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Sunday Roundup
posted at 2007-09-30 23:02 | Last modified 2007-11-14 10:38
Lots of good stuff out there this weekend....
- Winston-Salem's James Romoser had a good overview of the money race in Council of State campaigns.
- Greensboro's Mark Binker looks at what the federal SCHIP debate means to NC. There's a lot more background info here on his blog.
- The AP's Gary Robertson takes a closer look at the latest Elon Poll, which puts Clinton way ahead for Dems, Thompson less ahead for the GOP, and Elizabeth Dole possibly on the bubble - depending on who you believe, of course. If you want to check out the crosstabs and such for yourself, the poll results are here.
- Wilmington's Sam Scott dishes on the $10 million GE-Hitachi incentive deal up for public discussion Monday night.
- And down at the Fayetteville Observer, Catherine Pritchard writes about all the rumors and stories about how the state capital ended up in Raleigh - and yes, Mr. Isaac Hunter makes a cameo appearance. (HT: Paul Woolverton)
Teachers for everyone
No one was surprised by the NCAE's move Saturday to formally endorse Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue for Governor in '08. The group's political committee made that recommendation back in August - the full membership vote was pretty much a formality.
Not to be outdone, state Treasurer Richard Moore unveiled his own teacher support group Friday - "School Personnel for Moore." It's an organization mostly made up of retired educators and personnel who say they're pleased with Moore's management of their state pension funds.
Perdue's campaign officially kicks off tomorrow at 5pm in her hometown of New Bern.
References, please?
Moore campaign manager Jay Reiff is hoping to prompt reporters to ask questions about Perdue's background. The helpful Mr. Reiff sent out three versions of Perdue's CV - including this one from 1991 - along with a rather coy suggestion to check out the details (or lack of them) for Perdue's teaching experience from 1978-82.
For the record, I emailed Perdue's campaign chair spokesman David Kochman on Friday for more information on Perdue's teaching history, but never heard back.
Perhaps it's a coincidence that her Saturday press release about the NCAE endorsement doesn't mention her teaching experience at all. Instead,
"Bev Perdue was instrumental in moving teacher pay in North Carolina from 43rd to 21st during her years as Senate budget chair. She also led efforts to create the Teacher Academy and to invest in teachers to become nationally certified. North Carolina ranks first in nationally certified teachers. In addition, Perdue is a strong supporter of early childhood education programs, high school reforms, and initiatives to make college more affordable."
That's very different from her response to the NCAE committee recommendation August 25th, when she said:
“ 'As a former public school teacher, I understand the challenges facing public school teachers and education professionals,' said Perdue."
Even if it's coincidental, it's still interesting.
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