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for "Geary, Bob"
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A group called N.C. Family Policy Council is advocating a state constitutional amendment including the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). If approved, the amendment would make same-sex marriages illegal and homosexual partners would be denied many rights granted heterosexual couples. There is a debate if the passing of SB 106, which will appear on the ballot next spring and outlaw same-sex marriage, contradicts Article 1 of the State Constitution which declares equal rights for all citizens.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 36, Sept 2011,
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15553
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Geary discusses controversial Wake Public School superintendent Anthony Tata and the projected outcome of the recent school board elections. Tata's \"four-legged plan\" focuses on equalizing the state's public schools to avoid the \"haves\" and \"have nots\" school districts by emphasizing four factors: choice, stability, proximity, and student achievement.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 41, Oct 2011,
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Geary provides an analysis of the Wake County school board race, specifically detailing Districts 6, 3, and 8, providing information of candidates, and opinions on how Democrats should face the upcoming elections.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 35, Aug 2011,
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Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Engel v. Vitale, declaring state-sponsored prayers in the public schools to be unconstitutional. Now the fight over education is no longer about whether Christian prayers should be recited in public school classrooms, but whether public funds should pay for Christian schools.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 29, July 2011,
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15788
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The fate of the landmark Racial Justice Act, the 2009 law to stop executions in capital cases in which the death sentence resulted from racial bias is in the hands of North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 48, Sept 2011,
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Bev Perdue stepped down from her role as governor after experiencing a frustrating term, often meeting Republican resistance. Three candidates are likely to vie for the gubernatorial seat: Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, Erskine Bowles, and Brad Miller.
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Last year, Senate Bill 8 removed the limit of 100 charter schools within the state and currently nine applications await approval from the State Board of Education. Governor Bev Perdue appealed to assembly members to grant more money to public schools which would be affected by newly opened charter schools in their district. The issue of education has become highly politicized within the state; Republicans back charter schools and Democrats support the public school system.
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16171
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Wake and Orange counties are mulling their options on transit tax and the possibility of regional light rail systems.
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Last week, Wake County politicians from both parties met to discuss the upcoming election year. Republicans candidates gathered at Dorton Arena including Pat McCrory (gubernatorial), Debra Goldman (state auditor), John Tedesco (Superintendent of Public Instruction), and Chris Malone (State House of Representatives). Democrats plotted their political plans at Johnson's Martin Street Baptist Church with gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, State Rep. Bill Faison, and State Senator Dan Blue.
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At the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh sanctuary, volunteers call registered voters are discuss why they should vote no on Amendment 1, the controversial bill which change the state constitution to outlaw gay marriage. The issue has left politicians divided; Raleigh council members voted against the amendment 6-2 because of its discriminatory language, whereas, Wake County Board of Commissioners voted in favor 4-1.
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Representative Walter Jones is a lone Republican voice against ongoing and future wars abroad. He attended a town hall meeting on Monday February 20th sponsored by N.C. Peace Action and the American Friend Service Committee-Carolinas Office, which promoted reinvesting money spent in ceaseless wars with the Middle East back into local communities.
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The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) closed February 29th because revenue failed to exceed expenses. The southeast Raleigh institution served the community for 110 years. Its closing has elicited community outpouring for lost programs and services offered by YWCA.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 11, Mar 2012,
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The five Democrats vying to be the next governor or lieutenant governor of North Carolina are unanimous on one issue: in the May 8 primary, Amendment 1 should be defeated. But they all differ on why.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 13, Mar 2012,
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Jen Jones didn't go looking for a fight when she signed on a year ago as communications director at Equality North Carolina. But a fight she got in the battle against Amendment 1, the anti-gay proposition that goes before state voters in the May 8 primary.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 14, Apr 2012,
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Senate Bill 8 changed North Carolina's policy for charter schools by eliminating the cap which limited charter schools to just 100 to an unlimited number. Nine applications have been submitted since the bill was enacted last summer. Recently the Public Charter School Advisory Council approved all nine applications submitted, including two for the Durham and Chapel Hill-Carrboro area - both contested by local school boards.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 10, Mar 2012,
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