policy at the Vance Chavis and Glenwood Branch libraries.               Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 4 pmVance Chavis Branch Library900 South Benbow Rd. Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 4 pmGlenwood Branch Library1901 West

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News-Record Editorial Writer Doug Clark touched on only one of the many lies, gossip and half truths that are flying everywhere during this election season. It is happening all over the US. Where are the real reporters? Why aren't they asking questions and demanding answers to relevant issues instead of settling for evasive and ignorant answers? Trivia prevails. I have been visiting in Georgia

Diane Grey Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541242553224988073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558530.post-34817087292582218092010-09-02T19:11:00.000-04:002010-09-02T19:11:04.401-04:00

When do religious freedom and treason collide?

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July 10th is Berry Day at Greensboro Farmers Curb MarketBlueberry Day on Saturday, July 10th. Local berries are in at the Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market! Alex Amoroso willl be making his wonderful pancakes, served with delicious blueberries from the market farmers. This is a fundraiser and the market needs your help to make it a success. This is a fun way to support the market. More Info at:

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When Greensboro gets through the current budget problems, there are certainly things that can be done to avoid more problems in the future. The Greensboro City Council must approve all bond issues placed on the ballot for voters to approve or not approve. Previous councils are primarily responsible for the budget problems facing Greensboro today. I know it is early to start talking about this,

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Ask the Candidates. NBC17 is producing, with the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and the help of local Leagues, a number of televised candidate debates this year. Coming up are  1. runoff debate for the Democratic US Senate primary race Tues, June 15 (live and available statewide) from 8-9 pm with Cunningham and Marshall going head-to-head  2. runoff debate for US House District 13

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Submit Questions for Run-off debates ! ! ! NBC17 is producing, with the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and the help of local Leagues, a number of televised candidate debates this year. Coming up are  1. runoff debate for the Democratic US Senate primary race Tues, June 15 (live and available statewide) from 8-9 pm with Cunningham and Marshall going head-to-head  2. runoff debate for

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Don't throw away the box. Jack-in-the-Box Boys love new toys ! ! ! Boxed In. Fun, Fun, Fun. Reuse, then Recycle.

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   ...Nobody, except the people who have already made the decision, know the fate of the Elm Street property south of Lee Street. ...Several out-of-area consultants have been brought in to help improve the area. Apparently none of their cookie-cutter plans suited the decision makers. The meetings that I have attended about the area have been unproductive and the plans presented by consultants

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I received this from a friend: IDIOT SIGHTING: We had to have the garage door repaired.  The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.  I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.  He shook his head and said, "Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower."  I responded that 1/2

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..... Sure glad that I don't have to make a choice about which candidate to vote for in District 4. Both Mary Rakestraw and Joel Landau are personal friends of mine and I think the City Council could use both. Mike Barber did a commendable job when he served as District 4 Representative. Although I am not in favor of opening the city dump to household trash, Mike's insistence that we could save

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Semi-Annual Used Book Sale Saturday, November 7 from 9 am – 3:30 pm For anyone looking for books at a bargain, the Friends of the Greensboro Public Library will hold their semi-annual used book sale on Saturday, November 7 from 9 am until 3:30 pm. The sale is held at Central Library in downtown Greensboro, 219 North Church Street. Readers can find fiction, history, children’s books,

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There is no real Healthcare plan without UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR EVERY CITIZEN. There is NO GOOD REASON not to provide healthcare for everyone in the United States. The function of government is to provide citizens with what is not easily done independently by each citizen. It should be obvious to the people who make policy for the United States that healthcare is one of the services

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DOWNTOWNERS PARK GONE ! ! ! !TREES, GRASS, FLOWERS GONE ! ! ! !A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE GONE FOREVER ! ! ! ! The people who rule what happens in Downtown Greensboro have removed the little greenway through the parking lot on South Elm and McGee streets downtown because they claim that nobody used it. People used to use it to eat bag lunches and watch passers-by and enjoy the breeze and the flowers.

