Mr. Ed Broyhill This is Me

Education

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1. 1. The Chronicle

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   Published on: 12/17/2005   Last Visited: 12/17/2005

   Ed and Melanie Broyhill already have three kids of their own, but anyone sitting in the chancellor's box at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone would've probably thought they had two more during the Mountaineers' 29-23 victory over Furman last Saturday.
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   "Those are two of the finest young men you will ever meet," said Ed Broyhill, who graduated from Appalachian State and also supports R.J. Reynolds High.
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   Woazeah and Byrom probably wouldn't even be at Appalachian State if it wasn't for the assistance and love given to them by Ed and Melanie Broyhill during their time at Reynolds High.
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   Ed Broyhill, who was a member of the ASU Board of Trustees did all he could to expose the talented players to Appalachian State when it seemed like they weren't being properly showcased to colleges while they were seniors at Reynolds.
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   And Mr. Broyhill knew some people here. He worked it out to where I could be offered a scholarship. He and Mrs. Broyhill got the school's interest for me."
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   Ed Broyhill said both Byrom and Woazeah earned their way to Appalachian on their own accord.
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   "We (Ed and Melanie Broyhill) just try to support them in everything they do," said Ed Broyhill.
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   "We (Ed and Melanie Broyhill) just try to support them in everything they do," said Ed Broyhill.
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   Both Melanie and Ed Broyhill are very modest about what they've done for the two Mountaineers.

2. 2. Winston-Salem Journal | End of a Project

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   Published on: 2/3/2005   Last Visited: 2/3/2005

   CLEMMONS - A few months after his campaign for congress faltered, Ed Broyhill is getting out of the day-to-day running of The Old Clemmons Bargain Mall and renovating its historic home, the old Clemmons School.
   
   From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, workers tear up carpet, refinish floors, paint walls and do what is needed to turn the school into high-end office and retail space. The leaky roof is gone and, when the weather warms up, the worn-down parking lot will be repaved, opening up some spaces for the busy public library next door.
   
   All the work is nearing an end, though "every day Ed comes through, he adds something on," said Tim Smith, who's overseeing the project.
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   Broyhill said that renovating the school began as a whim.
   
   When he saw the nearby water tower was getting a coat of paint over the summer, "I felt like if they were going to do some painting, I might as well, too," he said.
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   Broyhill, who finished third in last year's 5th District Republican primary, said that the renovations keep him busy, as does serving as a trustee for Appalachian State University.
   
   He also has an investment-banking company and raises money for Winston-Salem State University.
   
   Given those commitments, he said he has had to scale back his work with the furniture outlet that he has had for eight years.
   
   When the work on the school is done, he hopes to find someone to run the outlet, he said.
   
   Broyhill poured $1.4 million of his own money into last year's primary race, but he said that played no part in his decision to stop running his outlet store.
   
   In some form, tables, chairs and the like have been sold at the old school for about 20 years.
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   Broyhill bought the school in 1982 after it was slated for demolition.
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   Morgan would look up at the nearby water tower back then, just as Broyhill does today.

3. 3. The Mountain Times

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   Published on: 11/26/2003   Last Visited: 11/28/2003

   Ed Broyhill, Fifth District Republican candidate for U.S. Congress, held a meet-and-greet event last Thursday at the Daniel Boone Inn.
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   Among the slate of Republican candidates who have declared their candidacy for Richard Burr's Congressional seat, Ed Broyhill is a relative latecomer, having announced his bid in July, months later than most of the other candidates. But he has spent the intervening months traveling the district and fundraising, and his travels last week brought the Winston-Salem resident back to Boone for the third time in recent months.
   
   As an Appalachian State University trustee and chair of the university's capital campaign, Broyhill is no stranger to the High Country, but spent his time in Boone last week visiting the courthouse, Cheap Joe's and U.S. Buildings, and then topped off the day with a social at the Daniel Boone Inn.
   
   In his brief remarks to those who attended the function to meet the candidate, Broyhill discussed his top priorities - job creation, the cultivation of relationships to benefit the Fifth District, constituent services and transportation.
   
   "My most important message - the thing that moves me the most as I tour factories and mills - is that people are worried about losing their jobs," Broyhill said. He said that the state's devastating job loss was the principal issue behind his decision to run for the office. "The federal government is not doing enough for us in North Carolina," he said, and part of the solution is to develop productive relationships with committee chairpersons in Congress. Broyhill talked about his creation of the Broyhill Jobs Council, a group of 400, he said, that is "coming up with creative ideas for winning grants, renovating factories and initiating occupational programs."