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United Way of Davidson County holds annual awards banquet. Find Story in Saturday's Times! THOMASVILLE Thursday, March 25,2010 Saturday in Business Business Columnist Marilyn Taylor continues her series on change in the workplace. WWW.tvUletimes.com ear - No. 75 50 Cents Health care bill faces new foe BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer Health care reforih may now be the law of the land, but more than a dozen states aren’t will ing to give up the fight just yet. Five members of North Caro lina’s congressional delegation sent a letter to attorney general Roy Cooper on Wednesday ask ing him to join 14 other states who are challenging the consti tutionality of the new health care reform bill President Barack Obama signed into law Find more on the impact Of the Health Care Reform Bill in Saturday's Times. earlier in the week. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) is joined by repre sentatives Virginia Foxx, Walter Jones, Patrick McHenry and Sue Myrick in supporting legal ac tion against the new bUl. “We think it is important to have Attorney General Cooper join this effort,” Coble said in a press release. “This new law ap pears to be unconstitutional in our opinions, and we think the courts will concur. We do not think North Carolina should stand on the sidelines while oth er states pursue this legal chal lenge.” North Carolina joins Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Pennsyl vania, North Dakota, South Da kota, Alabama, Nebraska, Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Missouri, Idaho and Washington as states who feel the new health care bUl wUl hurt small business, job cre ation and families as costs rise over the next 10 years. “The Constitution gives the federal government the author ity to regulate interstate com merce, but this legislation goes far beyond that power,” the let ter states. “An individual is not engaged in interstate commerce if he decides not to purchase the insurance, and compelling him to make such a purchase is beyond the boimds of the inter state commerce clause.” At the core of the opposition is whether or not the federal gov- See FOE, Page 6 Incentives approved for Project Combined BY ERINWILTGEN Staff Writer In a continued effort to spur economic develop ment in the area, the Da vidson County Board of Commissioners approved the incentive package for Project Combined, an un identified company that is considering setting up business in Lexington. The county has been working with the compa ny on a weekly basis for the past six months. Steve Googe, executive director of the Davidson County Economic Commission, said the company will commit to an investment of $3 million — down from the original $5 mil lion — and create about 150 jobs. “The project wiU stimu late the economy, increase the county tax base and thus increase tax reve nues,” Googe said. See PROJECT, Page 6 TIMES PHOTO/ERIN WILTGEN LIVING HISTORY Fair Grove Elementary School student Colby Loman depicts stunt motorcycle rider Robbie Knievel during the school's wax museum exhibit Wednesday. See Story, Page 3. County to apply for transportation grant BY ERINWILTGEN Staff Writer The Davidson County Board of Com missioners approved a Commimity Transportation Grant application for administrative reimbursements to the Davidson County Transportation Department. The grant would essentially cover the current administrative expenses of the system, including the salaries of the staff, administrative supplies, vehicle insurance, phones and office supplies, says Transportation Man ager George Hodges. The state would provide about $210,000 and the county would match 15 percent, or around $32,522. At the meeting’s public hearing, citizens who use the current County- 'I would be at home with out a way to go to places if I did not have the trans portation.' — Marie Myers County resident offered transportation system rose to speak their peace. “We at senior services are very much aware that transportation is one of the most expensive services you can provide,” said Lamar Moore, a volunteer at Senior Services. “And yet it is one of the most needed. Our communities have so many seniors that live alone, that are handicapped, that are entirely dependent on the county transportation.” Other individuals who use the ser vice to get meals at the Denton Nutri tion Site told commissioners how the system helped them get the food they need. “I would be at home without a way to go to places if I did not have the transportation,” said Marie Myers. Myers also says that the transporta tion has provided a sense of commu nity she wouldn’t otherwise have. “We have such great fellowship that we would miss if we had to stay at home and not see one another,” she said. The grant will also help cover an in- See GRANT, Page 6 Chief Insley brings welcomed changes to TPD BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer When new ThomasviUe Chief of Police Jeff Insley came to town last August he was like a rider in the night. No one knew much about him and he was coming to a police department where changes at the top hap pened about once a decade and usually in volved someone from within moving up the ladder. In other words, Insley was an outsider. Eight months later, Insley is settling in as chief of police and his “weird” ways of do ing things are ushering ThomasviUe Police Department towards a new era of openness, wellness and accessibUity. “It’s an adjustment period,” Insley said. “I did not come up through the ranks here and officers didn’t know me. They had to get a feel for me and my particular style. I’m a little different and it’s something to get used to. I’ve been very pleased with the reception and the wUlingness of the guys to give me and the direction we’re going a chance.” If Insley has been doing anything during See CHANGES, Page 14 TIMES PHOTO/LISA WALL ThomasviUe Police Chief Jeff Insley stands in front of the police memorial Tuesday. 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