Oct. 14, 2025 This morning's Forum attracted four of six at-large candidates for Charlotte City Council. Dimple Ajmera and Edwin Peacock were not present.There were three Democrats – LaWana Mayfield, James Mitchell and Victoria Watlington – and a Republican, Misun Kim, who in addressing the ... Continue Reading →
The city was smaller. Precincts were fewer. But the 1975 rejection of an airport bond referendum is remembered by some older Black voters as a victory for justice over get-along. Mayor John Belk had proposed a major airport terminal expansion. City Council included 6 white members and ... Continue Reading →
Tax referendum: A discussion of trade-offs
Oct. 7, 2025 There were two speakers, but many more voices. The subject was the Nov. 4 referendum on using a property tax increase to help finance improvements in the region's road, passenger rail and bus systems. Co-convenor Jackie Edwards Walton reconfigured the room so that all in the ... Continue Reading →
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 →
Strengthening early literacy: How one principal gets books into the hands of young readers
by Katie Dukes, EdNC.org | October 6, 2025 EdNC is highlighting the experiences of educators, families, researchers, and advocates with a stake in North Carolina’s early care and learning landscape. These profiles illustrate that care and education are inseparable, especially in a child’s first ... Continue Reading →
By Steve Johnston On the day that a shutdown of the federal government was a distinct possibility at midnight, two mayoral candidates talked a bit about how structural inefficiencies in how N.C. city, county and state government operate makes it difficult to respond to challenges facing a large ... Continue Reading →
Mayoral candidates discuss issues facing a growing city
Sept. 30, 2025 The Forum today heard from two of the candidates for Charlotte mayor that will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. Incumbent Vi Lyles, 73, a Democrat, is seeking a fourth term. Libertarian Rob Yates, 45, is seeking his first. The two met in the 2023 mayoral election. Republican ... Continue Reading →
Small design changes on Forum website
Sept. 26, 2025 By Steve Johnston The "look" of the Forum website has begun to change. Not that I like some of the changes. But they are designed to address the reality that, at 837 or whatever age I am, things are now taking twice as long as they used to. The changes follow my announcement ... Continue Reading →
By Steve Johnston A friend of the Forum sends along this piece. It seems worth reading at a time when School Board candidates are dancing around over "what to do" about achievement gaps and mental health and making "college and career ready" more reality than buzzword. As the person who created an ... Continue Reading →
CMS Board of Education candidates in Districts 2, 4, 5, 6
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