By Angie Forde I'm voting because I realize what a privilege it is to have a voice in deciding who shall lead us. Many around the world do not have this privilege, and too many in this country are prevented from exercising it. Following a career in information systems ... Continue Reading →
‘The stakes are too high’
By Joel Ford I am voting because we need women and men of integrity. We need persons who will not just SAY country over party – but MEAN it. We need people who are willing to engage the other side in uncomfortable and difficult conversations. The stakes are too high to settle for ... Continue Reading →
‘Ensure they know all their options for voting’
By Leigh Altman I am voting because the president has declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses. It is shocking, and it is scary. Never in my life, in our proud nation which is the leader of the free world, did I dream I would have to worry about the peaceful ... Continue Reading →
Drive-by organized to wish Sarah Stevenson a happy birthday
By Elloree Erwin Sarah will be 95 on Monday, Oct. 26. We'd like to give her a SURPRISE DRIVE-BY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. We will start at 11 a. m. at University Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 9200 Glenwater Drive in the University City area of Charlotte. Driving directions will follow ... Continue Reading →
‘There is no guarantee’
By Ken Koontz I am voting because the right to do so was not initially given automatically or granted Constitutionally. Voting, for citizens like me, came as result of demand from, murders of and bloodshed by people like me and our allies and there is no guarantee that it can’t be ... Continue Reading →
‘Do the best for ALL citizens’
By Rashaan Peek I don't remember my mom ever mentioning voting when I was growing up. But I still have my grandparents' voter registration cards and remember a handful of Sundays when the candidates would show up to our church, to never be seen again. I have been voting consistently for the ... Continue Reading →
‘[the president] is a criminal…’
By Patrick StClair Chang I am voting because [the president] is a criminal and should be in jail. Patrick StClair Chang is a retired teacher. He earned a BA from Dickinson College and an MA from Teachers College Columbia. ... Continue Reading →
‘… my ancestors died for me to have the right’
By Dorothy Brown I vote because it is a privilege and my ancestors died for me to have the right. Dorothy Brown has been active in the Black Political Caucus. ... Continue Reading →
‘… their futures depend on it’
By Glenda Bernhardt I am voting because their futures depend on it. Glenda Bernhardt is CEO of Freedom School Partners. She is a former executive director of Temple Israel and has worked and volunteered at other Charlotte nonprofits. She holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan and an ... Continue Reading →
The artist behind the Forum guy with the first question – always
Oct. 4, 2020 The following profile was published by The Charlotte Observer. ... Continue Reading →
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