Three questions or comments were sent in to the Forum during the transit tax discussion by online viewers. They were not read aloud or discussed. BPC —You quoted that statistics show that roughly 80% of transit ridership is Black, which has often been used as a reason we should support expansion. ... Continue Reading →
Fundraiser for West Meck High is June 1
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The Vanishing Blue Heaven Park
Page initiated Aug. 28, 2021 President George Washington told his diary that Charlottetown was "a trifling place." Residents have often had another view, which has inspired them to remake their 19th century cotton trading town into a banking center and transit point for international travel; to ... Continue Reading →
Women’s History Month
March 1, 2021 Women have made Charlotte a better place for all to live. During the pandemic year, when the Forum was unable to schedule in-person meetings, these graphics were added each day during March as a way to pay tribute to some who have passed on, and many who continue to serve in ways ... Continue Reading →
Unity without abandoning individuality
Jan. 2, 2021 A small window of time between a presidential inauguration and Black History Month offered time, and a space on the front of the Forum website, for a graphical meditation on moving toward unity without abandoning individuality. * – * – * – * – * – * – * ... Continue Reading →
Awaiting the Inauguration
Jan. 2, 2021 Tension is rising as America and the world await the inauguration of a president on Jan. 20. Some people will march. Some will hold their breath. Others will pray. The top left of the Forum website during these waiting days began Jan. 2 by displaying variations of an obvious but ... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays 2020
Dec. 23, 2020 As a deadly, miserable year ends and we mourn all the friends and family members we have lost, may we all take comfort in a bit of quiet, a bit of normalcy, and a bit of hope for the new year that lies ahead. Happy Holidays to all from the Tuesday Morning Breakfast ... Continue Reading →
‘Embrace the everyday’: Re-center your soul during turbulent times
Nov. 28, 2020 Amid a coronavirus pandemic and a turbulent post-election period and heading into the busy holiday season, the scribe was looking for a way to slow things down on the Forum website. This collection of everyday objects holds some grace, some beauty, and a bit of humor. ... Continue Reading →
Beyond our coronabubble
When the 2020 coronavirus pandemic interrupted the Forum's decades-old routine of weekly meetings on public policy, the "Recently at the Forum" display window on the top left corner of this website was given over to images of flowers and plants and vegetables – reminders that Mother Nature was ... Continue Reading →
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