North Carolina
Orange County Asks, What Amendment?
Blog entry Submitted by Damon Seils on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 12:54pm.In the statewide vote, Amendment One passed easily with 61% of the vote. However, Orange County overwhelmingly rejected the amendment by a vote of 79% to 21%. (Our neighbors in Durham County likewise voted 70% to 30% against the amendment.) Some precincts in Carrboro and Chapel Hill voted against the amendment almost unanimously. The map below shows the Orange County precinct-level results of the referendum.
Orange Leaders Rally Against Amendment One
Event Submitted by Damon Seils on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 12:57pm.
Join Croatan Earth First! in opposing shale gas (fracking) at the DENR public hearing Tuesday March 27th in Chapel Hill
Blog entry Submitted by michelle on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 10:52pm.
Live-Tweet: Orange County Quarterly Public Hearing Covers Eno and Buckhorn EDDs
Blurt Submitted by Damon Seils on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 11:21pm.
Candidate Filing Period: Open Thread
Blog entry Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:55pm.The candidate filing period for the May 8 primary elections begins today at noon. In Orange County, 10 seats in various state and county races are up for grabs.
Representative Joe Hackney Announces Retirement
Blurt Submitted by Damon Seils on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:34am.
HKonJ 6
Event Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 5:10pm.Historic Thousands on Jones Street People's Assembly 6
14 Point People's Agenda for North Carolina
Drug Use among Veterans
Blog entry Submitted by NC Harm Reducti... on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 1:18pm.Race to the Ballot - Chapel Hill
Event Submitted by Damon Seils on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 6:08pm.Race to the Ballot, a statewide campaign to raise awareness of the effects of Amendment One, the current hate campaign against gay and lesbian North Carolinians, will arrive in Chapel Hill on February 16.
Lee Scholars Charter School Moves Forward
Blog entry Submitted by James Barrett on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 1:30am.I have "School Board 101" tomorrow and Friday, so if I were smart, I'd probably wait to write this after being trained in how to avoid saying something stupid. But that's never quite been my style, so here goes. As always, note that I speak here for myself only, not the CHCCS board in this.
