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I wrote yesterday in support of the idea of Sally Green replacing Ellie Kinnaird. Today I see that Valerie Foushee has actually thrown her hat in the ring and I think she would make a magnificent replacement for Senator Kinnaird. Valerie has the county-wide experience needed and the respect of all the constituencies she has already served in so many ways. Having said that, I think I better focus on my own race.
Today I ordered my first campaign "visual aids." (I guess the teacher in me will come out one way or another.) I would say what it is, but I don't want to give any ideas to my opponents. I am very excited and hope the green and red colors we chose will look as bright and beautiful as they do on the computer. My 17-year-old daughter, Sofia, said it looked "pretty cool." I know I am not a particularly "cool" mom, but maybe my "cool" factor is high enough for Town Council?
On Friday August 16th Internationalist Books in Chapel Hill
will host a debate/discussion at 6 p.m. regarding the new zine “The
Issues Are Not The Issue” with the author (a former environmental
activist) and current organizers from Katuah
Earth First! and Panagioti from the Earth First! Journal Collective.
Panagioti Tsolkas New father and current editor on the EF! Journal
collective and EF! activist organizer since 1997. From 2000-2004 he was
a trainer for the Ruckus Society. In 2004 he ran for the Mayor of Lake
Worth, Florida. Since 2005, Tsolkas has been co-chair of the grassroots
Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition, a group which files
litigation regarding development issues in the Everglades and has been
on the planning committee for 3 national Earth First! Organizers
Conferences (2000, 2006 and 2008). In 2009, Panagioti spent 5 months
traveling with the Earth First! Roadshow group. In 2010 Panagioti
co-founded Uncivil Landscapes, a work collective which creates part-time
income opportunities through native landscaping for local activists in
South Florida. He is presently on the steering committee for the Night
Heron Grassroots Activist Center in Lake Worth. Tsolkas was named
‘Troublemaker of the Year’ in 2009 and ‘Activist of the Year’ for 2010
by New Times magazine (Broward/Palm Beach edition). He has no formal
education past 10th grade; he is diploma-free and proud.
Date:
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 6:00pm
Location:
Internationalist Bookstore 405 W. Franklin St.
I have replied to all debates and said I will attend
A recent column by Kirk Ross in the Chapel Hill News makes very clear how increasingly relevant the N.C. General Assembly's shenanigans are to us here at the local level. In the past, many have debated the utility of municipal and county governments weighing in with symbolic resoluitions about state and national issues. Well pardon my French, but sh*t just got real in Raleigh this summer.
Last week, Chapelboro's Elizabeth Friend took a look into how Orange County agencies are (not) enforcing the countywide smoking ban (PDF) enacted by the Orange County Board of Health last October. I think this piece raises a few concerns worth discussion. For context, the ban officially took effect on January 1, 2013, but enforcement measures were not scheduled to begin until a few weeks ago on July 1.
I was happy to see the county enact a smoking ban back in October. This policy decision to promote better public health for all of Orange County's citizens is one that should be applauded -- I just wish the enforcement efforts were worthy of applause, too.
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