James Barrett's blog
Anyone have any comments about the good, bad and ugly in the signs this year? Here are photos I took yesterday:
My endorsements for 2009:
First, a bit of background: I did not support Barack Obama in the Democratic primary last year, because I didn't think he had the strength to bring real change to our country. Many would agree I've been proven right about that. I also think that change is needed in our local politics this year. If you like exactly how things are today, stop reading now. I've moved into Chapel Hill 4 times in my life, lving here almost all of the last 32 years, so I can certainly say there's a lot I like about this town. But there are also some disturbing trends I think we need to change. Amongst them:
1) Taxes are too high
2) Lack of commercial diversity in town forces consumers to drive out of town for most shopping (huge environmental issue in my mind), including the issue of decreasing downtown vitality.
3) Schools that are not educating every child.
The ability and willingness to bring change in these areas is my biggest criteria for voting.
http://chccs.k12.nc.us
CHCCS unveils new web presence
Today, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools released a new district
website. We wanted to familarize our staff and listserv subscribers to the new
features as this site is unveiled to the public.
The revisions were made in response to feedback we collected from
staff and listserv subscribers last spring in a communications survey. The new
format seeks to place dynamic content on the homepage, while seeking to preserve
much of the familiar navigation of the old format.
The old webpage had categories of information listed in the middle
of the page. These categories may now be found in a column on the left. The old
webpage had a list of quicklinks down the lefthand column. These can now be
found in a column on the righthand side of the new page, with the addition of
navigation categories for reports and community links. The relocation of these
items frees up the center of the page for news stories and photos.
From OCOC press release as printed in News of Orange County:
County-wide grassroots effort will hold Dec. 7
meeting
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 300 leaders from 23 faith-based
institutions in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough will gather at 5 p.m. at
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill to launch a new agenda called "One
County for All." The Church is located at 300 E. Rosemary Street in Chapel
Hill.
The event is viewed as a new model for multi-ethnic interfaith
collaboration in Orange County. The Orange County Organizing Committee (OCOC)
seeks to bring about change on affordable housing, living wages, environmental
justice, education, healthcare, and quality of life for immigrant families.
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