Millionaires for McCrory

Submitted by gregflynn on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 9:13am.

Wealthy Republican donors have been lining up to contribute to an ad campaign for Pat McCrory in amounts far in excess of normal $4,000 contribution limits and it's all perfectly legal. Last week the Republican Governor's Association reported spending on an anti-Perdue ad and reported contributions to the RGA NC 2008 PAC of $616,500 from 23 wealthy donors, an average contribution of $26,804 per person.

Thanks for hanging in there with us

Submitted by Betsy Muse on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 10:44pm.

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We've had a couple of SNAFUs with the upgrade. That's to be expected. Thank you for hanging in there with us.

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Protect our North Carolina Water Rights

Submitted by ryalcurtis on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:17pm.

Concerned citizens of North Carolina, act NOW to save your water rights. The N.C. Division of Water Quality is seeking public comments regarding an application for a water quality certificate for the hydroelectric power plant on the Yadkin River.

Front-paged for action!

Alcoa Takes Misstatements on the Yadkin Project to Radio Airwaves

Submitted by ryalcurtis on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 11:31am.

Alcoa

If you cannot win your battles in print, why not put it into commercials? That appears to be the motivation behind Alcoa buying a heavy amount of ad space recently on radio stations in Stanly County. Alcoa has been fighting to have the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) grant the multinational firm a 50-year license for hydroelectric operations on the Yadkin River, one of the longest rivers in all of North Carolina.

Stop Alcoa = Save North Carolina Water - Yadkin River is a vital North Carolina Water Resource

Submitted by ryalcurtis on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 3:04pm.

Anyone living in North Carolina knows that the entire state is facing drought conditions which are not going away anytime soon. To combat this situation, the state is urging municipalities to consider allocating and transferring water resources to meet the needs of customers.

Frontpaged for discussion.