Durham Candidate for Commissioner Declared Bankruptcy

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"We were kept in a courtroom for three years," [Doug Wright] said, adding they eventually were granted joint custody of his wife's children from a previous marriage. "It ended up costing a whole lot of money."

In an April 2 response, [Jim Rogers] agreed to the tête-à-tête, adding, "I was concerned that you apparently continue to be against our Cliffside project" Rogers stated the new unit "will be among the most efficient in the nation."

Duke has stated it will retire older Cliffside units and possibly build a nuclear power plant to curb overall carbon emissions. During a media conference call earlier this year, Ellen Ruff, president of Duke Energy Carolinas, hedged on a timetable, stating only Cliffside would be "carbon neutral" by 2018. "It is absolutely our intention to retire units," she said. "But we also have to take into account reliability"

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Durham Candidate for Commissioner Declared Bankruptcy

Durham County Commissioners hopeful Doug Wright filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy last July, due to expenses from an extended child custody battle, the candidate said this week.

According to federal bankruptcy records, W...

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