Easley earns points by putting opponent atop lottery board
Thursday, September 29th, 2005
By Chris Fitzsimon
We remain unsold on the the prospects of the North Carolina lottery digging our state out of a financial hole and building up our schools through voluntary participation (usually by those who can least afford it) in a state-sponsored numbers game. Until we see the success, we’ll reserve judgment.
But we do like one move Gov. Mike Easley has made on the lottery front.
Easley has tabbed a lottery opponent as the first man to run the game’s management board.
Charles Sanders - former chairman of Glaxo Inc. and an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senate in 1996, among other credentials - will be the chairman of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission. Previously Sanders was a member of the steering committee for Citizens United Against the Lottery, and made financial contributions to the anti-lottery cause. (more…)
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