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Macon County Commissioners

Coverage of the meetings of the Macon County Board of County Commissioners.

Franklin Town Board of Aldermen

Coverage of the meetings of the Franklin Town Board of Aldermen.

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Lame Theater:
Heath Shuler vs. Nancy Pelosi

Yes, it's lame.I enjoyed the dig at the Progressive Democrats as the albatross around Heath Shuler's neck, though. I'm hoping that their deeds in Washington will cost Congressman Shuler his seat this November... ...

Macon County Commissioners Meeting
09-27-2010 Full Video

This is the full video of the Macon County Commissioners meeting that took place on the afternoon of September 27, 2010 in Franklin, NC. If you are on dial up and cannot watch the video of the meeting, here is the audio of the meeting for you to listen to: Here is the Press Packet for the meeting, it includes the draft minutes for the previous meeting of the County Commissioners: MCC 09-27-2010 Press Packet Meeting Notes...

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Jim Davis for North Carolina State Senate

Jim Davis now has a commercial running on television as part of his effort to win election this November in the NC Senate 50th District. Check Out the following places on the Internet: Campaign Website Facebook Page Twitter Account ...

University of Texas (UT) Shooting in Progress
Multiple Updates...
All Clear Signal Given

A shooting has occurred at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Here are some quick details: AUSTIN (KXAN) - There are two suspects in Tuesday morning's incident at the University of Texas.The first gunman entered the Perry Castaneda Library at the UT campus with an automatic weapon, UT Public Information Officer Rhonda Weldon said he shot himself, and he is dead.There is a second suspect authorities are looking for....

A Visit to Dry Falls

I visited Dry Falls yesterday afternoon to check out the waterfall and see what it looked like after a quick couple of inches of rain had fallen. The waterfall looked completely different than when I had last visited in July of 2009. A couple of videos from that visit is below for your comparison: I took a number of photos and here are a few of them, roll your mouse over the photos for a description: I enjoyed...

Monday, September 27, 2010

Macon County Commissioners 09-27-2010
Meeting Agenda and Live Coverage

Welcome to the only place where you will find live coverage of the Macon County Commissioners meetings via Twitter! Here is the agenda for today's meeting... MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSSEPTEMVER 27, 2010 2 P.M.AGENDA 1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Beale 2. Announcements 3. Invocation 4. Pledge of Allegiance 5. Public Hearing – A. Community Development Block Grant……………….Attachment #5A 1. 2:30 p.m. Public Hearing 2....

Sunday, September 26, 2010

A Pledge to America

The House Republican leadership has rolled out a new set of what should be common-sense proposals called Pledge to America. It is an echo of Newt Gingrich's 1994 Contract with America. You can download the whole document for yourself or read it below: A Pledge to America My personal opinion is that it is too little, too late. I do not trust Congressman John Boehner. I do, however, trust the Republicans to screw this up after they...

Down the Cullasaja Gorge

This is video I shot of the trip back down the Cullasaja Gorge after attending a Memorial service for John Armor in Highlands. It was the first time I've been to Highlands since around 1995. ...

Saturday, September 25, 2010

John Armor Speaks About Teachers in His Life

John Armor Memorial Service Information John Armor spoke these words during a congressional debate in 2008. I've been thinking about putting together a video of things he said, concepts he expounded upon for the past month. It has just been too depressing for me to do it just yet. Previously: Memorial Service for John Armor To Be Held Saturday in Highlands John Armor, Defender of the US Constitution 1943-2010 Rest In Peace...

Federalist Number 1

For all the people who profess a love of the US Constitution, most of them are unfamiliar with the thought process and the thinking of the men behind the creation of that wondrous document. The Federalist, often called The Federalist Papers, was a series of 85 essays written by three men who wrote in defense of the Us Constitution and put forth their arguments for the ratification of the document that serves as the blueprint of our government. These...