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Carlene Lucas was the only candidate to file today before the deadline for school board elections.
Lucas is running for the District 2 board seat. I'll have more details about Lucas later.
There will be five people running for the District 2 with four Republicans and one Libertarian. Incumbent Horace Tart is seeking another term.
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To find out more about me
Wed, 07/22/2009 - 21:40 — Carlene_LucasTo find out more about me please visit my website at www.carlenelucas.com or join us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carlene-A-Lucas/103135332747.
Thanks,
Carlene Lucas
TOGETHER WE CAN
2009 CARY CANDIDATE FORUM SET
Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:56 — user1234CARY, NC Make plans now to play an active role in the 2009 Cary Community Candidate Forum, the first and only forum for candidates for local office sponsored by a Triangle local government, and the only forum for local offices to be cablecast on Cary TV 11. Sponsored by the Town of Cary and featuring only questions submitted by Cary citizens. Our research shows that the primary reason why qualified voters don't go to the polls on Election Day is because they lack information on the candidates, ¨ said Damon Circosta, NCCVE executive director. We are very pleased to take part in the Town of Cary ¦s effort to empower its citizens with the facts they need to cast a confident ballot. ¨ This year's forum, which will be held on September 15 in the Cary Town Council Chambers, will include candidates for one At-Large seat and districts A and C. Wake County School Board seats that represent Cary will also be included: districts 2, 7 and 9.
Benefits of this approach include:
Allowing for increased community focus and involvement
Eliminating the issue of candidate endorsements
Providing a better product for viewers
Reducing the amount of time candidates and Town staff spend in forums
Reducing the amount of politics and bias potentially brought to the forums by outside sponsors
Want to help? Share your story!!
Mon, 07/20/2009 - 13:04 — me_mcadamsI know there are a lot of passionate parents on this website. As a member of the WSCA, I’m collecting parent testimonials about how current WCPSS policies and practices have PERSONALLY impacted you. Please send me your stories, both positive and not-so-positive – I’d like to hear them all. Please email them to me by Fri, July 24 at time4WCPSSchange@google.com.
Please include the following information when you write:
1) Your name, 2) District, or base school, 3) Your story – the good, the bad, and/or the ugly, 4) Your satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the current WCPSS, 5) What, if anything, you’d like to see change and why, and 6) Whether or not you’d be willing to be quoted in writing.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to share!
Well, well
Fri, 07/17/2009 - 12:10 — g88ky07for a district that hasn't made much noise, it's going to now! Horace, you might as well bail, even when more run and it splits up the vote, the vote still won't be going to you!
Candidates, get to knocking on our doors and ask us what we want! Walk through the FYR schools in FV and count the empty class rooms!
It's going to be an active late summer and fall in D2! :c )