Tag search result for: Joe Mavretic

Wiser, former legislator, dies

bniolet — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:01:35 -0500

Former state Rep. Betty Hutchinson Wiser, recently died while on vacation in the Bahamas. She was 78.

Wiser represented Wake County from 1985-1990, where she was noted as an expert on aging, Rob Christensen reports. She sponsored legislation to expand benefits for poor children and pregnant women.

Claims dept: McCrory's 'Henry' radio ad

markjohnson — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:41:17 -0400

Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory's new radio ad criticizes Democrat Beverly Perdue for her negative ads. before hitting her in his own.

What the ad says:

Henry: Hey ... aren't you Pat McCrory?

Mavretic's interview about Perdue

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:57:05 -0400

An interview with former House Speaker Joe Mavretic about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue on the "Talk of the Town" show with Henry Hinton from earlier this year.

McCrory goes negative on radio

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:02:39 -0400

Pat McCrory boasts that he has never run a negative ad in his campaign.

Not anymore.

And McCrory manages in his new radio ad to bash Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, the Democratic candidate, for her negative ads before hitting her in his own.

Who would replace Vance, Aycock?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:23:22 -0400

If Democrats rename Vance Aycock, who would they name it for?

State Treasurer Richard Moore, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, suggested renaming the party's annual dinner after former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt, former speaker pro tem Marie Colton of Asheville or the late N.C. Speaker Liston Ramsey.