Written by: Dan Besse
6/22/2007

It's been another active week on the campaign trail since my last Campaign Journal report. Last Friday evening, I attended the NAACP dinner in Winston-Salem, then headed to Charlotte the next morning for a meeting of the National League of Cities' Central Cities Council Steering Committee, on which I serve. On Sunday, it was over to a campaign meet-and-greet in Chapel Hill (more on that in the next item). On Monday, city responsibilities kept me at home as the Winston-Salem City Council passed our annual budget. On Wednesday, I spoke to Boys State in Salisbury, then zipped to Raleigh for a Lillian's List fundraiser honoring Democratic women lawmakers. While in Raleigh, I stopped by the 51-hour Hog Vigil to express support for efforts to clean up hog waste lagoons permanently in our state. I also dropped in on my friends in the Wake County Progressive Democrats monthly meeting. Yesterday, it was back to Charlotte for the Uptown Democratic Forum discussion on dealing with gangs. From there, I made tracks back to Winston-Salem to speak to 175 teens and their families at the kickoff of the Urban League's summer Youth Leadership Institute. Today—well, today my poor tired '93 Honda Civic got a much-needed oil change and safety inspection...

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