October 2011
... yours! The most influential endorsements of all are the opinions of people you know and trust. This is our annual special-rules post to share YOUR favorites on this year's ballots. Here's OP's 2011 candidate list including links to all of their websites.
The rules: only write who you are voting for (and why, if you like). You can also list the people you would vote for if you lived in their districts. Do
not refer (by name or specific description) to any candidates that you are not voting for or publicly supporting. If you do not
follow the rules, your comments will be removed. In other words: keep it positive please.
[Note: I published this post and then took it down about a week ago. I got the sense that some folks wanted to wait until after more forums, especially OP's, were concluded to make final recommendation. I hope you're ready to go now!]
The Board of Elections has added early voting turnout numbers to its website. Click on our website http://www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/ and then click on Early Voting Totals in the box with 2011election information to access the daily report.
We were at 531 as of end of day Friday.
Jim White, BOE Chair
Durham Community Media would like to cordially invite
the community to attend its first annual Home-Grown, Home-Made: A Celebration of
Localism in Durham. Come
out on Thursday, October 27th to enjoy the remarkable tastes of
local food, brew, wine and desserts and an evening of culinary and social
celebration! Sponsored by Durham’s
newest local brewery, Fullsteam Brewery, the event will bring Bull City
residents together to learn about the importance of Keeping it Local.
When: Thursday, October 27th, 5:30-8:30 pm
Where: Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave., Durham, NC 27701
Tickets are a suggested donation of $20 before the event, $25
at the door
Buy tickets or for more
information call 919-960-0088
Or email events@thepeopleschannel.org
Purchase Tickets online at:
http://www.thepeopleschannel.org/homegrown.htm
Date:
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Location:
Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Avenuse, Durham, NC 27701
So at this point there’s been much discussion as to what a theme
is, who will make up a theme working group, what these working group will do
and how they will do it. The town has answered these questions in series of
blog on the 2020 Buzz site, but
there’s a good deal of information to wade through, so I’ve tried to succinctly
summarize them below in a Q&A format:
What is a theme? The town calls the themes the building blocks of the plan.
They’re not necessarily value-laden; instead they’re areas that the plan will
focus on. Currently there are six themes. You can find a list of the current
themes here.
You may have seen my earlier post that described what
theme groups are actually are and what they'll be doing. Tonight, theory
will become reality with the first of the four theme group working sessions at
Ephesus Elementary School. Here's what on the agenda:
- Review the process
- Clarify the roles and responsibilities
of all members and leaders of the group
- Identify the components for the
theme based on the community data collected at previous meetings
- Identify
areas in common with other
themes
- Identify resources for the group,
both in terms of staff and data
- Have discussion of decisions in
the theme group
I would label last night’s meeting generally
successful, but reflecting back on what I observed and participated in. Before
I get into my reactions, a quick few notes on what actually happened. The
meeting took place entirely in small groups. As noted above, I participated in
the transportation group. The official title of the theme is:
Getting
Around: Transportation:
(transportation of all forms, regional assets, partnerships, potential for
shared success)
All of the groups basically followed the same
format, kicking off with an introduction by the group go-chairs and then moving
into the meat of the discussion, which was supposed to touch on four different
questions, all with a tilt toward the particular theme’s interest area.
As I have posted over the years, I love this town with the fervor of a convert. Prior to coming here 11 years ago we moved around, travelled, made new friends as we did and were generally unmoored. Now we are part of a community with whom we are completely and happily intertwined. When you meet people around the country and around the world and tell them you live in Chapel Hill, their faces light up with interest and a hint of envy. The question you get is, "how do you like it there?" My answer is always, "I love it, we'll never leave."
As one can see from the 2020 visioning project, there are diverse opinions about what makes the town special and how to keep it going. But whatever the individual opinions, the simple fact that so many people in our town will commit their time and energy to learning about and advocating for the issues that will shape our future, is part of the soul of this town that I love.
Standing agenda:
- Upcoming blog topics and calendar events.
- Debrief any policy issues that arose in the past month.
- Technical/administrative how-tos.
- Upcoming events.
Date:
Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Pepper's Pizza, 107 E Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
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