Colin Campbell
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Capitol bureau chief for @wunc , covering all things #ncpol #ncga . Formerly @businessnc / @ncinsider / @newsobserver . UNC alum. Charlottesville native.
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Randomly flipped through the 1979 UNC-Chapel Hill yearbook today just to kill some time, and found this photo on one of the fraternities' pages. Holy shit.
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I'm not sure "vandalism" is the right word for shooting up electrical substations in way that shuts down power to half a county. Maybe don't downplay this, TV news?
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Full page from the 1979 yearbook, for those curious about which frat, etc.
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Probably isn't surprising, then, that
#SilentSam
was a popular part of fraternity yearbook photos at UNC in the 1970s
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False. We don't know who's in the photo, other than it was from a fraternity that the governor was NOT a member of. Stop spreading lies.
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Trump not exactly tailoring speech to NC audience: "The miners are going to be back, clean coal." We don't have coal mines here.
#ncpol
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.
@earls4justice
declaring victory in N.C. Supreme Court race, meaning court will have a 5-2 majority for Democrats until 2022 at least.
#ncpol
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Some personal news: We have a new addition to the family this week. Lucy came a few weeks early to give us the best Christmas present ever, so we're grateful for the excellent care she's getting at
@WakeMed
Cary's special care nursery. Excited to bring her home soon!
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Raleigh: Home of one of the country's only unpaved freeways (440 between Crabtree and North Hills)
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This is as close as our mild-mannered governor is gonna get to saying "Wear a damn mask or GTFO"
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The real reason to have a presidential event in NC
#ncpol
Biden is ordering milkshakes at Cook Out restaurant in Raleigh, NC
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Fun NC fact: The drive time from Murphy to Hatteras (9 hours, 45 minutes) is the same as from Murphy to Windsor, Ontario
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US Supreme Court affirms NC legislative districts as racial gerrymanders --
big win for Dems:
#ncpol
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Your occasional reminder that the
#ncga
building is a "gun free zone" and has airport-level security screenings to keep it that way
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Fun NC geography:
If you drive about 370 miles west from Raleigh, you'll still be (barely) in North Carolina
If you drive about 370 miles north from Raleigh, you'll be in the capital of Pennsylvania
(planning to visit Cherokee County this summer, and this blows my mind)
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.
@NCDemParty
holding a press conference now, with signs calling on
@triciacotham
to resign
"This is not about political vendettas, this is about the constituents,"
@abreezeclayton
says. "This is about honesty and accountability to the people who elected her"
#ncpol
#ncga
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That moment when you're chilling in your car and a former president leans in to say hello...
#ncpol
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The Department of Transportation is really upping its Twitter game lately
Yo DOT, let's kick it!
Alright stop,
Put down the phone & listen
Ice is back & will make the roads glisten
DOT ain’t taking this lightly,
We’re out in force daily & nightly
If there was a problem,
Yo, we’ll salt it
Sit back on your couch
While our forces resolve it
Ice Ice baby❄️
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So you can have 55 people in an indoor restaurant that typically seats 110, but 55 people in an outdoor stadium that typically seats 50,000 is a no-no? That makes sense...
#ncpol
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Wake County opened up a brand new library in Cary today, and it appears to be an even bigger deal than Wegman's
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Anybody making fun weekend plans? Perhaps a nice road trip up I-95 through Virginia, or a quick jaunt up Glenwood Avenue?
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Just got a news release from
@NCHDLeader
on Cotham's party switch: He's calling on her to resign
"The appropriate action is for her to resign so that her constituents are fairly represented in the North Carolina House of Representatives."
#ncpol
#ncga
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I think I've found the most ominous street name in North Carolina
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Just a few more nautical miles until we reach Chapel Hill ...
