Talk about a baptism by fire: His first day on the job, town manager Maurice Jones had to deal with a “spontaneous” rally by activists that ended with the toppling of Silent Sam, making national news. The statue’s demise happened close to the one-year anniversary of the deadly protest in Charlottesville, where Jones had been […]
All posts for the month August, 2018
What Does Democracy Look Like?
Posted by Nancy Oates on August 27, 2018
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2018/08/27/what-does-democracy-look-like/
ID’ing the Enemy
Faithful readers may have noticed that Chapel Hill Watch did not appear among the list of 350 news outlets that ran an editorial rejecting Donald Trump’s dissing of the media. No political agenda here. I totally agree with the editorial published by The Boston Globe. I simply went on vacation last week, a real vacation […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on August 20, 2018
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2018/08/20/iding-the-enemy/
One State Away
I took four flights last month, and from my vantage point of Zone 4 in the gate area, I watched all the high-mileage passengers board first. They were the dealmakers flown by their companies to move business forward and generate revenue. On all four flights, those in the privileged first-to-board line were almost exclusively white […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on August 13, 2018
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2018/08/13/one-state-away/
The Bail Trap
Some 40% of Americans can’t cover a $400 emergency expense, according to a federal survey conducted earlier this year. If they don’t have access to credit, they’d have to borrow from family or friends. If they have tapped out those resources, then bills go unpaid, utilities get shut off. Sometimes that $400 bill starts a […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on August 6, 2018
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2018/08/06/the-bail-trap/