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Womble crash suit settled
Winston-Salem Journal reports the ongoing legal dispute between former state Rep. Larry Womble and the downtown restaurant Sixth and Vine has been resolved. The suit was filed following a 2011…
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W-S police chief stands behind Womble investigation
I realized it was the prerogative to dismiss charges against state Rep. Larry Womble in the fatal head-on crash that killed Winston-Salem resident David Carmichael, considering the fact there were…
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Bipartisan eugenics bill introduced
State House leaders of filed a bipartisan bill that would compensate victims of the state’s eugenics program. The amount victims would receive is $50,000 apiece. The bill is filed by…
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RJA’s long arms
The Winston-Salem Journal reports Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill has asked the state Attorney General’s office to handle the investigation into the fatal crash involving Rep. Larry Womble because…
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Womble crash victim impaired
Interesting development in the investigation into the Dec. 2 crash that critically injured Winston-Salem Rep. Larry Womble and killed another other driver. Police Chief Scott Cunningham says the other driver,…
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Re: Womble crash
Winston-Salem Rep. Larry Womble is still in critical condition following the head-on crash Friday night that killed the driver of the other vehicle. David Carmichael, a 54-year-old waiter and bartender,…
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How’s that CHANGE working out?
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board member Vic Johnson goes off on Earline Parmon, Larry Womble and CHANGE, saying they’re responsible for the selection of Republican John Davenport to replace the retiring…
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Paging Larry Womble and Earline Parmon
Interesting situation they have over at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education following the resignation of 81-year-old Geneva Brown. Former local NAACP president Stephen Hairston is concerned about Brown’s successor.…
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Journal calls for nonpartisan elections
Voicing its opposition to Rep. Dale Folwell’s bill, the Winston-Salem Journal calls for all local elections to be nonpartisan. I understand the mainstream media’s fascination with nonpartisan elections —-they provide…
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Forsyth school board: Partisan again?
Forsyth Republican Rep. Dale Folwell has co-sponsored a bill that would make Winston-Salem Forsyth County school board election partisan again. The bill would reverse a 2010 bill sponsored by Reps.…
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Nomination for ‘Bad Bill of the Week’
I have not seen this week’s version of Civitas’ *Bad Bill of the Week, but allow me to make a nomination. The Winston-Salem Journal reports: State Reps. Earline Parmon and…
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Other side of the Racial Justice Act
The Winston-Salem Journal’s Scott Sexton notes the strange twist in the trial of Timothy Hartford, accused of murdering two elderly people, one a Meals on Wheels volunteer. Hartford and his…