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 Overheard conversation in Virlies.
Yesterday at 04:38:48 PM by DC
I went into Virlies to buy a drink today. As I waited to pay I overhear a conversation between two people I do not know. They are laughing out loud at Starkweather. They are laughing because he has no self awareness and how when he speaks he thinks everyone is impressed but the entire audience is just wishing he would stop. The last comment being "he was the kind of jerk that answered rhetorical questions in class to show how smart he was."
I wonder if Starkweather realizes that more folks laugh at him than take him seriously?
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Public Charities in Chatham County, NC
Public Charities in Chatham County, NCClick on a foundation or organization's federal Employer ID Number (EIN) to learn more. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/geoShowOrgs.php?id=C37037&code=C37037&v=cfHave to clean up the formatting EIN Name Expenses Total Assets Fiscal Year 204327530 Abundance Foundation Inc 172,916 41,357 2009 030270281 American Livestock Breeds Conservancy 508,662 386,738 2009 203012035 Animal Relief Fund Inc 12,089 189,365 2009 205128163 Bennett School P T A 67,411 17,866 2009 581333722 Bonlee Fire Department Inc 186,088 629,011 2010 260100585 Boys & Girls Clubs of Eastern Piedmont 3,364 77,154 2009 561150494 Bracc Institute 124,736 317,015 2009 561522499 Carnivore Preservation Inc Carolina Tiger Rescue 604,948 485,450 2009 240040340 Carolina Farm Stewardship Association 424,460 227,755 2009 561821035 Chatham Academy Inc 333,432 3,657,988 2009 561587247 Chatham Animal Rescue and Education Inc 117,666 73,298 2009 412179353 Chatham Artists Guild Chatham Studio Tour 25,397 5,872 2008 412170926 Chatham Cares Community Pharmacy 102,182 163,090 2010 561996153 Chatham Coalition for Adolescent Health 73,695 2,958 2009 561681584 Chatham County Agricultural Industrial Fair Incorporated 25,899 11,563 2009 561621611 Chatham County Arts Council Incorporated 135,116 37,949 2009 561084260 Chatham County Council on Aging Inc 1,662,651 2,504,500 2009 562048401 Chatham County Economic Development Corporation 383,834 231,100 2009 561342487 Chatham County Group Homes Inc 1,665,726 1,099,876 2010 581870076 Chatham County Literacy Council Inc 15,980 44,859 2009 561885127 Chatham County Partnership for Children 2,270,885 140,826 2010 560897842 Chatham County Rescue Squad of Siler City Inc 68,663 369,329 2009 581849144 Chatham County Together 425,451 110,704 2010 470862625 Chatham Creative Arts Incubator Inc 174,577 1,010,795 2009 561796990 Chatham Education Foundation 52,305 26,017 2009 311577560 Chatham Family Resource Center 130,492 16,563 2009 560611546 Chatham Hospital Inc 19,369,803 44,887,818 2009 561362692 Chatham PTA Thrift Shop Inc 1,188,923 612,121 2010 561822127 Chatham Soccer League 75,631 60,383 2010 561926121 Chatham Social Health Council 339,800 99,105 2009 561272201 Chatham Trades Inc 813,518 317,329 2010 561915332 Chatham Transit Network 739,137 502,295 2009 561413410 Child Care Networks Inc 3,608,529 318,926 2009 202293613 Colonel John Randolph Lane Society 0 38,821 2008 264442805 Community Suzuki Music School 28,564 13,574 2009 581522471 Deep River Mediation 267,101 138,435 2010 311577481 East Chatham Baseball Inc 43,418 30,696 2009 561994148 East Chatham Youth Football Association 30,616 53,016 2009 561345420 Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services 922,108 525,382 2010 561702206 Fearrington Cares 140,265 281,014 2009 203364026 Friends of Global Crop Diversity Ltd 122,627 53,486 2008 561674431 Friends of the Chatham Community Library Inc Friends of the Pittsboro Library 23,004 588,841 2009 562277623 Galloway Ridge Inc 18,506,767 101,411,399 2009 561689599 Habitat for Humanity International Inc Hatham County Hfh 2,255,420 5,716,696 2009 581510282 Haw River