I did a little canvassing today on behalf of Obama. When I was handed the usual walk lists for the work, I remarked that the campaign has a smartphone app for this kind of thing, called MiniVAN. In a few minutes, the canvassers had downloaded their walk lists to their phones and were ready to canvass. I was amazed at how much more efficient this app made canvassing.
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September 16, 2012
Chief Dolan retiring
The first time I met retiring Chief Harry Dolan was the night of December 4th, 2007. The 32nd Raleigh City Council had just been sworn in at Memorial Auditorium and a young Travis and I were there. After the short ceremony, we both wandered through the hall only to come across a police officer as friendly as he was tall. Dolan warmly introduced himself to me and to Travis, kneeling down to talk to my son at his level.
Those two minutes told me all I needed to know about Raleigh’s new police chief: Dolan was going to engage the public, and kids mean a lot to him.
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-16
- Had a wonderful time speaking again this year at the Raleigh Neighborhood Exchange. Healthy neighborhoods make for healthy cities! #
- At the 2012 NC State Championship Charity Horse Show. Horsies! http://t.co/bW5J4AJz #