EASLEY WILL APPOINT BLACK'S REPLACEMENT

The appointment of someone to fill out plea-copper Jim Black's term in the NC House will fall to Gov. Mike Easley.

The Mecklenburg County Democratic Party should be scrambling to find a strong candidate to recommend (not that the Guv will pay them any mind), but instead the party chair down there says everything will have to wait until after precinct meetings.

The opportunity to find the right person is NOW, not after precinct meetings.