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
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We were prepared to face the impact of Katrina here in North Carolina, and we are now prepared to send help to those who did not escape her wrath, ... The rest of the country came to our aid after Hurricane Floyd, and we want to do all we can now for our neighbors who have lost so much.
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Early college high schools in North Carolina and across the country show us that challenge - not remediation - is an approach to education that works.
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The beaches we expect to take a real beating, ... The bottom line is we're definitely going to get flooding, not just on the coast but in low-lying areas as the rivers swell from the storm surge itself.
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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.
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This slow-moving storm could cause flooding, power outages and significant damage because the tropical and hurricane force winds are expected to bear down our coast for several days.
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This one is getting worse as we go forward,
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I urge citizens to take necessary precautions to keep their families safe. This storm is moving slowly which means that we will feel its effects for a longer time.
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They all came to the conclusion that the one big, 800-pound gorilla in the room that nobody wanted to talk about was teacher pay. We never did get to the national average. We got within 4 percent of it.
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The bottom line is that we're definitely going to get flooding -- not just on the coast, but in low-lying areas as the rivers swell from the storm surge itself, ... If you live in low-lying areas, flood-prone areas -- you know where they are, and you need to get out. You need to stay with friends, relatives or take shelter.
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Once the high winds come, we cannot get in and get you out. We cannot get there by boat or helicopter or by plane. There are 61 shelters open. There is no reason for someone not to evacuate if they have been asked to do so.
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This is a win for the 4-year-olds who require pre-K, the low-wealth counties that need assistance with school construction and the disadvantaged students trying to go to college,
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This is a slow-moving hurricane, and people are going to have to deal with those winds over an extended period of time,
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The State Highway Patrol has responded to more than 3,000 weather-related accidents since Wednesday, ... We still urge people to take care on secondary roads and in rural areas. And especially at night in freezing temperatures it will be very dangerous on the highways of North Carolina tonight.
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More North Carolina students are taking the SAT and they are improving their scores every single year.