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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Friday, July 03, 2009

It's quiet at ballpark work site

From the Winston-Salem Journal:

Loan that is being negotiated will need OK from state commission

City officials last month rushed to consider and approve $15.7 million in assistance for the downtown baseball stadium, partly because they said they needed to move quickly to secure the loans that would complete a critical project.

But the loans that were at risk were the ones taken out by the team owner, not the city.

Now, city officials have delayed a vote by a state agency that must approve the city's own loan. The city is borrowing the money, which it will then turn over to Winston-Salem Dash owner Billy Prim, who is to pay the money back over 25 years.

It is not clear how the delay will affect construction.

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