Assembly Inc 218,119 125,928 2009 208542860 Haw River Christian Academy Inc 47,826 5,031 2009 582001070 Heads Up Therapeutic Riding Program Inc 104,445 53,581 2009 561974043 Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County 279,027 126,481 2009 562099676 Hummingbird Farm 61,287 295,468 2009 560861200 Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action Inc 1,542,624 140,345 2009 581834569 Mediation Network of North Carolina 664,098 136,324 2010 237384679 National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution North Carolina Society S 60,181 76,504 2008 561972102 Natural Products & Glycotechnology Research Institute Npg 243,095 147,218 2009 561947933 North Carolina Pharmacist Recovery Network Inc 203,185 180,062 2009 561575088 North Carolina Rural Communities Assistance Project Inc 330,457 40,916 2009 581412893 North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Inc 2,523,653 4,239,344 2009 611568996 Northwood Band Boosters Vanessa Kennedy 67,731 26,485 2009 560797911 Pittsboro Christian Village Inc 2,060,391 6,063,433 2009 561986129 Pittsboro Montessori School Inc 80,290 53,581 2009 510137990 Pittsboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Inc 1,112,578 2,487,260 2010 561682481 PTA North Carolina Congress Bonlee Elementary School PTA 43,534 15,100 2010 262475209 PTA North Carolina Congress Chatham Middle School PTA 49,331 12,999 2010 581790188 PTA North Carolina Congress Horton Middle School PTA 30,394 9,505 2010 562058017 PTA North Carolina Congress Js Water PTSA 62,160 42,272 2009 561580898 PTA North Carolina Congress Mathews High School Jordan 28,708 6,707 2009 561682479 PTA North Carolina Congress Moncure Elementary School PTA 27,156 32,044 2009 561772993 PTA North Carolina Congress Northwood High School PTSA 58,611 70,983 2008 561968684 PTA North Carolina Congress Perry W Harrison Elementary School 45,464 80,212 2010 561682478 PTA North Carolina Congress Pittsboro Elementary School PTA 42,851 9,648 2010 581952403 PTA North Carolina Congress Siler City Elementary School PTA 54,240 9,480 2010 561390714 PTA North Carolina Congress Silk Hope Elementary School PTA 164,951 15,984 2010 450571232 PTA North Carolina Congress Virginia Cross Elementary School PT 42,430 24,627 2009 562026294 Reach Out Crisis Pregnancy Center 40,826 178,696 2009 010836509 Rocky River Heritage Foundation Inc 34,021 34,787 2009 561704863 Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA Rafi-USA 1,651,836 2,031,863 2009 061656357 Rural Advancement Institute 249,200 4,897,317 2008 561215348 Siler City Housing Corporation 137,784 407,647 2009 043640604 Sister To Sister Solution Inc 283,202 1 2008 562381700 Sonshine & Blessings 26,740 2,446 2007 363922635 Streetsigns 57,125 10,470 2008 581897275 United Way of Chatham County Inc 568,283 1,112,362 2009 582493125 Vietnamese Nom Preservation Inc 44,277 155,627 2009 510634273 West Chatham Caring Communities West Chatham Food Pantry 85,349 119,234 2009
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A tribute to Hugh Harrington
This is something that needs to be said. Any of you out there that enjoy your drinking water in this hamlet need to understand how much Mr. Harrington contributed to it all.
Over the last few years, we have gone through a number of changes in how we collect and treat the water we get from the Haw River. Behind it all, Hugh persistently browbeat everybody in the process to move along and try something else. When it wasn't enough to solve the problem, try something else.
Hugh would be the first to tell you that there were many other people involved, and he would be right. But I saw him at work quite a few times, being constructively annoying in a way that was fun to watch.
Now that he has finally given up being a Commissioner, I think we should all thank him for at least that. Or haven't you noticed we haven't recieved any of those mandated TTM notices lately?
