Bacot

Bacot is happy to be back, even if it's taken time adjusting to years of workplace evolution.

Consumers in Montgomery County have team of determined volunteers on their side Michael Laris 2011

To help investigators build the case in Montgomery, Bacot and another volunteer tracked down homeowners and persuaded them to hunt for long-forgotten water heater receipts.

Consumers in Montgomery County have team of determined volunteers on their side Michael Laris 2011

Now her youngest is 10, and Bacot shows up for her job in the county council office building two mornings a week.

Consumers in Montgomery County have team of determined volunteers on their side Michael Laris 2011

It was familiar work, reminiscent of her previous life, when Bacot investigated work accidents and the misuse of pesticides.

Consumers in Montgomery County have team of determined volunteers on their side Michael Laris 2011

I feel like I'm truly engaged when I'm there, Bacot said.

Consumers in Montgomery County have team of determined volunteers on their side Michael Laris 2011

Bacot says most voters in North Carolina, as elsewhere, care more about the economy than the war or any other issue.

Military issues drive vote in N.C. 2008

President Bush carried North Carolina twice — he received 56% of the votes in both 2000 and 2004 — but now scores approval ratings only about 5-7 percentage points higher than the national polls, says Hunter Bacot, director of the Elon University Poll.

Military issues drive vote in N.C. 2008

The leaders of the Right said at grave conjunctures, “We must write to Bacot.”

Les Miserables 2008

Batters faced: Bacot 25, Morton 12, Hankins 28, Craig 4, Capps 8.

USATODAY.com - Scores 2005

SB: Cockrell (3, 2nd base off Bacot/Barksdale), Powell (28, 2nd base off Bacot/Barksdale).

USATODAY.com - Scores 2005