Vi Alexander Lyles rose near the end of the Forum to comment on the importance of the Senate race in North Carolina in November. ... Continue Reading →
Supt. Morrison makes case for CMS budget
Supt. Heath Morrison returned to the Forum to explain his budget proposal and to ask his listeners to call legislators in whose hands key budget decisions rest. He repeatedly referred to the low wages set by legislators for teachers and other CMS employees. He had memorized not just North Carolina's ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte budget presentation
In this budget presentation on the Charlotte budget, Budget Director Randy Harrington was joined by Council members Greg Phipps, LaWana Mayfield and Ed Driggs. The three serve with Vi Lyles and Patsy Kinsey on the council's budget committee. The first video below was slide 18 of the PowerPoint ... Continue Reading →
Appeals Court candidate Lucy Inman
Lucy Inman is one of a number of candidates on the November ballot for seats on the N.C. Court of Appeals. She has served for four years as a special assignment judge on the N.C. Superior Court, and on Tuesday was in Charlotte to preside over courtroom. She lives in Raleigh. Her campaign website is ... Continue Reading →
Elyse Dashew, Sandra Conway push petition for full school funding
Elyse Dashew and Sandra Conway have organized a letter-writing and petition effort to encourage full funding of CMS's budget. Their efforts have drawn some media coverage. Below is the text of a Michelle Boudin report that ran on NBC6 on Monday. (The video has been removed from the WCNC ... Continue Reading →
New County Manager discusses budget process, steers clear of issues
Dena Diorio brought a prepared text with her, but apparently few positions she wanted to stake out for herself, when she addressed the Forum today on the county's current budget process. She described her budget "road show" as an investment in listening. And perhaps she got an earful, mostly ... Continue Reading →
N.C. Teacher of the Year James Ford
He'd been teaching world history at Garinger High. He came to the profession late, this being his fifth year of teaching. He's been making up for lost time. James Ford, 33, was named earlier this month the 2014 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. In an appearance today at the Forum, Ford ... Continue Reading →
May 6 primary: Dondhi Burrell
Dondhi Burrell was among the candidates in the May primaries who spoke today at the Forum. Burrell is in the May 6 Democratic primary for the District 2 seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. The video below includes excerpts from the Q&A session with the candidates. Only ... Continue Reading →
May 6 primary: Antoine Ensley
Antoine Ensley was among the candidates in the May primaries who spoke today at the Forum. Ensley is in the May 6 Democratic primary for Sheriff. The video below includes excerpts from the Q&A session with the candidates. Only those questions answered by the candidate are included here. ... Continue Reading →
May 6 primary: Curtis Osborne
Curtis Osborne was among the candidates in the May primaries who spoke today at the Forum. Osborne is in the May 6 Democratic primary for the Congress District 12 seat vacated by Mel Watt. The video below includes excerpts from the Q&A session with the candidates. Only those questions ... Continue Reading →
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