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I wish to add my voice to those supporting the Haw River Christian Academy
In this morning's Chatham Chatlist, from downtown business owner and attorney Greg Stafford -
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 14:48:27 -0500
From: Gregory Stafford
Subject: I wish to add my voice to those supporting the HRCA
As an owner of commercial real estate I wish to add my voice to those supporting the HRCA. Actually, on second thought, I will change positions from merely supporting to openly begging the Board to approve the school. Pittsboro is in dire condition and anything that will bring folks here is a great idea.
Greg
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Pittboro's pompous political a** makes Gabrielle Giffords tradegy ALL about HIM
February 05, 2012, 02:31:13 PM by whatsupDo you believe what a pompous a** this man is?
He has gone ahead and make the tragedy of Gabrielle Giffords shooting all about himself. How inappropriate!
This is so disgustingly distasteful I cannot say more.
From today's chatlist.
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:52:52 -0500
From: Voller Mayor
Subject: The Town of Pittsboro officially supports civil discourse with resolution number R-01-11
This year on January 8th I celebrated my 43rd birthday I share this
birthday with the King Elvis Presley and world renowned theoretical
physicist and cosmologist Dr. Stephen Hawking.
But on January 8th, 2011 a tragic shooting occurred in Tucson, Arizona.
U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at point blank
range, a federal judge, local constituents and Giffords staff member Gabe
Zimmerman were murdered in cold blood. Now, January 8th has a somber
connotation.
The violence and tragedy of this event is seared into my consciousness due
to its date, but also tattooed on my soul because I, too, am an elected
official, like Congresswoman Giffords.
With that kind of double barrel blast, is it any wonder why I was so keen
last year for the Town of Pittsboro to pass an official resolution
condemning the Tucson attack and supporting civil discourse?
In fact, Pittsboros official resolution R-01-11 the first of 2011 for
the Town of Pittsboro -- encouraged public officials ...to meet
constituents in open forums that are safe for civil debate and open
dialogue..; supported the safety and well being of public officials who
serve for the common good and condemned the violence that was expressed
in this attack .as such actions have no place in a civil society.
It is now 2012 and all over the country, state, and even in Chatham County
there are a small number of people who conveniently forget the due process
of law and use modern methods such as blogs and the internet to intimidate
opponents, disseminate untruths, and create a parallel society dominated by
fear and recrimination.
Regardless of personal beliefs, political party or affiliation, race,
religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, marital status, income
level, educational achievement, wealth, income, place of origin,
citizenship, or any other group that we may claim as our own, it is
imperative that as a community we respect the due process of law and that
we operate under a system that at its core guarantees that we enhance our
community, ensure opportunity, operate fairly, pursue the truth and ensure
equality for all. Anything less is a dereliction of duty and an invitation
for the ghosts of the past to haunt our future. We are better than that and
we owe Congresswoman Giffords and the six who were murdered our fealty to a
due process, open dialogue and commitment to civil discourse.
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CN - Late change proposed for Cary-Chatham plan
Late change proposed for Cary-Chatham planBY ANDREW KENNEY, akenney@newsobserver.comREad the entire story at http://www.carynews.com/2012/02/01/51496/late-change-proposed-for-cary.htmlCARY - The town of Cary and Chatham County are just steps from a general agreement on the future of their shared border, but a late change to the plan has raised old questions about the relationship between the suburb and the rural county. The pair's joint land-use plan, crafted by staff and representatives of both towns over six years, will guide the development of almost 10,000 acres of land west of Cary and inside Chatham County. Both governments are considering a near-final draft of the document, but Chatham County's Board of Commissioners already has demanded a change to the plan. The draft plan states that the governments "should research and discuss the feasibility" of giving Cary extra-territorial jurisdiction, or the authority to enforce town rules about zoning and building design on county land near the border. The joint town-county board agreed in October that the plan should suggest a future discussion of ETJ. But in a vote at a public hearing this month, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners unanimously decided to remove the ETJ suggestion from the plan. "We don't see any reason we would want to give up jurisdiction to Cary," said Brian Bock, chairman of the Chatham board. The debated point calls for discussion, but not implementation, of an ETJ zone that runs between a half-mile and a mile inside Chatham's border of Cary, ending at the proposed "rural buffer line." The suggestion drew criticism from some of the dozens of Chatham County residents who spoke at Chatham's public hearing on the plan. Most of those speakers opposed the plan in general. Affected residents often protest the power as an incursion on their rights by a government that doesn't have to accept their votes. If enacted here, extra-territorial jurisdiction would subject new construction along the border to Cary's rules about subdivision design, land use, open spaces, erosion control and more. The town could not take the power without permission from Chatham County, according to Benjamin Howell, a county planner. And if Chatham ever did grant the new authority, Cary generally could only enforce its rules on new development; existing buildings would be "grandfathered in." Bock, the Chatham board chair, said inclusion of the suggestion of an ETJ discussion would be a deal-breaker for the joint land-use plan.
