A T-shirt affixed to the wall at the library during the Orange County Rape Crisis Center’s Shout Out Against Sexual Violence last week read, “Being drunk and wearing skimpy clothes does not equal consent.” I wondered how many men don’t believe that. April has been deemed Sexual Violence Awareness Month, and the event last Thursday […]
All posts for the month April, 2016
Horsetrading at the Council Corral
Two weeks ago, Chapel Hill hired a new planning director, Ben Hitchings, who came to the April 11 Town Council meeting. Much to my surprise, he did not resign immediately; in fact, he participated in our work session two days later. That says he’s a man undaunted by challenges. In a nutshell — we embarrassed […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on April 18, 2016
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/04/18/horsetrading-at-the-council-corral/
Another side of Chapel Hill
I suppose on some level I realized that when I read the staid reports of drug arrests printed in the newspaper’s police blotter not all of those suspects submitted to custody willingly. But this is Chapel Hill. Those drug busts you see on TV — armed officers surrounding a car or battering down a door […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on April 11, 2016
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/04/11/another-side-of-chapel-hill/
#WeAreNotThisEither
Years ago, Chapel Hill adopted a campaign contribution policy to encourage voter-owned elections and make it harder for donors to “buy” elections. Individual campaign donations were limited to $336, a sharp contrast to the $5,100 limit for county commissioner, U.S. president and other partisan elections. Given the recent news about campaign finances of council member […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on April 4, 2016
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/04/04/wearenotthiseither/