Show your support of law abiding Legal Immigrants by shopping 'til you drop on Monday, May 1st, 2006.

When you see a Legal Immigrant, Thank them for coming to America.

When you see a business that is closed in support of this day, report it here in the comment section, and boycott them for a period of one year.

When you see a business that advertises they speak Spanish, complain to their management.

Ask marchers if they know May 1st is a Communist/Socialist holiday

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Sales of lottery tickets steadily decreasing


J. Andrew Curliss and Dan Kane, Staff Writers
Lottery fever is fading, new numbers show.
The introduction last week of two new scratch-off games did not keep the state lottery from seeing sales decline from the previous week.

Average daily sales of scratch-off tickets have dropped every week since the games began March 30. A breakdown of the sales:

* $5.6 million per day in week 1, when tickets were sold on only three days.

* $4.1 million per day in week 2.

* $3.2 million per day in week 3.

* $2.7 million per day in week 4, which includes sales through late Saturday.

The lottery plans...

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Hat Tip to Matt Mittan.



Political Candidates on the Radio

During this crazy political season, two local shows are inviting candidates for a sitdown and you may call in.

9am to 12pm First Up 1350 kHz WZGM

3pm to 6pm Take A Stand 570 kHz WWNC

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Surplus awaits N.C.'s budget-writers
More than $1 billion expected to be available, but state officials say they remain cautious
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, April 20, 2006


RALEIGH

House Democrats who talked frankly about Speaker Jim Black's future Tuesday night also got a look at the budget, and the news is the best in years.

Overcollections of state taxes have nearly doubled in the past three months to about $400 million, essentially assuring a budget surplus for the third consecutive year after four consecutive years of shortfalls, according to legislators and their research staff.

Add to that money not used by state agencies or not allocated last year and more than $1 billion in cash should be available for legislators when they return to Raleigh next month to adjust a $17.3 billion spending plan that takes effect July 1.

Budget-writers already are downplaying the cash influx, saying that they have lined up all the money for programs neglected during the recession or for such high-priority items as state employee pay raises and the repair of deteriorating state buildings.

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I think we all know the story here. Remember the "temporary" half-cent tax? It became permanent.
Betcha they never even thought of returning the money to the people they took it from in the first place.

I posted here on a Virtual March planned for Monday April 3, 2006.
Please follow the link and participate.

I have copied contact information for our elected Critters from WNC below. If you are from outside the area, you can find links to your critter on my post at Thunder Pig.



Contact Charles Taylor:

Tell Representative Taylor what you think of Illegal Immigration.
Phone: (202) 225-6401
Fax: (202) 226-6422
E-Mail: email available via website.
Website: Charles Taylor

D.C. Address: 231 CHOB, U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
District Offices 22 South Pack Square, Suite 330
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 251-1988 (V), (828) 251-0794 (F)
515 South Haywood Street, Suite 118
Waynesville, NC 28786-4341
(828) 456-7559 (V)
211 West 7th Street
Hendersonville, NC 28791
(828) 697-8539 (V)
75 Peachtree Street, PO Box 1271
Murphy, NC 28906
(828) 837-3249 (V)


Contact Senator Richard Burr:


Tell Senator Burr what you think of Illegal Immigration.
Phone: (202) 224-3154
Fax: (202) 228-2981
E-Mail: email available via website.
Website: Richard Burr

D.C. Address: U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20515
District Offices 2000 W. First Street
Suite 508
Winston-Salem, NC 27104
(336) 631-5125 (V), (336) 725-4493 (F)
100 Coast Line Street
Room 210
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252) 977-9522 (V)
151 Patton Avenue
Suite 204
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 350-2437 (V), (828) 350-2439 (F)
181 South Street
Room 222
Gastonia, NC 28052
(704) 833-0854 (V), (704) 833-1467 (F)



Senator Elizabeth Dole:


Tell Senator Dole what you think of Illegal Immigration.
Phone: (202) 224-6342
Fax: (202) 224-1100
E-Mail: email available via website.
Website: Elizabeth Dole

D.C. Address: SR - 120, United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
District Offices 310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 856-4630 (V), (919) 856-4053 (F)
401 North Main Street
Suite 200
Hendersonville, NC 28792
(828) 698-3747 (V), (828) 698-1267 (F)
225 North Main Street
Suite 304
Salisbury, NC 28144
(704) 633-5011 (V), (704) 633-2937 (F)
306 South Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27835
(252) 329-1093 (V), (252) 329-1097 (F)