Where is he now: John Livingston

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:29:11 -0400

John Livingston stopped blogging when he began studying for the bar.

As a third-year law student, Livingston and classmate Lance McCord started BlueNC with James Protzman. His inspiration was George W. Bush's win in 2004.

A native of Florida, Livingston, 27, said he spent the first few months getting up to speed on North Caorlina politics. One of his major issues was the creation of large landfills in the southern part of the state, where he has a few relatives and friends.

He posted under the screen name TarGator, a reference to his time in Florida and at UNC-Chapel Hill.

By the summer of 2006, Livingston said he didn't have time to blog between studying for the bar and starting a new job as a real estate attorney for Kilpatrick Stockton in Raleigh — coincidentally, the same firm where McCord now works.

"I wasn't able to be involved in it day to day, and there were other people who were more knowledgeable," he said.

He still has front-page privileges, but he rarely uses them and he hasn't written in months. Still, Livingston said he reads the site every day and occasionally adds his two cents in the comments thread.

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Where is he now: John Livingston