June 13, 2023 Open Forum dates allow people to raise new issues, or re-hash old ones. Today's session was no different from a lot of others in the last few decades. There were internal matters: Encouraging audience members to respect presenters despite clear ideological differences. Attracting ... Continue Reading →
ELECTION RESULTS 2022
Nov. 8, 2022 The N.C. Board of Elections posts unofficial precinct returns as they are reported. View them here. Below are the unofficial Mecklenburg vote totals for candidates on the Nov. 8 Mecklenburg election ballot, as compiled by the Mecklenburg and N.C. Boards of Elections. Victors are ... Continue Reading →
Judge, Soil & Water candidates
Oct. 4, 2022 It was mostly quirks in the Forum scheduling process that put at one presenters table the candidates for a Mecklenburg soil and water conservation district board – and those in contested judicial races for N.C. Superior, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. And yet. And ... Continue Reading →
New name, same mission: Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum
Jan. 4, 2022 Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum. Facilitators this morning announced their November decision to re-brand the community group that's been known over the years as a club and a forum but chiefly as the place where one strong woman insisted that people could get along and, by golly, they ... Continue Reading →
‘for human rights for all’
By Nancy Carter I am voting for our future; for clean air and water; for health care, including pre-existing conditions; for human rights for all. Nancy Carter represented District 5 on Charlotte City Council from 1999 to 2011, and has ... Continue Reading →
3 Soil & Water Supervisor candidates
Oct. 30, 2018 Three of the six candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot for election to the Mecklenburg Soil & Water Conservation Board discussed the board, its powers and its work in the community. In the video below, the presentations begin at minute 11:30. The Q&A begins at minute 18:26. ... Continue Reading →
Election 2018: Nancy Carter
Page initiated Sept. 18, 2018 Nancy Carter is a candidate for a seat on the Board of Supervisors of the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a ... Continue Reading →
Carter: Let retirees job-share to free up young people to mentor in schools
Jan. 3, 2017 During this morning's announcements, former City Council member Nancy Carter made this suggestion on how to free up more young people to mentor in schools. Click on the video to start it. ... Continue Reading →