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You can't turn your back on the BOCC for a second. The Rogers/Eubanks community is back in the mix for the Transfer Station. As I have said previously the fight for environmental justice is far from over and vigilance is required. What is Foy thinking? And Jacobs was the original Sassaman buddy so Jacob's position is no surprise.
My heart goes out Reverend Campbell and Neloa Jones. Just as it appears that they are approaching the top of the mountain, voila, there is another vertical cliff to scale.
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Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina's Paige Johnson wrote a great piece in the Carrboro Citizen about the Healthy Youth Act and comprehensive sex education.
You can follow all of their policy/activist efforts on twitter at http://twitter.com/ppcnc.
Comprehensive sex education will equip our children to survive
Originally posted on Amplify: http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/u/dandaman6007/2009/5/14/NCmarriage
One man. One woman. That’s marriage.
This is the tagline of the conservative North Carolina organization called NC4marrige. They are trying to pass the Defense of Marriage Act, which would protect marriage under the state constitution, making it harder to legalize same-sex marriage in the future. North Carolina is the only southern state that doesn’t have a constitutional same-sex marriage ban in place, which makes it a target for conservative activists and same-sex marriage advocates alike. Basically, these groups tell their supporters that North Carolina could become the next state to legalize gay marriage unless it becomes banned under the constitution.
Advocates for Youth opposes the bill, saying:
Smoking ban passes General Assembly
Cigarette smoking
Posted: May 13th at 11:07 a.m.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The House narrowly approved a broad indoor smoking ban
Wednesday that was previously passed by the Senate, delivering another
jolt to the tobacco industry that once was a key piece of North
Carolina's economy.
House Bill 2, which lawmakers approved by a 62-56 vote, bans smoking in
nearly all restaurants and bars. Private clubs and cigar bars are
exempted from the no-smoking restrictions.
The bill now heads to Gov. Beverly Perdue's desk, and she said Wednesday that she was ready to sign it into law.
"Today is an important and historic day for North Carolina," Perdue
said in a statement. "I have vigorously supported efforts to reduce and
eliminate smoking, and this bill will help more North Carolina citizens
avoid the dangers of second-hand smoke."
House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman said the proposal is a good step toward protecting the public's health.
"Tobacco has a great legacy in North Carolina. It's done some great
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