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....Hey Zach,Interesting that the same group of numbskulls who want benches along the so-called greenway (actually a cement path) are the same folks who wanted the benches removed from the Downtowners' Park on South Elm Street to avoid panhandlers and homeless folks from hanging out there. And the same group who opposes putting public restrooms in the parking garages because someone might use

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....At first I was embarrassed and a bit put-out at myself when I frequently got on the wrong highway returning to my home in downtown Greensboro on I-85 from Charlotte. Then I heard others talking about how hard it is to understand the directional signs. (They have changed several times.)When coming in from the south of Greensboro on Hwy 220 or as it is now called "the future I-73-74", the

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Old North Bridge....Lowell and I drove north from Greensboro in June. Here are some of the highlights of our trip.Getting ThereFredericksburgView from our Boston Hotel RoomMass CapitolFun at FenwayFun on Old IronsidesLowell in Rhode Island Capitol

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Sunset Over Fairmont StreetI have been out of town. I was glad to be back home until I read the list of City Council Candidates.

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IN ANSWER TO RYAN SHELL'S POST: Greensboro Should Strive to Provide Shelter for all Bus Stops...It might be difficult to put a shelter at every bus stop. But every one should have a solid place for one's feet when they get off the bus and a bench on which to wait for a ride. At some stops riders are forced to step off the bus onto muddy spots or wet grass and then either cross a wide street at

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Thanks Jeri,Nice article in News-Record about Old Greensborough. It is a community that is evolving and staying the same - a unique neighborhood. I know you couldn't mention all of the characters on S. Elm; but I am a little disappointed that The Browsery and Jar-Mar Brass were not included.I enjoyed the photos.More from Jeri about downtownAlso, Michelle Forrest has some interesting photos of the

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In answer to a comment on the post Calling All Property Rights AdvocatesI was not referring to the Wachovia Building; however, I believe that the Cement Park that was touted as a gift to the city, but is owned by a private non-profit, was built solely to help sell the Wachovia Building. Check out the biggest promoters of the park. I tried unsuccessfully for years to find out how much money the

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"GUIDELINES" is an understatement and yet another intrusion on the property rights of the citizens of Greensboro.These guidelines were not written or approved by the people who will be most affected by them - the people who took the risk of opening businesses or relocating businesses in Downtown Greensboro, the people who bought property in the Central Business District without incentives and the

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-----Please let your Greensboro City Council Member know that the you don't approve of the additional overlay restrictions that are being proposed for the Central Business District without the consent of a majority of the property owners and business owners. This is only for Downtown. It is unfair, unless it is applied to all areas of the city. And, not many of us want that.DGI and others have

Diane Grey Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541242553224988073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558530.post-2833028285969903652009-04-24T18:25:00.005-04:002009-04-24T18:45:14.860-04:00

. . .There are a few major ways to control people - Fear, Brutality, Religion and by Controlling Resources. In more civilized societies, the controlling force is the Power of Money.I have been saying for years that one of the major problems in the US AND PROBABLY IN THE WORLD is that fewer and fewer people are controlling more and more of the wealth (money).These big banks that we are told are

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. . . This is from Representative Pricey Harrison today:Mountain Top Removal"House Bill 340*, the bill I introduced to prohibit the use of mountain top removed coal in North Carolina power plants, was heard in the House Environment committee this week. NC is the second largest US consumer of mountain top removed coal, a barbaric practice that has lead to the destruction of more than 500 of the

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. . .Will the money our generation saves by burning mountain-top, stripped-mined coal be enough to buy clean air, a healthy, bubbling stream or a beautiful mountain view for our children and grandchildren to enjoy? We are not being good stewards of the natural resources that we are blessed to enjoy in America. The future depends on what we do now. Let's save the good earth.Please contact some

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Zach Matheny must have changed his mind about his service on the Greensboro City Council. This quote about service on the Council appeared in the News-Record today: "We've got to listen to and take up for our citizens. . ."Up until now he has not followed that direction.District 3 needs a representative who works FOR the people. Mr. Matheny has not been that person.Maybe real change is in the

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Good news for the environment. The EPA has halted some mountain top removal operations and put a hold on hundreds of mountaintop coal-mining permits on hold until it can evaluate their impact on our nation's streams and wetlands.More details at CBS NEWS SITEAnd a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency Site concerning the Highland Mining Company, Reylas Surface Mine.

