Opinion
Measuring The Carolina Journal Effect
Admittedly, the latest twist in the Randy Parton/Rick Watson saga did show that Parton was capable of producing good theater. He’s just not capable of doing it intentionally.
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Conflicts Engulf Parton Project
RALEIGH — Many of the individuals, agencies, and organizations that pushed the Randy Parton Theatre project were so intertwined that it became a minefield of potential conflicts.
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Parton Project Attracts Political Firepower
ROANOKE RAPIDS — The Sanford Holshouser law firm, founded by two former governors, is emerging as a key player in developments surrounding the Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids. Adding to the political firepower attracted by the troubled project, the two leading Democratic candidates for governor have made the theater’s problems a campaign issue.
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CJ Presses for Theater Records
RALEIGH — The city attorney of Roanoke Rapids, in a letter dated Friday, responded to a written public records request by Carolina Journal by again refusing to release financial statements from the Randy Parton Theatre.
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Panel Ignored Study, Approved Theater
RALEIGH — State Treasurer Richard Moore and other members of the Local Government Commission gave final approval to the City of Roanoke Rapids to borrow $21. 5 million to finance the Randy Parton Theatre even though a feasibility study found that other attractions must first be in place for the theater to be viable. The final approval came at the commission’s meeting Feb. 6.
