Mike Easley
Mike Easley
Michael Francis "Mike" Easleyis an American politician who served as the 72nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is member of the North Carolina Democratic Party and became the first North Carolina governor to plead to a felony by entering an Alford plea to a single state campaign finance violation in a deal that halted a lengthy state and federal investigation. On January 4, 2013, the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for Wake...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 March 1950
lost
To those who lost their home, lost their property, it is a big disaster,
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This storm should be taken seriously because it is moving so slowly, ... Whether it has 80 mph wind or 85 (mph) is not really important. What's important here is that you're going to get two days of it. That is what makes it so dangerous because it brings rain, it brings flooding.
asked federal response
I think the federal response has been good. Everything we've asked them for at this point, they've granted,
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People in North Carolina are more used to these type storms. If you heed the warning and don't put yourself in peril, it makes everybody's work easier.
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People in low-lying areas should anticipate flooding. People need to be prepared for power outages that last up to two days.
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Given the facts and circumstances of this case, I find no compelling reasons to invalidate the sentences recommended by the jury and affirmed by the courts.
commitment improving schools
My commitment is still going to be to improving our schools at every opportunity,
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I'm in my fifth year (as governor), and I feel like I spent all five working on Dell,
attention careful pay people
We need people to pay careful attention to this,
four last
Last week, they were writing, 'What has he done for the last four years?'
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I say to these visitors to North Carolina, you will find the basics of food, water and shelter, but you will also find compassion and caring, ... We are here to help you through this terrible time.
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The problem with that is it gives more time to create a large storm surge, which we think now will be 9 to 11 feet, ... It looks like we're going to get somewhere around 12 inches of rainfall.
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What people need to do is conserve what they have, .. There is a supply out there; we just need to conserve it. Going up and loading up your tank is not going to do that much. It's just going to deplete the supply, and the problem will eventually catch up to you.
country school college
Early college high schools in North Carolina and across the country show us that challenge - not remediation - is an approach to education that works.