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It's wonderful that the right to protest rezoning has been legally restored to Greensboro with provisions that make it harder to pass the horrible rezoning that has been done in our city in the past. However; there are several loop holes that are used to to the advantage of some who ask for rezoning.1. There is a provision in NC law which was requested in the Greensboro Legislative Agenda and a

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To Sue,Did you read my post about the paved greenway? Your response post didn't seem as if you did. My questions have not been addressed.Actually, I have been to several of the meetings. I did ask many questions which were not honestly or adequately answered. I have talked with city employees and officials about it. At one of the meetings with one of the planners from another state who boasted

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A green trail around Greensboro is a beautiful idea. We should secure the land needed but wait to build on it -- when we can afford it. Greensboro has real problems that should be addressed, first.I looked at pictures taken at the "big celebration" of the start of the cement "greenway" around Greensboro.I have some questions:Who is so excited about this project? Were there any folks there from

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The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 is moving quickly through Congress. The Senate passed the bill late on February 26. NC Senator Burr voted against the bill. NC Senator Hagan voted for the bill.Click here to see how all Senators voted.Despite this victory, the fight is not over yet. In fact, it has only just begun! The House of Representatives is slated to begin debate

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NOT IF YOU LIVE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIACitizens of the District of Columbia pay U.S. taxes, fight and die for the U.S. during wartime, and are governed by the laws that Congress passes. And yet they have no voting representation in Congress. We must right this wrong!DC has an elected representative in the US House, but the DC Representative doesn't have a vote. Please call your Senators and

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_____Looks like the Coal Industry wins again. It is hard for me to understand the logic of destroying beautiful mountains and polluting water from mountain springs when there are other, better ways to provide energy to Americans.See article published in The Charleston GazettePublished on Friday, February 13, 2009 by the Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)Appeals Court Overturns Mountaintop Removal

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______Thoughts on Zoning Protest Petition I find the statement by Marlene Sanford, president of the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition who acts as TREBIC Representative to Greensboro City Council insincere. According to the New-Record Feb. 14, Ms Sanford said: “The City Council asked us to work on a compromise,” . . . .“TREBIC came to the table to negotiate in good faith.”When has

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More thoughts on downtown incentives and parking in Downtowners Park (sometimes called panhandlers park)Cara Michelle wrote:I’m not a fan of incentives,. . . . . And I don’t think anyone offered incentives to Simmone (owner of M’Coul’s and Green Burro) or the other business owners in that area. If they add parking, Simmone better get some of it,..........It’s not just a few parking spaces. It is

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......I was thrilled that the City of Greensboro has finally decided to make a real effort to reduce the power consumption of our facilities. I know that a little progress was made with updates to the Coliseum a few years ago and other minor adjustments to other buildings. The Mayor's Climate Control Agreement was accepted, with reservations, by Greensboro City Council after extensive lobbying

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A renewable fuel source - Can be produced locally or regionally - Can be done with minimum damage to the environment - Can eliminate up to 90 percent of trash going into landfills - Does not require strip mining beautiful mountain areas - Does not require long distance hauling of household garbage or crude oils - Does not produce dangerous nuclear waste - does not require huge ocean polluting oil

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I have kept my blogging to a minimum for a while. I have tried to be content with reading other blogs and commenting occasionally. But, I can't stand it any longer.I will reactivate this little comment space and I hope to add to the Greensboro on-line conversation.See ya soon,diane

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Am I the only one who noticed that City Council Members who objected to the Zoning Protest Petition at the Jan. meeting are closely connected to the development, building or real estate industry?

Diane Grey Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541242553224988073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558530.post-51629962742840946962008-10-05T16:40:00.006-04:002009-07-01T08:00:48.131-04:00

I heard on NPR that NOW is endorsing Obama. What a shame! I am disappointed in NOW.Change will never happen in this country until we have a feminine perspective inplain sight.I don't think Palin is that bad. She is not my first choice, but she is realand I heard on a tv news cast that she has an 80 percent approval rating in her home state. I wish we had a better choice for President. Neither of

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Apparently I was not at the same town meeting with Hillary as J. Brian Ewing who wrote an article in theNews-Record. Either that, or one of us can't count. I saw more than several hundred people waiting to see Sen. Clinton.I arrived at Forsyth Technical Community College West Campus, 1300 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC a little before 3:30, Thurs. March 27, 2008. I joined a line of folks

