Tag search result for: Winston-Salem

A Parachutist's Guide to N.C.

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:44:10 -0400

Welcome to North Carolina, D.C. Reporter.

We're glad that your national publication found our state worthy of coverage, especially with all that stuff going on in your usual haunts: New York, California and Iowa.

In the past, some of your colleagues have made dumb mistakes when writing about North Carolina, so here are a few tips:

Young hits seven cities on state tour

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:40:50 -0500

David Young is going on a listening tour.

The former Buncombe County commissioner, currently the odds-on favorite for Democratic Party state chair, will head to seven cities to meet with local organizers and volunteers.

Lambeth ready to reform campaign finance

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:12:58 -0500

Tom Lambeth remembers the bad-old days of campaign finance.

As chief of staff to Rep. Richardson Preyer in the 1970s, he recalls the days before post-Watergate reforms when lobbyists would hand cash-filled envelopes to Congressmen.

Obama's visits to N.C.

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:06:24 -0500

Barack Obama's crowds in North Carolina have gotten bigger.

Below are crowd estimates from events held during the primary and general election by the Democratic presidential candidate.

In all, they total 194,050, although presumably some people attended more than one rally.

Biden talks Nascar in N.C.

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:08:02 -0400

Joe Biden compared the presidential race to a real race Thursday.

"Everyone talks about North Carolina being the capital of NASCAR," the Democratic vice presidential candidate told about 4,000 to 5,000 people at a nighttime rally at Meredith College. "Right now, our campaigns are trading paint. That means we are banging each other. What most worries me is that the McCain campaign is getting a little loose on the road out there."

Biden to visit N.C. Thursday

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:46:09 -0400

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign says the candidate plans a Thursday tour of three North Carolina cities.

The Delaware senator will visit the Charlotte area, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem and Meredith College in Raleigh, the Associated Press reports.

Charlotte in middle on tax rates, part II

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:33 -0400

Charlotte is in the middle of adjusted tax rates among major North Carolina cities.

Because counties adjust property values in different years, the property tax rates for cities and towns are not directly comparable on their own.

Charlotte in middle on tax rates

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:15:13 -0400

Charlotte's local property tax rate is in the middle of other major N.C. cities.

According to research by the N.C. Department of Revenue, the Queen City has a lower property tax rate than Greensboro, Durham and Winston-Salem, but higher than Raleigh, Asheville and Wilmington.

Rob in Winston-Salem tonight

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:39:55 -0400

The News and Observer's political columnist will be at the Barnes and Noble in Winston-Salem tonight at 7 p.m. discussing his new book, "The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics."

Obama denounces Wright

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:55:17 -0400

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama denounces remarks by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, in Winston-Salem today.