Iredell voters will cast ballots in 25 different races on May 6, in contests for offices from school board to President of the United States. Because the Democrat nominee for President is still undecided as this is written, a higher-than-usual turnout is expected, at least among voters registered Democrat and Unaffiliated.

The county is split among four N.C. House districts, three N.C. Senate districts, and two Congressional districts. There are seven Iredell-Statesville Board of Education districts. This is confusing to the voter and makes the job of election officials more difficult. Voters will receive one of 37 different ballots, depending on the area of the county in which they live and their party affiliation.

Much of this issue will be devoted to articles about the races. We hope the information we  provide helps readers cast an informed vote.

$106,000,000 bond

Earlier this year the Iredell county commissioners unanimously voted to borrow $106,000,000 to finance various school building projects. Due to the amount of money involved, this was one of the most important—perhaps the most important—votes the commissioners have cast in the past several years.

It provides a textbook example of  the mainstream media, in this case the Record & Landmark, manipulating its news coverage to further a political agenda.

A little over two years ago a $45 million school bond issue was on the ballot. The Record & Landmark devoted numerous front-page stories to the issue. Almost all the coverage was slanted to promote passage of the bonds.

When the commissioners voted to borrow $106,000,000, the newspaper did not devote one percent as much space to the story, even though over twice as much money was involved.

In keeping with our purpose of reporting news the liberal media neglects,  a full page of this issue is devoted to covering the $106,000,000 bond. While that is not enough space to report everything that needs to be said, our readers will be far better informed than will those who relied on the Record & Landmark for their information.