Diane Grey Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541242553224988073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558530.post-28981648894588982052007-11-27T15:00:00.001-05:002009-03-18T01:28:09.462-04:00

-----The League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad will sponsor a public meeting on the issue of non-partisan school board elections for the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School District. December 3, 2007, 7:00 PMCentral Library660 W. Fifth StreetWinston-Salem, NCDoes a non-partisan school board do a better job? Do non-partisan school board elections help or hinder the recruitment of good

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South Elm and McGee streets, at the corner known as Hamburger Square, has a new bar and grille. Grey and Charlie Davis welcomed a nice crowd Friday night at Grey's Tavern, 343 South Elm St. A combination of Old Greensborough charm and reasonable prices provides a friendly atmosphere for young and old. Several large TV screens are attached to walls of brick, plaster, paint and old wallpaper from

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.....Saturday, Nov. 17th at 2 pm at the Greensboro Historical Museum the United Daughters of the Confederacy will present a slide presentation of "Army Town, Greensboro, 1943-1946" by Steven Catlett, archivist.This should be an interesting look at some of the history of our city. During WWII Greensboro was full of military men and women. Greensboro played a major role in the logistics of

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Annual Awards Banquet and Celebrity RoastPresented byCourt Watch of North Carolina Thursday, October 4, 2007, 6:30 P.M.Banquet Room, Bur-Mil ClubBur-Mil Park, 5834 Owl's Roost Road, GreensboroHonoring those who have excelled in collecting child support in Guilford and Davidson Counties Awards given to: Child Support Enforcement Agents, Support Staff, Supervisor, and a District Court JudgeA

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-----CANDIDATE FORUM ON-LINEThe League of Women Voters sponsored a forum for At-Large Candidates for Greensboro City Council. Around 75 citizens attended, including some media types and one media outlet that cared enough to actually tape the entire program.If you were not able to attend the forum, you can view it on line atCable News Channel 14. I am thrilled that Channel 14 cared enough to send

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The League of Women Voters will host a forum for Greensboro City Council At-Large Candidates.MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24:At-Large Candidate Forum7 p.m. - 9 p.m.Greensboro College Family Center,1115 West Market St.(Old YMCA Building at Tate and Market streets)Program Schedule7:00 - Welcome to Greensboro College. 7:05 - 7:15 Self-introductions by candidates (90 seconds each)7:15 - 7:55 questions for Group

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----Hey Doug,I was a bit disappointed in some of the answers during the LWVPT Mayoral Forum Tuesday.Yvonne Johnson said that one of the reason we need economic incentives is to prepare sites for immediate occupancy by industries. Greensboro has had several opportunities to use abandoned industrial sites within the city limits for new companies. They chose to rezone them for retail. One of the

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---The United States Senate failed to invoke cloture on the DC Voting Rights Act this week. Further action was blocked for now.The final tally was 57-42. That’s a clear majority of the Senate but THREE VOTES SHORT OF THE SIXTY VOTES NEEDED on this procedural motion. Both North Carolina Senators voted NO. Citizens of the District of Columbia pay U.S. taxes, fight and die for the U.S. during

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The Public is InvitedThe League of Women Voters of the Piedmont TriadLunch with the League 2006-2007September 18, 2007Greensboro Mayoral Candidates ForumYvonne Johnson and Milton KernLunch at Noon - Program Starts: 12:15Place: Holy Trinity Episcopal ChurchHaywood Duke meeting room 607 N. Greene St., Greensboro 27401PROGRAM IS FREE The meal is optional. Lunch: $8.00 per person. Lunch

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I have been reading everything I can about City Council Candidates and talking to them whenever I get a chance. I talked with Donna Riechmann (sounds like REEKman) Wednesday (9/12) on 1070am Radio. I will talk with Janet Wallace on the air next Wednesday (9/12) and Tonya Clinkscale on Wednesday (9/26). I like to hear from challengers in local elections. We already know what the incumbents are

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-The N&R finally gets it ! ! !The new 2007 Election Blog is publishing questions and answers from local candidates.I Hope this information will be published in the print editions, also. I was not thrilled with some of the questions (and some of the answers), but I appreciate the fact that the candidates' answers, in their own words, are finally being published. This is a much better way to inform

