Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

Disclosure For Thee, But Not For Me

Posted on March 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Blueprint NC partner, Progress NC, has been engaged in an ethics complaint against Governor Pat McCrory for some time now. Most recently, Progress NC has continued piling on by making video mash-ups to target the Governor.

The group, led by Gerrick Brenner, has focused only the Governor and seems to be paying little attention to the legal counsel responsible for actually reviewing and filing the economic interest documents. I asked Progress NC on Twitter about this, however, they have not yet replied:

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One Wake Commissioner Has A Temper (Updated)

Posted on March 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Stay classy, Rep. Cotham and Commissioner Burns.

GEE, this is a Dem Wake Commissioner AND a Dem #NCGA Rep. Very hostile. Very unprofessional. #ncpol #wboc pic.twitter.com/EKWABTZlLP

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) March 6, 2015
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Wake Dems Respond To Barefoot Commissioner Bill: “Un-American”

Posted on March 5, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The Wake Dems are saying it is “Un-American” to make sure a county as large and continually growing as Wake County has adequate representation on the board who holds the purse strings. Is that right, Wake Dems? Increasing representation is “Un-American” Continue reading →

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Sen. Barefoot Introduces Bill to increase “Geographic Diversity” on Wake Board of Commissioners

Posted on March 5, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, Senator Chad Barefoot introduced SB 181 – Wake County Commissioner Districts. The point of the bill apparently is to address the large population growth in Wake County by updating representation on the Wake Commissioners Board. Continue reading →

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Pearson Is Everywhere: PISA 2018

Posted on March 4, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere! Last time we looked at how excited Pearson was about President Obama’s “free community college proposal. Today, we look at something I missed from December 2014. We’ll look at how Pearson is going to develop the PISA … Continue reading →

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About That ‘Twitter Debate Study’ WaPo And Twitchy Cite

Posted on February 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Washington Post had an article this week about How Twitter is changing the national Common Core debate.

Michelle Malkin has been a monster on Twitter on Common Core, this is undeniable. The moms out there tweeting everyday should also be recognized for their tremendous effort and impact.

I just wanted to remind folks about who did this ‘study’, what was really the purpose and who was contacted. Also, who didn’t consent to participate and the unanswered question of who funded this study.

@michellemalkin Mr. Supovitz approached me on the ‘twitter project’. I didn’t consent & he didn’t answer my Q’s: http://t.co/BAx3yEZUvk

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