October 2005
Chapel Hill candidate forum at Carol Woods Meeting Hall, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill.
Note: The threshold for campaign spending is $3000.
One stop voting is open NOW! Friendly volunteers are waiting for you to record your preferences.
Orange County Board of Elections Office
110 East King Street, Hillsborough, N. C.
October 20, 2005 – November 5, 2005: Monday – Friday , 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Three Saturdays, October 22nd, 29th, and November 5th: 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Chapel Hill Morehead Planetarium
October 24, 2005 – November 5, 2005: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Two Saturdays, October 29th, and November 5th: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Carrboro Town Hall
October 24, 2005 – November 5, 2005: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Two Saturdays, October 29th, and November 5th: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
It's that time of year again, for members ("owners") of Weaver Street Market to have their say about the organization's leadership, sort of. The Board of WSM is made is made up of 2 members elected by consumer owners, 2 members elected by worker owners, 2 board-selected members, and the general manager. That's right, the board selects some of it's own members. It's sort of like electing 6 town council members, letting the town manager vote, and then letting the council choose another three members - good for stability, bad for dissent.
This year owners get to vote for one of these two board candidates:
James Morgan, an incumbent who has served 8 years on the WSM board.
Billy Madden, a former WSM employee who wants to see the Board do more outreach to owners and the broader community.
Is anyone else as sick as I am of the Chapel Hill News harping on how much downtown sucks? Last weekend there was a big spread mostly about how we are doomed (again). It was way too lengthy for me to dissect it all, but if you read it, please share your thoughts.
Here's one great letter to the editor in response:
How dare they be homeless?
I, too, am outraged at the panhandling that occurs on Franklin Street. Even all of the letters from Sunday's paper could not convey my disgust at those homeless. How dare they ask me for money! I mean, they chose to be homeless; it's their fault.
They buy drugs and alcohol and don't save their money like us good, righteous folks. They stand there smoking expensive cigarettes, and turn right around to ask me for change. They waste their money, so they deserve to sleep on freezing concrete. My rights are being trampled when they ask for money, and their poverty makes me so uncomfortable.
I've been at it for a couple of weeks now, learning the ropes of the political process in Carrboro and I agree with one of the comments to my previous post: two weeks ain't a lot of time. But as Ruby pointed out, it's just about the amount of time most voters will spend investigating the candidates and informing themselves of the issues.
I have spent time reading the candidates' websites, newspaper articles, transcripts and and have determined the main themes in Carrboro are structural development, economic development, and affordable housing. To me, they are all related.
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