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-Just one more reason that landfills are a bad way to dispose of unwanted stuff.An abandoned dump fire could burn for days, spewing unhealthy smoke into our already iffy air in the Triad. We should all be glad that this landfill permit was not renewed by Guilford County Commissioners. The landfill has been closed since May.See picture in the News & Record

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I am excited that there will be lots of chances to meet and evaluate candidates for Greensboro City Council. I am always amazed and amused at the reasons we vote for a particular candidate. I hope the voters will be more informed and selective in their choices in 2007. Some ways I recommend to find out more about candidates:Radio 1070 AM (available at WGOS.net) will have candidate interviews

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-A Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 editorial in the News and Record Entitled Reckless Endangerment said:"Part of the problem is a culture that still embraces alcohol abuse as a rite of passage. (In another eminently useless college ranking, the Princeton Review on Monday released the Top 10 'party' and 'stone-cold sober' schools.)"-Another Part of the Problem is the practice of glamorizing alcohol use and

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-Does Greensboro/Guilford Couhty want to SAVE our garbage in huge mega dumps or USE it to generate energy ? Does Greensboro, Guilford County and the State of North Carolina want to continue to destroy mountains, streams, and kill people and wildlife by using coal to generate energy in NC ? Will Voters demand better options for trash disposal and energy production ?Ask Candidates for Greensboro

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-If Greensboro/Guilford County had ordered a WTE Modular Plant when they closed the White Street Dump to household trash, there would have been no need to raise taxes. The manufacturer claims that they can have a plant up and running in less than 2 years and a module lasts about 75 years, with proper maintenance. Swedish technology created a system that can take care of waste disposal, create

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From the N&R Yesterday. "A subcommittee of city officials and merchants has been studying possible solutions since spring. The group plans to discuss its recommendations Tuesday with the full Downtown Development Advisory Committee. Then any proposals go before council for a vote."Actually, city officials, DGI, merchants, property owners, big business and out-of-town consultants have been

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Last night near the end of the regular Greensboro City Council meeting, just before the Council went into closed session to discuss economic incentives, personnel problems and law suits, there was some discussion about delivery trucks being ticketed for parking in the street while unloading. (see previous post) This practice has been overlooked for many years because there is no other place for

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Parking in Downtown Greensboro isn't bad enough. The city is doing some strange stuff. I have heard from reliable sources that parking patrol officers are giving out tickets to delivery trucks that park in the street to unload. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?Many of the people who have rented apartments and/or purchased condos in the Central Business District have been duped. They were sold a misleading

Diane Grey Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541242553224988073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558530.post-32711679283026722202007-07-18T15:43:00.000-04:002007-07-18T22:15:23.339-04:00

Has a standing committee of the North Carolina Senate (Ways and Means) had no meetings since 2001?From an e-mail I received from The NC Property Rights Coalition:"On May 24, the eminent domain amendment (HB 878) passed the NC House by a vote of 104-15. On May 29, the bill was referred to the N.C. Senate's Ways & Means Committee. It has not been acted on since.On Monday, a representative of the

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_____I love crosswords. They are an exercise in thinking about things in different ways. Yesterday I was working on the crossword puzzle in the Saturday edition of the News and Record. I found the answer to one of the clues doesn't apply to Greensboro. The clue was "a traffic no-no." The answer was UTURN. In Greensboro and in many other cities nowadays, it is almost impossible to drive anywhere

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-----Hey Greensboro,Enjoy Life, Look Outside, Smell the Air, Listen to the Birds, Watch the Squirrels, Smell the Flowers, Feel the Sun, Walk, Run, Sing, Find a Shady Tree, Rest, Think, Thank your Maker, Do Something to Help Someone other than yourself.Enjoy what we have in Greensboro because if we keep allowing it to be destroyed by selfishness, it will not be here for our children. Not every new

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The U.S. Mayors Climate Protection AgreementMore info at http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/ A. We urge the federal government and state governments to enact policies and programs to meet or beat the target of reducing global warming pollution levels to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012, including efforts to: reduce the United States’ dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate the development

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-----The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation this week authorizing the Town of Chapel Hill to sponsor it's own public financing program for candidates in municipal elections in 2009 and 2011. Text of bill (H-483). The Town Council unanimously requested this authority. The program is not for this year. It is only for elections in 2009 and 2011. It must be reauthorized if it is to

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-----A letter from Greensboro citizen Ed Keohohou in July 12, 2007 Greensboro N&R states:Candidate for city office should purchase locally"How can anyone run for City Council at large and make claims that he will support the city of Greensboro, but take his graphic business out of state? Not only out of Greensboro and Guilford County, but out of state. That's an insult to the business community.

