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Historical building for lease, Greensboro NC, O’Henry, Vicks Vaporub

Posted on January 21, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Greensboro, History, Life, Literature, Money, NC cities, NC news, NC real estate, NC tourism, News, North Carolina, People, Politics, culture, real estate | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

A great historical building in downtown Greensboro NC is for lease at 121 South Elm St. William Clarkson Porter, a druggist,  built the building in 1873. O’Henry worked for his uncle. Later, Lunsford Richardson, the inventor of Vicks Vaporub, bought the building. The building is composed of 2 stories of over 9,000 square feet of [...]

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Sam Ervin, North Carolina, Watergate and NC influence

Posted on January 20, 2008. Filed under: Education, Family, Government, History, Home, Leadership, Life, Media, NC cities, NC homes, NC news, NC travel, North Carolina, People, Politics, School, TV, Television, culture | Tags: , , , , , , |

I just got through watching a documentary on NC Public
TV about Senator Sam, Sam Ervin. Sam Ervin is best known
for chairing the Watergate Committee, his knowledge of the
Constitution and his down home wit. He was known to say “I
am just a simple country lawyer from North Carolina.” Well,
he was from NC, but he was a [...]

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NC History, North Carolina Historical Markers

Posted on January 19, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Education, Entertainment, Government, Greensboro, History, Life, NC cities, NC news, NC tourism, NC travel, NC vacations, North Carolina, Politics, Recreation, culture, travel | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

North Carolina was the first state to be colonized by Europeans and was one of the original 13 colonies. Naturally, NC is rich in history. Drive through many cities in NC and eventually you will run across one of the many historical markers. Many people know that O’Henry and Edward R Murrow were born in [...]

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Barack Obama projected winner by CNN in Iowa Caucus

Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under: 2008, Government, History, Leadership, Media, News, Politics, TV, Television, culture | Tags: , , , , , , |

Barack Obama has been projected as winner of the Iowa caucus by CNN. Hilary Clinton and John Edwards are currently tied for second place.

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Mike Huckabee projected winner of Iowa Caucus by CNN

Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under: 2008, Government, History, Leadership, Media, News, Politics, TV, Television, culture | Tags: , |

Mike Huckabee has just been announced as a projected winner by CNN. Mike Huckabee, who in the past few weeks has risen from an obscure candidate to a frontrunner, has a commanding lead in Iowa. John McCain is focusing his attention on New Hampshire where he has a much better chance.

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Iowa Caucus, presidential election, choices

Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under: 2008, Family, Government, History, Leadership, Life, News, North Carolina, Politics, TV, Television, culture | Tags: , , , , , , |

I am still on the west coast with time to reflect on the Iowa Caucus, presidential election and candidate choices. I was sitting in the Whidby Coffee Shop this morning, overlooking the Puget Sound, drinking a great cup of coffee, reading some news and actually slowing my pace enough to delve deeper into the candidates [...]

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Mike Huckabee, Cspan, Iowa Caucus

Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under: Family, History, Life, News, Politics, TV, Television, culture | Tags: , , , , |

I am still on the west coast, specifically Everett Washington. I just listened to Mike Huckabee speak on Cspan as he prepares for the Iowa Caucus tomorrow. I come from a state full of democrats and republicans that are fiscal and defense conservatives with a mixture of social concerns. The more I listen to Mike [...]

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