Nov. 13, 2012 N.C. Sen.-elect Joel Ford's comments to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum today. ... Continue Reading →
Mayfield: ‘We need to hear from the community’
Nov. 13, 2012 Charlotte City Council District 3 representative LaWana Mayfield appealed to residents at the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum today to speak up on the issues. ... Continue Reading →
L.I.F.T. may limit use of year-round calendar
Nov. 13, 2012 During an update on Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Project L.I.F.T. program this morning at the Forum, Project L.I.F.T. community coordinator Brandi Williams said the group could decide to implement a longer, nearly year-round calendar at some Project L.I.F.T. schools but not at all of ... Continue Reading →
Election results 2012
Last updated 11:45 p.m., Nov. 6, 2012 ... Continue Reading →
What it will take to end bullying
By Kenneth A. Simmons, M.Ed. Oct. 27, 2012 One of the most horrific behaviors or set of experiences being presented on stage throughout America is bullying. Many experts agree that bullying may take on many different forms; however, bullying can generally be defined as deliberate and hurtful ... Continue Reading →
3 candidates for U.S. Congress
Oct. 23, 2012 Five candidates spoke at this morning's Forum. This page is focused on the three candidates present who are running for Congress. All candidates for the 9th and 12th Districts were invited to attend. 12th District: Mel Watt and Jack Brosch 9th District: ... Continue Reading →
Hanks addresses questions about postings on web forum
Oct. 23, 2012 Soil & Water Supervisor candidate Doug Hanks addressed questions about reported 2005 postings on a white supremacist web forum. ... Continue Reading →
On housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and CMS
Oct. 23, 2012 CMS school board member Richard McElrath discussed housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and the difficulties CMS faces educating all children. ... Continue Reading →
District Court judges: The ultimate down-ballot contests
Oct. 16, 2012 Few contested elections in this democracy are as important or as overlooked as the ones by which many lawyers are first elected to the District Courts of North Carolina. And in what was said and in the body language on display at the Forum this morning as eight such candidates ... Continue Reading →
The Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams-Tracy Hanna Hewett contest
Oct. 16, 2012 Twelve lawyers are running for six contested District Court seats in the November election. This page is devoted to material on the contest between Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams and Tracy Hanna Hewett. Judge Brown-Williams appeared on Oct. 16, Ms. Hewett on Oct. 23. Because they ... Continue Reading →