If those backing a state prison seem rather urgent in their push to build public support, it’s probably from feeling the competition breathing down their neck. Much as been made of Surry’s geographic location as a good spot for a prison, since there aren’t any in the region. But some of our neighbors are also [...]
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A prison’s many other suiters
Posted in Brook's Blog, Economic Development on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lend us your ears … from an abandoned factory
Posted in Brook's Blog, state government on December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Governor-elect Bev Perdue is on a listening tour across the state, and folks in Surry have plenty to say.
But while the new chief executive for North Carolina has made plenty of stops in more heavily populated areas such as Greenville or the Triad, she has yet to arrive in this corner of the state. That had [...]
Bailout burnout
Posted in Brook's Blog, Elections, Federal government on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hitting the news just before election day, the widely criticized $700 billion bailout of the financial sector may have given local Congresswomen Virginia Foxx a boost. Her opponent took a nuanced view of the bailout legislation’s pros and cons, while Foxx vehemently shot the bill down. Soon after, she won reelection by a margin above [...]
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