High Point

Shouldn't $1.6 million dollars of your hard earned North Carolina tax money give you the right to know and refuse exposure to hazardous pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals? If Governor Easley can spend $1.6 million tax payer dollars on a pesticide plan to protect farmworkers shouldn't the plan also include protecting the citizens of North Carolina as well. The plan should be comprehensive and not discriminate between industries, companies, workers, and citizens. Tell the Director of the State Office of Rural Health and Community Care, Mr. John Price to implement a plan that protects everyone's right to know when being exposed to hazardous pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals.

Christians showed up in force at last Monday's City Council meeting where prayer in Jesus' name was on the docket. I showed up and took notes.

I was just reading this on Binker's blog.

The House and Senate apportioned funding for the High Point (Furniture) Market differently. The House budget would have given $1 million to the Department of Commerce to promote the marketing of the state's furniture industry. The Senate budget would have given that money directly to the International Home Furnishing Market Authority, a High Point nonprofit that runs the annual trade show.
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In this particular case, Owens spoke up to say, "The furniture market out in Las Vegas is starting to clean North Carolina's clock." The High Point Market needed the help directly.

Because it is better than crying. Every once in a while, I read something about North Carolina that is just too insane to explain. Like this from the News-Record:

A High Point company plans to make a feature film about a grandfather's 40-plus year obsession with Bigfoot.

The man's family discovered his fascination with the hairy creature -- aka Abominable Snowman, Sasquatch and Yeti -- only after the man died.

The movie will be called "Bigfoot: A Family Adventure."