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Kudos to my colleagues
@ThePilotNews
for covering this accurately and with as much detail as possible...while working from their phones because their office and homes have no power
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Historical background on the Confederate statue that was toppled in Durham just now:
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NC congressman: Charlotte protesters "hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not"
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Single protester at the Confederate monument at the state Capitol in Raleigh this morning
#ncpol
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BREAKING:
@PatMcCroryNC
concedes election to
@RoyCooperNC
in video message, says he'll support transition:
#ncpol
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Some personal/personnel news: After four great years
@ncinsider
(and 12+
@newsobserver
publications), I'll be leaving next month to join
@BusinessNC
. I'll still be doing a lot of
#ncpol
/
#ncga
-related writing, but with some magazine work too
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Some personal news... I'll miss
@nc_tribune
/
@BusinessNC
, but I'm excited to continue covering
#ncpol
/
#ncga
in the awesome world of public radio at one of the best radio stations in the country!
📣 We're excited to share that
@RaleighReporter
will be joining WUNC later this month as the station's new Capitol Bureau Chief.
Read the full announcement here:
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BREAKING: Judge agrees to put NC elections board overhaul on hold pending
@RoyCooperNC
lawsuit:
#ncpol
#ncga
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Sounds like Saturday Night Live has decided which style is the true North Carolina barbecue
“North Carolina’s vaccine will be vinegar based, while South Carolina’s will be mustard based.”
#SNL
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Brockman is one of two LGBT legislators. This was how he reacted when
#HB2
deal was presented to Democrats earlier tonight.
#ncpol
Democratic legislator
@CecilBrockman
slammed caucus door so loudly I briefly thought I'd heard an explosion.
#ncpol
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If you ever question whether your vote matters, know this:
Two voters are the reason you can now order a cocktail in the town of Bethania.
#ncpol
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UNC system interim president Bill Roper on the photos: "That’s a horrific part of our past, one that I think has no place then or now in our university system."
#ncpol
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And if you want to get real specific about it, the exact center of the basketball universe (the halfway point between the Dean Dome and Cameron Indoor) appears to be a Chipotle on 15-501
It's
@DukeMBB
vs.
@UNC_Basketball
in the Final Four.
North Carolina is ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ the center of the college basketball universe.
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Getting my "I voted" sticker is a fun reminder that democracy runs on the same rewards system we use to get our kid to use the potty
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"An obsessive focus on national issues, without workaday local concerns to balance things out, just makes everyone exhausted and cynical." Great piece on the impact of shrinking local newsrooms on our communities:
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Imagine what the barbecue would be like in Memphis, North Carolina
Don’t talk to me about the founding fathers not wanting DC to be a state unless you also support Mega Virginia.
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Stephen Colbert's how-to-vote video for NC is out: "I take back everything I ever said about your barbecue. My mouth is watering just thinking about you voting."
#ncpol
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This sounds like a fun honor for the basketball star, but in reality "mayor for a day" will require him to preside over a three-hour zoning hearing
🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said she’s going to set up a time for DJ Burns to be mayor for a day.
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.
@SenThomTillis
won't hold town halls and says some "attend just to create disruptions and media spectacles"
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My two-year-old busts in demanding to watch "Elmo dancing on the moon." I told her I have to watch Roy Cooper instead, and now she's demanding to watch "Roy Cooper dancing on the moon"
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Sen.
@JeffJacksonNC
is wearing military boots and a borrowed suit in the Senate today. He tells me he moved up his flight back from National Guard training by about eight hours so he wouldn't miss a potential veto override vote today.
#ncpol
#ncga
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Shout-out to the Cameron Village
@Walgreens
for telling us to "look it up on the internet" when we called with a question about medication. Immediately went looking for a locally owned alternative and switched to Falls River Pharmacy
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Words/phrases that need to be banned in 2021:
-"It may look a little different this year"
-"Pivot"
-"New normal"
-"In these uncertain times"
Any others?
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NC's most populous 15 counties per new Census data. Note that Wake has overtaken Mecklenburg as
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Several former
@triciacotham
supporters spoke at a news conference today, calling for a bill that would mandate a special election within 90 days of a party switch (bill is unlikely to get a hearing though)
#ncpol
#ncga
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McCrory is an interesting choice for a panel on "trust in the news industry." I'm old enough to remember his campaign bumper stickers...
