I landed in London as the British were waking up to Boris Johnson’s landslide victory. Over the course of the ensuing few days, I chatted with people I met about what they thought of the election outcome. Their responses lead me to predict four more years of Donald Trump. Johnson’s wide margin of victory surprised […]
All posts for the month December, 2019
Rising above
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 23, 2019
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2019/12/23/rising-above/
Winning or transforming?
“North Korea Threatens to Resume Calling Trump a ‘Dotard’ ” — headline in Time newsfeed We have hit a new low when name-calling and bullying pass as leadership. Seeing this headline on the heels of having listened to the impeachment hearings over the past couple of weeks underscores our need for a different form of […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 16, 2019
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2019/12/16/winning/
Hospitality
Staff at the Durham Performing Arts Center have that hospitality thing down pat. Even if your ticket is for a seat in the very last row of the upper balcony, DPAC staff welcome you as if they are delighted that you’ve accepted their invitation to their soiree. Yet, statistically, a certain percentage of them have […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 9, 2019
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2019/12/09/hospitality/
Speak for the trees
When development proposals came before Town Council, Jim Ward, council member from 1999 to 2015, could be relied upon to speak for the trees. When I joined council and he did not get re-elected, I took on that mantle. Now I’m leaving council, and no one has emerged to protect our environment in this fundamental […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on December 2, 2019
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2019/12/02/speak-for-the-trees/