Not really sure, but I have an idea why 28 web surfers have found and read my weblog in the last few hours by typing "White Street Landfill" into a Google or Yahoo search.

They found a link to my lengthy history lesson and public position on the issue that I posted on August 11th.

The future of the landfill is of prime concern to everyone in East Greensboro, so I might be under scrutiny following last night's interview and in advance of tonight's NAACP Candidate Forum.

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"... You have promised healthcare for all Iraqis. We could use the same thing here... (Y)ou have also promised to rebuild the schools in Iraq. We too have schools that need rebuilt and that need more funding."

Being a Kentuckian by birth and rearing, and having traveled much of Appalachia during a former business life, I couldn't resist posting this letter that a friend forwarded to me after hearing Paul Harvey recite it.

Mike Bryan's Please Attack Appalachia makes a pretty good case for why America should invade Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and parts of the other ten states that we "hillbillies" call home.

Although I do not agree with all that the letter purports, I do agree that Appalachia remains America's third world.  If an Iraqi style invasion would result in Iraqi style rebuilding then,

"... please, do it soon. We need the reparations, better schools, better infrastructure, universal healthcare, and a fair share in the wealth of our own resources."

I am pretty confident that the resistance would be light.

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Last night I had my interview with the powerful Simkins PAC at Steve Bowden's law offices on Summit Avenue.  All nine of the Committee Members in attendance are well respected leaders of the community and it was a real honor to be before them.

The main point that I tried to relate is that many of my issues are the same as the PAC's.  More emphasis and resources need to be directed toward District 2 in particular and East Greensboro in general to create equitable development.

The PAC has an unprecedented opportunity to help create a three vote block of District 2 residents: Claudette, Yvonne and me.  No matter what the issue may be, it takes five votes to get anything done on the City Council and the PAC will hopefully see the value of endorsing my candidacy.

FYI, Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Johnson is a PAC member but has a policy of not attending interviews nor voting on the endorsements of her potential peers on Council.  She remained in Bowden's lobby during the process along with the other two at-large incumbents; Don Vaughn and Tom Phillips - and myself.  We had some great conversation for about thirty minutes while the PAC was convening.

Much of the conversation revolved around the election process and the toll it takes on our families and businesses but some of the exchange was more political in nature.  The question of whether or not to relate such personal, but very political conversation is a dilemma for a political candidate who has pledged transparency through web logging.

Some of the comments made during the conversation would create much controversy if I chose to post them, but I will not.  I am not a reporter, I am a candidate who is working hard to take my place beside two of the three incumbents I was conversing with.

To be an effective member of City Council I will need to work closely with the other Council members and win their trust and support.  At the same time I am committed to share the intricacies of my decision making process with all of Greensboro via this medium after I am elected. 

Posting the content of private political conversations must remain off limits regardless of the how I might think I might benefit personally from doing it.  It is imperative that my peers know that I can be trusted with sensitive information. 

This will not become a gossip blog.

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