📺 WATCH
@DeanSusanKing
, former Gov.
@PatMcCroryNC
and conservative campaign strategist Stephen Xavier join
@WRALDebra
for an extended conversation about trust in the news industry post-Trump Presidency on
@WRAL
’s “On The Record” TOMORROW, Saturday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m.
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NC real estate is wild. This house would probably be like $400,000 in downtown Raleigh, but an hour away in Wilson it's the same price as some cars
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Just in:
@NC_Governor
announces he's putting the state in the U.S. Climate Alliance to follow Paris Agreement, per news release
#ncpol
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Gotta be weird for
@DanForrest
of Australia when he checks his long dormant Twitter account to learn that President Trump wants him to be governor of North Carolina
#ncpol
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Charlotte: It's where you go when no one else is willing to host your party
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Hillary Clinton's campaign says it now has 200 staffers and 30 offices in NC. Still no word on opening of first NC Trump office.
#ncpol
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Old Harris Teeter: We're such a fun store, our font resembles Comic Sans
New Harris Teeter: We'd like you to mistake us for a food-related law firm
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Instead of writing obits about the "death" of local news, national media like
@nytimes
/
@washingtonpost
could actually help by basing reporters across the U.S., partnering with local news outlets on big stories, and amplifying the reach of our work.
So far that hasn't happened.
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Group interrupted House session with chants of "vote them out."
House Speaker Tim Moore's response: "Are you sure y'all aren't from Duke University? ... This isn't a pep rally, this is the House of Representatives"
#ncpol
#ncga
Protests by UNC and A&T students for gun safety laws outside and inside the gallery. Their voices were heard. Honored to have David Hogg and March for Our Lives leading the charge.
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Giant anti-McCrory banner in downtown Raleigh. A bunch of people are getting their pictures taken with it.
#ncpol
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Kinda weird to claim that a product you yourself are selling doesn't have "any science that backs that up"
#ncpol
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Town clerk of Bethel, NC, becomes an election hero by making sure an absentee ballot for Bethel, Maine, that showed up at the last minute managed to get counted in time
#ncpol
The town of Bethel in Pitt County had to take quick action when they discovered an absentee ballot that was supposed to go to Bethel, Maine, ended up in their town instead.
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Valentine's Day is when I finally learn that my two-year-old's daycare classmates she calls "Enemy" and "Onion" are in fact named Emery and Evelyn
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As a
@dailytarheel
alum, it's good to see that the photos I tweeted yesterday prompted a strong editorial at the time the yearbook was published.
Here’s the
@dailytarheel
editorial from March 1980. Too relevant nearly 40 years after I wrote it. Thanks,
@pamkelleyreads
.
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Happy New Year from Buxton, N.C.! Always wanted to check out Hatteras Island but never did until a spontaneous decision yesterday. Here's to making 2022 a year for random adventures
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Odd that the Moore County sheriff, who was front and center in previous news conferences, wasn't there today
Still no arrests in
#MooreCounty
intentional power outages. The chief deputy briefed us with very few updates, then he walked out without answering questions. The Sheriff is not here today.
@Queen_City_News
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Inbox: Several of NC's biggest hospital systems will require their employees to get COVID vaccines
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In "everybody needs an editor" news, looks like McCrory misspelled his wife's name in his campaign announcement
#ncpol
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Just closed out my last story for
@ncinsider
...finishing out four years as editor and 12+
@newsobserver
publications, and thousands of stories.
It's been an awesome ride with so many fantastic fellow journalists
Next week I'll start my new chapter
@BusinessNC
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.
@NC_Governor
to veto the abortion bill tomorrow at a big rally with abortion rights groups, something of a departure from his usual approach to vetoes. Override vote could happen as soon as next week:
#ncpol
#ncga
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U.S. Senate operating in true
#ncga
style tonight. Godspeed to the reporters up late trying to make sense of it all
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