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-----The July Guilford Solar Program will feature a screening of the documentary Too Hot Not To Handle.A primer on global warming, TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE features contributions from leading scientists in the field. In addition to in-depth discussions of such subjects as the greenhouse effect, hurricanes, snowpack, hybrid vehicles, and alternative power sources, the film shows how businesses, local

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----The NC Senate approved Senate Bill 3, Renewable Energy/Baseload Provisions on second reading. This bill started out similar to House Bill 77, Promote Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, sponsored by Representatives Martin, Harrell, Justice, and Harrison (Guilford). After months of negotiations, the Senate bill was loaded up with provisions to get buy-in from a variety of interest groups,

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-----A letter to the Editor on June 25,2007, in the News and Record seemed a bit extreme about the July 4th celebration in downtown Greensboro. I agree that a good time can be had without beer, but I'm not offended by those who choose to consume it in moderation. Many family places, such as our own city parks, don't allow alcoholic beverages. Yea, I know, that ban is not enforced very well.I am

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-----This is from a post on my blog in August, 2005.And the beat goes on! ! ! !-----This morning I sat through a Greensboro City Council Briefing Session that lasted almost 4 hours. The Council did make a few decisions, but most of the meeting was wasted with presentations that didn't include much information that the council members did not know already.The council members discussed appointing

Diane Grey Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541242553224988073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11558530.post-62289575770645525172007-06-19T10:08:00.001-04:002007-06-19T10:20:53.222-04:00

Some of these holes are deep enough for a man to stand up with only his head above ground level. Check out the first shot.

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My cat watches from the safety of my front porch as the noisy work continues to improve water service in the neighborhood.

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-----I am a member of the Cool Cities Group.I received a copy of an e-mail with an idea about having an urbangarden at the cultural arts center nurished by watercollected in rain barrels.Such a wonderful project would be a publicdemonstration of Greensboro's commitment to practicalconservation efforts.The following is a portion of the e-mail I received and is posted at this blog with the author's

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-----I miss the sign that used to stand in a yard on North Mendenhall Street in Greensboro at election time.It was hand lettered and It read:DON'T RE-ELECT ANYBODY ! ! !

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-----Update to last nights's post below:OOPS! MY BAD! Apparently I double clicked to post my comment at The Inside Scoop and was only allowed to post it one time. Thank you N&R for allowing my comment to post. I was too quick to complain. I'll try to click on the submit button once lightly if I comment again. Sorry!I tried to comment on the Inside Scoop post about the Canada Dry Property. I was

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-----At the Budget Session this morning the Greensboro City Council discussed the proposal to raise business license fees. They decided that it would not be a good idea at the present time. They will take the suggested increase off the table for the time being.One commet made was that by putting this item first on the agenda and telling the audience that it will not increase business license fees

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_____I think I need help.I am trying to organize and label some of my old blog posts. Everytime I add a label the whole post appears as a new entry on Greensboro 101.Is there a way to sort and label old posts without having them re-appear on the new post page? What am I doing wrong?

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-----Make Your Voice Heard NOW. Speak up for Net Neutrality. Keep web access free and equal. Keep it neutral. Before the FCC renews or changes rules concerning internet neutrality it has to take public comments. Net neutrality protects free and open internet access. The comment period closes June 15, 2007Now is our chance to keep the ability to communicate freely on the internet. If you think

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-----This article was included in the National League of Women Voters Leaders' Update I received from National President Mary G. Wilson. I especially loved the first few paragraphs. For the entire article as printed in the Washington Post go to:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401539.html?Sing It Again, Ladies, for D.C. JusticeBy John KellyTuesday, May 15,

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-----The District of Columbia has no voting representative in the United States Congress who was elected by the residents of the District.Why not?Because the wording in the US Constitution requires that "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, . . ." - The District of Columbia is not a state.Should the people who

