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Picking Vernon Malone's successor

Submitted by KeungHui on 05/06/2009 - 09:00
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We'll find out tonight whether Rosa Gill will be leaving the school board for a seat in the state Senate.

The Wake County Democratic Party will meet tonight to pick a replacement for the late Vernon Malone. Of the eight candidates, state Rep. Dan Blue was endorsed by the Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association.

Even if the Democratic Party picks Blue, there's a chance that Gill would be asked to fill his state House seat. Paul Terrell, the Republican candidate who was beaten by Blue in November, says he'll run against Gill if she's in that seat.

If picked for either post, Gill's seat on the school board would be filled by the other eight members. The new board member would serve the rest of Gill's term, which expires November 2011.

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OT but another interesting story

Wed, 05/06/2009 - 11:51 — Voice_of_Reason_

About a home schooled boy in Oxford: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5049867

BTW- the boy did nothing wrong, only did not have good virus protection.

And I thought the Dems were against this??????

"Ashton now sits in a

Wed, 05/06/2009 - 14:41 — user1234

"Ashton now sits in a juvenile facility in South Bend, Ind."

They could not find a closer facility to Oxford, NC?

These cases really make the government look inept.

OT but an interesting story

Wed, 05/06/2009 - 10:49 — Dadof3

on Vouchers and DC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FS5B-CynM

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T. Keung Hui covers Wake schools.
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