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Forsyth County spending spree
Mind you in the November election voters rejected a 1/4-cent sales tax hike to pay for a new Forsyth County courthouse. The courthouse project is still a go, but now…
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Slowing down fast-track school funding
Two Forsyth County Commissioners — Gloria Whisenhunt and Walter Marshall —say ‘hold up’ on a ‘fast track’ funding plan to replace two schools. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education is…
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If not the first 100 years, then maybe the next
Some back-and-forth on the potential sale of surplus Forsyth County property between Commissioners Dave Plyler and Richard Linville. Note Linville’s logic: The University Parkway property Plyler spoke of is at…
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Heaven forbid Forsyth would lose fed lobbyist
Bill Whiteheart’s victory over Ted Kaplan for a Forsyth County Commission at-large seat shifts the board to the right, and Chairman Dave Plyler isn’t happy. As a result, Plyler makes…
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Day-before-Election Day roundup
Update: Note I didn’t use the “D” word in the post about Randy Wolfe. Neither did the AP in its write-up. But the fact that Wolfe is “a former producer…
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Plyler’s choice
The Winston-Salem Journal weighs in at length on Forsyth County Commissioners’ vote to appeal a federal judge’s ruling banning prayer referencing a specific deity, focusing on Chairman Dave Plyler, who…
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Forsyth commission passes prayer appeal
Forsyth County commissioners last night voted to appeal a judge’s ruling that county meetings cannot begin with prayer, with chairman Dave Plyler casting the swing vote. Fellow commissioner Walter Marshall…
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‘Sectarian now, sectarian tomorrow, sectarian forever’
Forsyth County Commissioners will not practice nonviolent civil disobedience at its Monday meeting. Chairman Dave Plyler says a moment of silence will replace public prayer, as dictated by federal court.…
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Yippee! Dell says it will reimburse incentives
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines has received a letter from Dell VP Kip Thompson confirming the amounts owed to each entity to be repaid by the computer company. Yippee. I’m not…
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Journal gets its man
The Winston-Salem Journal gets its man, as moderate Republican Dave Plyler was elected chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. Plyler said “he wants to keep the tax rate…
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That’s the Journal I know
While we’re on the subject of editorial endorsements, today’s Winston-Salem Journal lead editorial perfectly illustrates why I was so bewitched and bewildered when they endorsed McCain. The Journal applauds the…