May 8 NC Primary Archives

Who is Deborah Greene? For One, She’s the Only Unaffiliated Candidate for Watauga County School Board

Sept. 3, 2012. A few years ago, Deborah Greene, a diehard conservative, broke away from the Republican Party. Today, she is the only unaffiliated candidate running for one of three seats on the Watauga County Board of Education.
BY JESSE WOOD

Ministers on Both Sides of Marriage Protection Amendment Debate Call for Compassion

April 17, 2012. Two local ministers representing congregations on opposite sides of the High Country’s increasingly heated debate on the Marriage Protection Amendment – also known as Amendment One – have called on compassion in support of their positions.
BY BERNADETTE CAHILL