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RT @cnnbrk: Medical examiner: 51 deaths in #Oklahoma #tornado. on.cnn.com/10JxMug Latest on cnn.com, CNN TV & CNN mobil…
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Tornadoes wallop several states; 300 homes damaged or destroyed
cnn.com — Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes wreaked havoc in Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday, destroying homes and tossing trees around like toothpicks. But the destructive weather isn't over.
Awful. #prayers RT @weatherchannel: Total devastation in Moore, OK. pic.twitter.com/fbwNKgZYg4 pic.twitter.com/WSgRkZG9XP pic.twitter.com/Dg9lmcSzln
MikeFrancisWX: Moore Oklahoma is flattened..... ...
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Meck Sheriff Chipp Bailey doesn't expect to run again. He'll make final decision in Feb bit.ly/12Ptmkz via @jimmorrill
Sheriff expects to hang up badge
campaigntracker.blogspot.com — Democrat Chipp Bailey, Mecklenburg County's sheriff since 2008, doesn't expect to run again when his term expires next year. "I'm not going to make a definite decision until February," Bailey said Monday. "But I'll just say this. ... I'll have 41 years at the end of this term in law enforcement in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
RT @CptJacksGhost: Huzzah! T'is our local Independence Day! Feel the sting of "The Hornets Nest," this 20th of May! #MecDec
Big questions await Charlotte’s next mayor
charlotteobserver.com — When voters elect a new Charlotte mayor this fall, they will be handing him or her a long list of tough questions to confront. How do you build consensus in an increasingly diverse community that tends to segregate by race and income?
@JamieIsRandom after the Gaston Choral Society concert. Great time! pic.twitter.com/GgUzjlIzZx
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Supporting my friends Eden and @JamieIsRandom at the Gaston Choral Society concert pic.twitter.com/4iftK6S8my
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Meck’s interim County Manager Bobbie Shields: from quiet engineer to eye of the storm bit.ly/14Bm4Ca #meckbocc
Mecklenburg’s interim manager: from quiet engineer to eye of the storm
charlotteobserver.com — During his 27 years in local government, Bobbie Shields has worked with little fanfare on some of Mecklenburg County's most significant projects, including the new uptown baseball stadium and the Little Sugar Creek greenway expansion. But the firing of former County Manager Harry Jones last week has thrust Shields into a larger, high-profile role as interim county manager.
Great series of posts RT @stevebuttry: Today's #advice4editors: Ask, don't tell: stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/adv…
Advice for editors: Ask, don’t tell
stevebuttry.wordpress.com — Advice for editors: Ask, don't tell May 17, 2013 by Steve Buttry This continues a series on advice for new top editors in Digital First Media newsrooms. Sometimes a new editor inadvertently squelches staff creativity and initiative by telling staff members what they should be doing and how.
RT @CommBldgInit "CBI was a gift, and it's a gift for all of us to be asked to participate in #LU40." -Julia, Class 1 ow.ly/i/28kiS
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