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GOP takes over Guilford commission
In a bit of a surprise, Republican candidates picked up all three contested seats, taking out two incumbents and winning an open seat. The GOP now holds a 5-4 majority…
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Guilford prison farm rezoning: ‘Ass backwards’
..In the words of Guilford County Commissioner Billy Yow, as only he can put it. For starters, I read the N&R blurb that the Planning Board had rejected a proposal…
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Search for new Guilford County mgr begins…..
Illegally, reports the Rhino: The Guilford County Board of Commissioners may not have had the courage necessary to second a motion to fire Guilford County Manager Brenda Jones Fox at…
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What did Skip Alston know about county bonuses?
Letter to the editor in today’s N&R on controversial Guilford County retirement bonuses: As I read with disgust about the new approved retirement bonus for county employees, I have two…
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Who gets Solstas jobs?
As with any debate over economic incentives, the question often is asked….who gets the jobs? That question came up during the debate over $500,000 in incentives for Solstas Lab Partners,…
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Guilford commissioners spike DMV office….
…But sign off on incentives for Solstas Lab Partners. Commissioners Billy Yow and Paul Gibson were the ‘no’ votes on the incentives plan.
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PART: ‘Socialized transportation’
JLF legal analyst Daren Bakst explores the morality of capitalism: While capitalism brings competition and the many benefits that it provides consumers, socialism brings central planning, shortages and poor products.…
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Re: Honda Aircraft incentives
The City of Greensboro is ponying up considering incentives for Honda Aircraft. Next up Guilford County commissioners, where Billy Yow says he will vote against even holding a public hearing:…
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Guilford County tax hike: 4.5 cents
Guilford County commissioners will approve a 4.5-cent tax hike and Sheriff B.J. Barnes will get more guards for the new $100 million jail, though not as many as he requested.…
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Two distinctly different views on grants
Imagine this —– Guilford County Commissioners Skip Alston and Billy Yow didn’t exactly see eye-to-eye as commissioners pondered a state transportation grant, which would requite the county to pony up…
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Skip fires back
Guilford County Commissioner Billy Yow says something’s smelly about Chairman Skip Alston’s role with the botched county Web site. Now Alston’s firing back, calling for an investigation into Yow’s county
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Delay in Guilford school construction?
Just as the Greensboro Zoning Commission approves a site on Yanceyville Road for a new elementary school, some Guilford County commissioners are pondering (unposted) a moratorium on new school construction…