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-----The City of Greensboro has a global warming web pageThe City Council will discuss the Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement at the regular meeting June 5, 2007. More than 400 US cities have signed on to the agreement. The Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement was discussed at the May 8 city briefing. Pat Boswell, Director of Organizational Development and Communications for the city, gave a

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-----LONG LIVE THE PRINTED NEWSPAPER ! ! ! I am a little late to the conversation with Joe about the Printing Press. I am obviously a bit older than he because my first job at a newspaper was as an apprentice typesetter. I will not mention the year, but X-acto knives were not part of the composing/layout process. For years the presses could be seen from the street outside the building through

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-----Much discussion today about the former Canada Dry property. City Manager Mitch Johnson gave a little overview of the property.* total area is 9.5 acres* real estate appraisal will be back this week (I assume Greensboro govt. is paying for appraisal) * asking price is 3.2 or 3.7 million dollars, depending on who is talking* the property will only be sold in total, not divided into individual

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-----Looks like a full program for the next Greensboro City Council briefing. Near the bottom of the agenda there is a line saying "Other Items as Time Permits". This could be a long session. Of course, many of the Council Members leave if the meeting goes on too long. Not like the televised meetings where most hang in there until the end. According to the Greensboro City Webside, the Council

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-----I enjoy going to the Greensboro Farmer's Market on Yanceyville Street. I can find good food, see old friends and meet new ones. Today I got a special treat. Across the street in the parking lot at Memorial Stadium there were some vintage cars, trucks and a school bus parked. They were there because of a movie being filmed in the area. I read in the N&R that some of them are locally owned. I

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-----After reading the local news about the BAD AIR in Greensboro, I thought a little information about how we can use solar energy instead of coal-fired power plant energy in our homes might be helpful.The Solar Communities Group will present a program Saturday, May 5 at the Guilford Agricultural Center.RESIDENTIAL SOLAR WATER HEATING SOLUTIONSfor new homes and retrofits for existing homesBarn

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-----Sponsored by The League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad, the Greensboro Bar Association, Court Watch of North Carolina, the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, North Carolina A&T State University and funded, in part, by the League of Women Voters Education Fund and the Program on Constitutional and Legal Policy of the Open Society Institute. LIBERTY UNDER LAW:

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-----LIBERTY UNDER LAW: Empowering Youth, Assuring DemocracyPanel Discussion: May 1, 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Elon University Law School 201 N. Greene St., Greensboro Parking: Free Parking in the Bellemeade parking deck or on the street Moderator: Steven Friedland,Esq., professor, Elon University Law School. Panelists: Judge Susan Bray, Chuck Hodierne, Lewis Pitts, Esq., Matt Comer, Malcolm

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-----I guess I'm not alone.This comment was in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution VENT Section today (April 19, 2007)" Thanks, Sprint, for showing me how truly unimportant one customer is. Five letters to five execs and zero responses. Your customer no-service works well. "Comments in the VENT Section come from readers and change daily.

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-----Here is a copy of a letter going to Sprint Customer Service.-----April 15, 2007Sprint PCSP.O. Box 8077London Kentucky 40742Dear Customer Service Representative,I’ve had it with Sprint/Nextel.I have been trying to make a call all afternoon and I get the same message that I get more and more frequently, mostly on weekends. “Sprint PCS Svc not available.” Why Not??? My service has gotten

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----- The Business Journal reports that CO2 from coal-fired power plants in North Carolina increased by 52 per cent between 1990 and 2004. This was in a report from U.S. Public Interest Research Group that used data provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.And from Raleigh news that another coal-fired power plant has been approved for North Carolina. The Raleigh N&O reports that one of the two

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-----I agree with dhoggard’s suggestionWe need more investigative reporting by people who are paid to do it. Just repeating what the government tells lets us in on is not enough. Good reporting includes looking under the covers and behind the doors. Over-payments and juggling money around are not new. I have questioned some of Greensboro's expenditures that have been passed under the guise of the

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____I understand that blogging is not a class in grammar or spelling. Bloggers write and are read because of their ideas and their willingness to state their news and opinions for the whole world to see. I admire bloggers who are willing to have on-line, on-the-record conversations.Now, for my criticism: I am a bit embarrassed by the use of YOUR to mean You Are. YOUR is not a contraction. It is a

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