Ada Fisher elected GOP committeewoman
Charlotte's Jim Morrill reports that Ada Fisher won the race for GOP National Committeewoman over Mary Frances Forrester.
That's pretty darned interesting, since Forrester was the odd-on favorite by most of the big-wig Republicans I talked with last week. Jim's brief indicates that Fisher's candidacy was something of a surprise, and it sure wasn't who the party leadership was counting on.
Fisher twice took on the unenviable task of trying to unseat Democrat Mel Watt from the 12th Congressional District, so probably won some love among the rank and file that way.
She is running this year for running for state House seat against Lorene Coates.
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VA center intersection needs traffic signal
The intersection at the Salisbury VA Medical Center is a dangerous one. Veterans, employees, family members and friends who drive to the facility can acknowledge this fact. Often we hear, "Someone has to die at the intersection before we can get a traffic signal." Accidents happen at every angle of the intersection. But why should we wait until we have lost a loved one before we become proactive in asking Salisbury City Council and the Department of Transportation to sit down and discuss the safety of veterans and others at the intersection of Brenner Avenue and South Link Avenue, directly in front of the VAMC entrance? Veterans and employees tell me accidents have been happening since long before 1989, when I began working for the medical center.
I'm not just asking for consideration of a traffic signal, but a walkway, too. Veterans and employees don't have a walkway for crossing from the VAMC to the other side of Brenner. There are increasing numbers of veterans with wheelchairs and motorized scooters trying to cross Brenner Avenue. It's quite difficult for them at times. No one never knows when drivers are going to come through at a speed of more than 35 miles an hour, hit someone and have the driver say, "I couldn't stop in time." The situation becomes challenging when there are no witnesses because then you have assumptions made, and the ruling by a police officer may not always go in the favor of the victim who sustained the most damage.
I'm asking Salisbury City Council, the Department of Transportation, American Legion Posts, VFW Post and other interested persons to review the statistics of reported traffic accidents at Brenner and South Link Avenues. They should do so for the safety of our veterans, VAMC employees, family members and friends.
— Chi-Chi Ray-Leazer
Seen in Salisbury Post on July 15, 2008.
Posted on July 17, 2008 6:59 AM