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 […]
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What Does Democracy Look Like?
by Nancy Oates on August 27, 2018
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Posted by Nancy Oates on August 27, 2018
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2018/08/27/what-does-democracy-look-like/
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