Besse picks up
another endorsement
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in his bid to be Lt. Gov.
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The N.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club has endorsed Democrat
Dan Besse for Lieutenant Governor.
In announcing the endorsement, Chris Dowdle, chair of the
N.C. Sierra Club political committee, said, "Dan Besse has dis
tinaiii<th*?H himvplf a* a rhamni
on of environmental steward
ship."
The Sierra Club made its
decision following a review of
candidates' records, their
responses to a detailed issue
questionnaire, and direct inter
views. The Sierra Club has
more than 20,000 members
across North Carolina.
Dowdle added, "Dan, Besse
is a thoughtful, pragmatic and
capable leader whose environ
mental leadership will translate
well in the office of Lieutenant
Governor."
"1 am honored to receive the
support of the Sierra Club,"
said Besse. "They speak for
the millions of North
Carolinians who understand
that our health and our future
depend on clean water, clean air and our green and productive
land."
Besse is currently an elected member of the Winston-Salem
City Council. He chairs the Piedmont Triad Early Action
Compact, which this year has been recognized for its role in
helping the Piedmont Triad meet federal clean air standards for
ground-level ozone (the major ingredient in urban smog).
As a member of the City Council, Besse has worked for
energy conservation, stronger stormwater management, "public
transit, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, clean air and recy
cling.
An environmental attorney who has worked with environ
mental groups since 1978. Besse has also been endorsed by the
Conservation PAC, and by the Progressive Democrats of North
Carolina. ?
City Council Member
Dan Besse
Waters
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first democratic elections,
she was a member of the official
U.S. delegation to attend the
inauguration of President
Nelson Mandela in Pretoria.
Congresswoman Waters has
continued to be a friend to the
people of South Africa, as well
as *" oppressed people across
Africa and throughout the
world. For the past nine years,
she has led congressional efforts
to .cancel the debts of the
world's poorest countries. In
1999, she worked with the
Clinton Administration and her
colleagues in Congress, to
develop the Enhanced Heavily
Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)
Initiative to reduce the debts of
poor countries in Africa and
throughout the world, thereby
enabling them to invest their
resources in health care, educa
tion, poverty reduction and
other programs that meet human
needs. On July 13,2000, Waters
offered an amendment on the
Floor of the House of
Representatives to increase
funding for this important initia
tive from $69 million - an inad
equate amount supported by
House Republican leadership -
to $225 million. The passage of
the Waters amendment led to the
full funding of the HIPC
Initiative by the Republican
Congress.
The Congresswoman was
also a leader of congressional
efforts to restore democracy and
protect human rights in Haiti
and Liberia, and she is now
working to expedite complete
debt cancellation for these two
needy and deserving countries.
Congresswoman Waters also
leads congressional efforts to
address the HIV/AIDS epi<ten>
ic, which infects over 18 percent^
of the adult population of South
Africa. She is currently the Co
Chair of the CBC Task Force on
HIV/AIDS. She has introduced
legislation to allow people in
developing countries like South
Africa to have access to generic
HIV/AIDS drugs at affordable
prices, and she is working with
her colleagues to increase fund
ing for international HIV/AIDS
treatment and prevention pro
grams.
Spending
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services. The figures come
from the N.C. Institute of
Minority Economic
Development's research.
Grandberry said he
believed that most of those in
attendance at the lunch and
learn, which included several
business and community lead
ers, were surprised that minor
ity dollars pack such a punch.
"I don't think
people know that; I
really don't think
that they under
stand the power
that they have," he
said. "We have so
much that we could
be doing in this
community, and
I'm glad that the
Urban League is
part of "the solu
tion "
Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian
Burke was among those who
braved dreary conditions to
attend the three-hour event.
"I love the dollar because I
know the dollar demands
respect," Burke said as she
greeted the group. "You
should make sure that your
dollar is respected and that
you're not taken for granted."
The audience members
murmured in agreement.
The N.C. Institute of
Minority Economic
Development enlisted the help
of Dr. James Johnson Jr., of
UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan
Flagler Business School, to
gauge minority spending
habits across the state. Johnson
compiled the data derived
from research he and Dr. John
Kasarda, also a UNC profes
sor, conducted.
Johnson and Kasarda have
been crisscrossing the state to
present their findings to the
public.
"I think it's both a form of
enlightened self interest for
(black people) as a community
and politically it makes good
sense because ... there's an
assumption out there that we
cost more than we contribute
in the economy," Johnson said
of the research. "Someone has
to set mat recora
straight."
Johnson spoke at
length about the
Hispanic population's
impact on the greater
economy, even debat
ing the pros and cons
of illegal immigra
tion with audience
members.
"I think the most
important thing is to
recognize that our native-born
population is aging, aging out
of the childbearing years and
the viable working ages.
We're not reproducing at a rate
in this country that we'll have
a well-trained, viable work
force in the years ahead," he
asserted. "My hope is that we
understand the nature of demo
graphic change and thai the
tolerance is tied to also anoth
er important word - competi
tiveness - we need people; we
need talent ... if you can't
develop it on your own, you
figure out how to import it."
For more information
about the NC Institute of
Minority Economic
Development, visit
www.ncimed.com .
Grandberry
Photo* by Lay U Fmott
Liberty Plus
customer
Shannon Fair,
from left, with
store cashier
Wendy
Ferguson and
Manager
Shannon
Moya.
Below: Raul
Gonzales and
Louis
Melendez of
Martinez
Repairs.
Merchants
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have to worry about all
this parking," he said of
Liberty Street, where his
shop, Cutt Creator Barber
Shop, now stands. "1 felt like
Liberty was a good area; it
wasn't a shop around so, com
petition wasn't all that stiff,
and just to help the communi
ty "
Though Cunningham is
comfortable on Liberty Street,
he's aware that not everyone
shares his sentiments.
"I have some customers ...
that really they want to get
their hair cut before it gets
dark because they figure
that's when the crime, all that
stuff starts," he said.
The Liberty Street CDC
has been working on the, corri
dor for the past five years,
tearing down old buildings,
encouraging new business;
and tackling the ever-present
crime rate. Cunningham says
he has seen a real difference
since the CDC moved in.
"They have really cleaned
up this area," he said. "I
know it's going to take a slow
process, but they are really
doing a great job."
The corporation recently
announced the formation of a
Merchants' Association,
where shop owners like
Cunningham can work togeth
er to improve the conditions
in the area for their business
es.
"We felt that (through the
association) the business peo
ple on Liberty Strfcet would be
able to communicate with
each other, be able to help
each other and then assist
Liberty CDC in bringing other
businesses to town and fixing
up the older businesses on
Liberty Street," said Board
Chair Jim Shaw. "We got
some good response the last
two meetings and hope we can
get them involved in partici
pating in the meetings and
doing some new things on
Liberty."
The presence of the organ
ization is welcome news for
Becky Flowers. She and her
late husband J.D. Vickers pur
chased a swath o?>land along
Liberty Street in the 1980s
and have operated several dif
ferent businesses there since.
"This is really a growing
area through here. We get a
lot of traffic that passes by,"
she said. "It's really kind of
stayed the same for a long
time... but lately, it is really
booming."
Flowers is an active mem
ber of the Merchants'
Association. She currently
owns the Liberty Plus gas sta
tion and convenience store
Her Cruise One travel fran
chise is housed in the adjacent
building, which she also
owns. The remaining square
footage is rented to other
business owners. She says
she is excited about the
upward mobility of the area,
which she credits largely to
the efforts of the CDC.
"It's just growing; I would
say in the next few years, it's
going to be the place to b%,"
she happily declared.
"There's still room for
improvement but it's getting
there."
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