The Scoop has reported that Luther Falls has filed to run against Diane Bellamy-Small in the District 1 City Council race.
I know a little bit about Falls, whom I first met in the first grade at Bluford School and who also was a classmate at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Falls is a Greensboro native and has been involved in a number of community initiatives, including the Watchful Network, which promotes black entrepreneurism.
This should be an interesting race. Bellamy-Small has been criticized in some corners of her district for not being responsive enough.
And, based on what I know about him, Falls should be a tenacious campaigner.
This district needs and deserves a good race. Now it may have one.
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Allen,
Thank you for providing your own inside scoop on the race.
According to her biography on the City of Greensboro's website, Bellamy-Small also attended UNC-Chapel Hill, earning a degree in English and music in 1974.
I just thought it was interesting that at least two of the three candidates for district 1 are Tar Heels.
In my view, Falls could gain an automatic advantage over Bellamy-Small by setting up and maintaining his own blog as a major tool for his campaign.
The same would apply to the other challenger, Charles Dayton Coffey.
With a blog, candidates could share the kind of personal information you provided as an initial means of introducing themselves to the community.
Prior to this post, I knew nothing about Falls except his name and basic filing information.
I know the News & Record will provide biographical profiles and share some of the candidates' goals, plans, and philosophies, but if candidates wait for and depend on that coverage, it may be too late and too little to sway voters.
Any candidate who is not currently in office would be foolish not to give serious consideration to using a blog for his/her campaign.
Blogging is a potentially powerful tool for anyone interested in becoming an elected official.
Sincerely,
Hardy
Posted on August 5, 2005 8:44 AM
Good to know of Falls' quality. I'm hoping he will deliver a spirited campaign.
Hardy is right... a blog would be a good move for him and all others.
Posted on August 5, 2005 6:08 PM
Maybe the candidates are reading. A blog certainly would help Bellamy-Small, whose track record for returning phone calls is less than stellar (in one journalist's opinion).
Posted on August 7, 2005 10:46 PM
Hello, wonderful and informative web site.
Thank you!
Posted on May 23, 2007 9:09 PM