– Page initiated Feb. 14 2017 Some of the candidates in the 2017 primary and general elections come and go at the Forum. They or their surrogates often use the Announcements time at the end of the Forum to speak up about their candidacies. Occasionally, candidates on the ballot will be at the Forum ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: J’Tanya Adams
– Page initiated Feb. 14, 2017 J'Tanya Adams is a candidate for Charlotte City Council District 2. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Aug. 8, ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Vi Lyles
– Page initiated Feb. 14, 2017 Vi Lyles is a candidate for Charlotte Mayor. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Oct. 31, 2017 Aug. 29, 2017 Aug. 1, ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Larken Egleston
– Page initiated Feb. 14, 2017 Larken Egleston is a candidate for District 1 Charlotte City Council. Below are video or audio files of made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Sept. 19, 2017 Sept. 5, ... Continue Reading →
Applewhite outlines effort to boost entrepreneurs’ CIAA Tournament role
Feb. 14, 2017 During a Q&A session with CIAA Commissioner Jacquie McWilliams this morning, a Forum participant revealed a project initiated in 2015 to boost the role of Charlotte-area entrepreneurs in the business activity created by Charlotte's annual hosting of the CIAA ... Continue Reading →
Counting the days: CIAA prepares for Charlotte tournament
Feb. 13, 2017 Ticket sales are down. Hotel bookings are down. By how much wasn’t disclosed. But for CIAA Commissioner Jacquie McWilliams, it's time both to be "nervous" and "excited." Next week's tournament will draw thousands of visitors to Charlotte. Basketball will be played at Bojangles ... Continue Reading →
CMS gathers in some surveys, explains assignment journey
Feb. 14, 2017 Officials from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools opened the Forum with time for participants to fill out a survey on pupil assignment issues. Deadline for the surveys was noon. As participants worked on their survey papers, Assistant Superintendent Akeshia Craven-Howell offered an ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Joel Ford
– Page initiated Feb. 13, 2017 Joel Ford announced in December 2016 an exploratory committee for a possible candidacy for Charlotte Mayor. In March he announced he would be a candidate. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 ... Continue Reading →
Allison makes case for more school choice for low-income parents
Feb. 7, 2017 Darrell Allison is as complicated a man as the school choice subject he espouses. He advocates for state-funded vouchers that help parents send their children to private schools. His own children are enrolled in Wake County Public Schools. He wants every parent to know their ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum focuses on officer-involved shooting, funding priorities
Jan. 31, 2017 It began as an Open Forum. But Sarah Stevenson had asked Willie Ratchford to bring a police official to discuss a recent officer-involved fatal shooting on Albemarle Road. So Ratchford addressed some of the issues that have already emerged, including the position taken by some young ... Continue Reading →
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