A logical look at liberty by Stephanie E. Watson.

New Raleigh just posted this announcement about Politics 101, a series of forums featuring local candidates for Raleigh and Wake County government offices. I heard about it, and if I can fit it into my schedule, I hope to attend a few of these and post GoLiberty reports after each:
http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/city-politicians-stump-at-101-in-september/

Libertarian Chris Augustine just announced that he is running for Wake County Board of Education District #2. This district covers south Wake County from Garner to Holly Springs, and including some of Cary. Check out Chris’s website for more about him and his ideas for Wake County Schools:
www.augustine-nc.com

Also announced this week: the Wake County Board of Education Candidates’ Forum will be held September 16, 2009, at 7 PM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (2723 Clark Avenue, Raleigh, NC). We hope that Chris Augustine will be in attendance, and that we can learn more about other candidates. The forum is sponsored by: The League of Women Voters of Wake County, the Junior League of Raleigh, the YWCA of the Greater Triangle, the Wake County PTA Council, and El Pueblo. If you’re a Wake County voter, be sure to put this on your calendar!

Thanks to everyone who replied to my last post as I was taking an initial look at the candidate slate for Raleigh mayor. I look forward to reading the new website links over the next week.

Now, if I wanted to go somewhere within a one-to-two-hour drive, why would I take a Cessna? The last two flights logged from state-owned N122NC were trips I would have taken in a car. (Raleigh to Oxford? In a plane? Really?) Who is doing this? Are they just too lazy to drive and/or ride? I have contemplated a manifest to see who is wasting the state’s money taking a plane over taking a car, just to trim off an hour or two:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N122NC

UPDATE: Apparently Oxford is one place that small planes can go for their regular maintenance. I’ve learned a lot of interesting things about planes lately having friends who are small-craft pilots.