Comments on: Election 2007: Councilmember Laurin Easthom’s Thoughts… http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/ Chapel Hill and the World One Post at a Time Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Philip Duchastel http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4881 Philip Duchastel Wed, 23 May 2007 17:09:24 +0000 http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/#comment-4881 Will, I'm still hoping you will jump in. If not, then tell us who like you would make a great Council Member. Will, I’m still hoping you will jump in. If not, then tell us who like you would make a great Council Member.

]]> By: Jason Baker http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4594 Jason Baker Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:57:38 +0000 http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/#comment-4594 While I look forward to helping out progressive candidates again this election cycle, and I'm always glad to share my experiences to include more people in the political process, I'm happy to be sitting this one out for the most part. I'm heading to Highlands, NC this fall with the Carolina Environmental Program (err, Institute for the Environment) to take part in a program in conservation, biodiversity, and geography, and an internship at a local planning organization. It's not goodbye to Chapel Hill, but it is a long-needed vacation from several years of overcommitting myself, and I look forward to being able to apply the experience when I return. That said, I'm keeping my local residency and expect to be here a number of weekends, so I'm not ruling out some envelope licking and/or sign placing. Now that I've finally learned the more intricate techniques necessary for driving in yard signs, I hate to waste the knowledge. :) While I look forward to helping out progressive candidates again this election cycle, and I’m always glad to share my experiences to include more people in the political process, I’m happy to be sitting this one out for the most part. I’m heading to Highlands, NC this fall with the Carolina Environmental Program (err, Institute for the Environment) to take part in a program in conservation, biodiversity, and geography, and an internship at a local planning organization. It’s not goodbye to Chapel Hill, but it is a long-needed vacation from several years of overcommitting myself, and I look forward to being able to apply the experience when I return.

That said, I’m keeping my local residency and expect to be here a number of weekends, so I’m not ruling out some envelope licking and/or sign placing. Now that I’ve finally learned the more intricate techniques necessary for driving in yard signs, I hate to waste the knowledge. :)

]]> By: WillR http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4559 WillR Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:29:36 +0000 http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/#comment-4559 That would be great. Folks could triangulate between our common and different experiences/motivations/lessons and maybe run a stronger campaign for it... I believe you, Laurin and I tried a few novel things - like reporting our campaign finances in near realtime - that would be cool if other candidates adopted (maybe we could build a tradition...). I know you said you weren't interested in running again (maybe that's changed?) but I do hope, Jason, you'll pick one or more local candidates to take under your wing and help out. That would be great. Folks could triangulate between our common and different experiences/motivations/lessons and maybe run a stronger campaign for it… I believe you, Laurin and I tried a few novel things – like reporting our campaign finances in near realtime – that would be cool if other candidates adopted (maybe we could build a tradition…).

I know you said you weren’t interested in running again (maybe that’s changed?) but I do hope, Jason, you’ll pick one or more local candidates to take under your wing and help out.

]]> By: Jason Baker http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4556 Jason Baker Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:40:31 +0000 http://citizenwill.org/2007/04/20/election-2007-councilmember-laurin-easthoms-thoughts/#comment-4556 Somewhere out there I've got a 20ish page "academic" paper I wrote for an independent study project in Fall '05 about my experiences running and what I learned from them. I really ought to dig that up. Somewhere out there I’ve got a 20ish page “academic” paper I wrote for an independent study project in Fall ’05 about my experiences running and what I learned from them. I really ought to dig that up.

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