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FEBRUARY 10-16, 2016 UCW 9 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM We are truly blessed to live in such a wonderful community. Cumberland and Hoke counties are home to brave warriors, caring medical professionals, exceptional educators, loving volunteers and hard-working neighbors. We are free to practice our religion, free to speak our minds and can vote without fear. But despite our good fortune, we do have real issues that require real solutions. The population in our community and state is growing at a rapid rate resulting in new challenges. We have 20 percent of our neighbors, friends and family members living in poverty here in Hoke and Cumberland counties. We have an education system with schools busting at the seams and few textbooks for our children. We have a healthcare system unable to satisfy the medical needs of our increasing veteran and elderly population. We have businesses drowning in taxes and bureaucracy that are preventing the creation of growth and new jobs. I want to serve the people of Hoke and Cumberland counties in the N.C. State Senate for District 21 to ensure our children have a future with more opportunities and better quality of life than we have now. Each one of us wants a better life for our children and I want to represent you in fighting for that future. My promise to you is: 1) I will fight for real solutions that will solve problems for the long term. I will not support short-term bandaids that look good in newspaper articles or in sound bites. My answer to a system that is broken will not be to throw more money at it. We need real solutions, not more frivolous spending. 2) My decisions will be based on what is best for our community and all of North Carolina, not just the big cities. Raleigh and Charlotte have their own representatives. My job is to fight for Cumberland and Hoke counties. 3) I will be accessible and visible. You will see me in community meetings, public events, churches and public venues. Your representative cannot effectively do their job if they are not out in public. I will be eager to listen to your concerns and provide you with honest answers to your questions. This is how I will ensure that I am providing you with the best representation in the State Senate. I care deeply about the place we call home and want to give back to a community that has given my family and I so much. It would be my honor to serve the good people of Cumberland and Hoke counties. I would appreciate your vote for State Senate this November and will represent district 21 with honor and dignity. Why I Am Running for State Senate by DAN TRAVIESO State Senate candidate Dan Travieso January 22 - February 22, 2016 Visit www.capefearstudios.com for prospectus and more information. New Dual Artist Show by Guy Jencks & Annette Szczekutek Opening February 26