If Church of Reconciliation didn’t know it before, it knows it now: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Last month, the Presbyterian church that formed in support of the civil rights movement and since has taken controversial stands on a number of issues in the name of peace and unity put up […]
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Talk and ride
Posted by Nancy Oates on September 4, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/09/04/talk-and-ride/
Call it a night
Time was Ed Harrison would joke about the council meeting he presided over that spilled into the next day. The meeting was memorable not only because it ended on his birthday but because of the rarity of a council meeting lasting past midnight. These days, it’s noteworthy if council ends before 11 p.m. Laurin Easthom […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 30, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/07/30/call-it-a-night/
Elections bought and paid for
Tonight’s Town Council meeting includes several interesting nuggets, not the least of which is a proposal to extend the taxpayer-financed elections program, known as Voter Owned Elections, set to expire on July 1, 2012. VOE, which the General Assembly signed into law in 2007, authorizes the town to give taxpayer-generated revenue to candidates running for […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on April 30, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/04/30/elections-bought-and-paid-for/
Save all of us from ourselves
The town has confidence in us to use our handguns responsibly in public parks, and perhaps to use our cell phones responsibly on public roads (unless we are single or in a marriage not recognized by the state or are childless or orphaned), but not to make decisions in the best interest of health regarding […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on March 26, 2012
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2012/03/26/save-all-of-us-from-ourselves/
Two-faced
The hypocrisy can pile up only so far before it starts impeding progress. Take this In-the-Pockets-of-Developers misdirection on Tuesday at the election forum co-sponsored by Neighbors for Responsible Growth: The moderator ominously asked Matt Czajkowski, Jon DeHart and Laney Dale whether they had taken campaign contributions from developers. As if this were the McCarthy hearings […]
Posted by Don Evans on October 14, 2011
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2011/10/14/two-faced/
Hate crimes
Is there any reason the U.S. House and Senate Republican leadership’s treatment of President Obama should not be considered a hate crime? The good ol’ white boys who control the GOP in Washington have done their best to thwart Obama at every turn during the president’s term. And they have declared their primary focus to […]
Posted by Don Evans on September 8, 2011
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2011/09/08/hate-crimes/
School board matters (corrected)
Candidates for school board get far less attention than the mayoral and town council races. Yes, yes, providing quality education to the next generation, those who will be in charge of generating revenue to fund your dotage, is important to all of us, whether or not we have children. But the decisions the school board […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 29, 2011
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2011/07/29/school-board-matters/
Mayoral slate
Voters have three choices for mayor in November. Here they are, in alphabetical order: Watching Mark Kleinschmidt shake off his Gang of Five mentality and open himself to learning from all of his colleagues has been refreshing. He has held a seat on the dais since he was first elected to Town Council in 2001. […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 27, 2011
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2011/07/27/mayoral-slate/
Challengers
In alphabetical order, here are the non-incumbents running for Town Council: Jason Baker brings experience from serving on the town’s Planning Board, the Comprehensive Plan Initiating Committee and the Transportation Board. Previously, he served on the board of the Orange Chatham Sierra Club and was an officer in the Orange County Democratic Party. In 2008, […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 25, 2011
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2011/07/25/challengers/
Correction and apology
In an earlier post I said that Donna Bell had missed more council meetings than anyone on the dais. But I received the official attendance record today from the town, and Gene Pease won the contest by a long shot. Since January 2010, when Pease and Bell joined the council, through June 27 of this […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on July 20, 2011
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2011/07/20/correction-and-apology/