Will Alston be first to forgo his pay raise?
After reading that the cast of characters who make up the Guilford County Board of Commissioners gave themselves a healthy raise -- receiving salaries higher than almost every other commissioner in North Carolina -- I vowed, once again, to vote these out-of-control "public servants" out of office (News & Record, June 26).
These commissioners will earn more than Mecklenburg's county commissioners.
Mecklenburg's budget is 2.5 times bigger than Guilford's and its population is 73 percent larger.
Of course, Skip Alston noted that the commissioners could choose not to accept the raise and "save the taxpayers" some money. Mr. Alston, would you be the first to volunteer?
Yvonne Cousino
Greensboro
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Is this THE Yvonne? ;-)
Posted on July 2, 2005 4:19 AM
Ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee,...
Thanks for my Saturday morning laugh. It would be real funny if it weren't so sad. Skippy pass up a buck? Not in this lifetime!
Posted on July 2, 2005 6:42 AM
Yeah, whaddya say, Skippy?
Great letter Yvonne.
Posted on July 2, 2005 8:30 AM
Lilly, take a deep breath & hold it....
Posted on July 2, 2005 9:34 AM
Yeah, Skip will probably give up his raise...in return for a $200,000 donation to his Elm Street Money Pit by the Board...
Posted on July 2, 2005 10:37 AM
This is not the same Yvonne. She lives inside my radiator. "In heaven, everything is fine. In heaven everything is fine. You've got your good things. And I've got mine." What movie is this from?
Posted on July 2, 2005 12:53 PM
OMG Yvonne lives inside your radiator steve?
Is she ok there or should we send in the S.W.A.T. team and rescue her?
Posted on July 3, 2005 9:30 AM
I just fed her and she says "hi". The movie?: "Eraserhead". It's a cult flick where two editor's have the power to erase meaning, yet leave in the words. Pure fantasy . . .
Posted on July 3, 2005 10:26 AM
aha! Ok hi back to Yvonne in your radiator. LOL
*whew* glad she's ok.
Posted on July 3, 2005 11:11 AM
Where's Dan? He was chiding me to do more locally - here's his chance .....
(just raggin' on you, friend)
Posted on July 4, 2005 4:49 PM