After 10 years as a registered user on OrangePolitics I thought it might be time for some reflection. After all, a lot has happened since the 2008 presidential election year that brought me to OrangePolitics. I signed up for Blue NC around the same time and have viewed these two progressive blogs in similar lights, just with different scopes. I recently wrote a 10-year reflection piece there too.

Welcome to the open thread for the Orange County Board of Education candidate forum happening on April 15, 2018, at 7:00 pm. The candidates are:

• Hawkeye Aguilar
• Jessica Aguilar
• Will Atherton
• Hillary MacKenzie
• Sarah Smylie
• Brenda Stephens

We hope you'll use this open thread to post your thoughts and reactions or to propose additional discussion topics. The forum moderator will have final say in question selection.

Welcome to the open thread for the Orange County Board of Commissioners candidate forum happening on April 8, 2018, at 7:00 pm. Comments on this page are now open. The candidates are:

• District 1: Jamezetta Bedford
• District 2: Earl McKee, Tommy McNeill
• At Large: Brian Crawford, Sally Greene, Noah Oswald

The forum itself is happening here:
https://orangepolitics.org/elections-2018/forums/bocc.

We hope you'll use this open thread to post your thoughts and reactions, or to propose additional discussion topics. The forum moderator will have final say in question selection.