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Following up on my overview blog post about results from 11 Statewide Regional Town meetings of the NC Democratic Party, here is the package of resolutions to be considered at Saturday's (Aug 25, 2007) State Executive Committee meeting in Greensboro. Please see my prior BlueNC post for more information about what is on the minds of Democrats statewide.

Over the course of 4 weeks (July-Aug 2007) I trekked hither and yon across the Tar Heel State as part of my chairing eleven regional town hall meetings.

Dole Rejected Minimum Wage Hike Three Times. Dole voted three times against raising the minimum wage. Because of the lack of action by a Republican Congress, the real value of the minimum wage fell to a 51-year low. [Vote 179, 6/21/06; Vote 26, 3/7/05; Vote 257, 10/19/05]

Dole Voted to Keep Tax Incentives for Offshore Companies. In 2005, Dole voted against an amendment that would repeal tax incentives for domestic companies that move their manufacturing plants to offshore locations and use the resulting revenue to reduce the federal deficit and debt by $3.2 billion from 2006 to 2010. [Vote 63, 3/17/05]

I just heard a rumor that Sue Myrick’s family has hired illegal immigrants to work at their restaurants. This would be another shocking example of the hypocrisy practiced by the conservative right recently, and one of which voters should be aware. As usual, the mainstream Charlotte media has chosen to suppress this story for seemingly overt political reasons. Has anyone heard anything about this???

(Cross-posted at the Appalachian Voices blog) I hope yall will forgive my temporary absence from the BlueNC scene. I've had quite a bit goin on, and Im glad to be back!.

According to the US Census Bureau, Appalachian States continue to be the poorest in the country.

Median annual incomes for the Southern and Central Appalachians:

Alabama- $45,768

Georgia- $49,745

Kentucky- $43,953

Maryland- $69,695

North Carolina- $47,112