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Chatham County Schools budget survey
February 02, 2012, 07:14:23 PM by munn5There is a budget survey available for all people in Chatham County to have input on the budget process on the Chatham County Schools website. http://research.zarca.com/k/SsYQWSsQVsPsPsPI urge everyone to take this survey, and to forward it to their friends, neighbors, relatives, and co-workers. The school budget is the largest part of the county budget, so you should care about how your tax money is being spent. The survey will be available until February 17. Paper copies are available at the schools. | Write Comment
Jeffery supports Tax Increase, but not type, but still supports it?
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:03:29 -0500 From: "Jeffrey Starkweather@earthlink.net" < jeffreystarkweather@earthlink.net> Subject: Local Mayors support for more education funding applauded I want to applaud Siler City Mayor Charles Johnson, Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller, Goldston Mayor Tim Cunnup, and Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive for supporting Governor Bev Perdue’s proposal to restore some $800,000 in state funds for our public schools. While I am not generally a supported of increased sales taxes because their impact is “regressive (lower income households pay a higher percentage of their income), I would support restore a three-fourths cent increase if that was the only politically feasible way to adequately fund our public schools. Obviously, I would prefer those who can better afford it to pay a higher percentage burden of any tax increase than the numerous retirees, blue collar workers and unemployed in Chatham and Lee Counties. Since the 2008-2009 budget year approximately 6,108 public school employees have lost their jobs, 76% of whom were teachers or teacher assistants. Although our local schools have done a good job of keeping those numbers down, we still have lost a significant number of positions, including completely eliminating Chatham’s middle school Spanish program. And while the Chatham Board board majority did not actually cut their dollar contribution, they did not provide sufficient funds to maintain the same per pupil funding, based on increases in student enrollment this year. Commissioner Sally Kost and I lobbied for these funds because we both considered not fully providing them a funding “cut. I also support President Obama’s American Jobs Act, in large part, because it will provide North Carolina sufficient funds to restore or retain a total of 13,400 education jobs. Any increased educational funding should be focused on classrooms and direct educational services. Research clearly shows that the most important factor in improving a state’s and local community’s economic development and prosperity is public educational quality. Thanks to our state legislature’s misguided cut to education, North Carolina has dropped to 46th in per pupil state funding. We are now below Mississippi and South Carolina. That is embarrassing. It is time we put our future – our children and grandchildren – first. I don’t have all the answers as to the best way to fund education but I am willing to do my part and pay my share to make it happen and I believe most you are as well. Jeff Starkweather for State House Pittsboro, http://jeffstarkweatherforstatehouse.com_________________ So, Mr. Starkweather is against regressive taxes, but he supports this one. All on the promises of our lame duck Governor. All the money will go to education (remember the lottery?), and while it taxes the poor, which flies in the face of FDR, er, I mean Jeffery's Fair Deal, he will support it because it goes 'to the children.' Sounds like a man with no principles to me. However, at least he is willing to pay his part, unlike his good friend, who signed the tax hike in support though is not willing to pay his part. If you want another throw more money at it candidate, Jeffery is your guy. Your other choice is the lady who is not even sure how much money she had while Chair of the school board. Oh yeah, and then there is that NCHSAA thingy..... Great choices. I am voting for Mrs. Wright. | Write Comment
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