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Does anyone know this Dennis Whitling fellow? Apparently he is a member of the Orange County School Board, and has been accused (not convicted) of embezzlement by a former employer. I know nothing about this and I don't want to jump to conclusions. Anyone have insights on this?
A Durham Police Department investigator applied in December for access to Dennis Alan Whitling's personal bank account information, writing that Whitling may have stolen more than $58,000 from a law office where he worked from 1984 to 2007, according to a search warrant.
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Tuesday, Whitling slipped into the regularly scheduled Orange County School Board meeting 10 minutes after it started and left the room during the break before closed session at the end of the night. During the time for board comments, he did not offer any comments on the investigation.
Plan now to gather with thousands -- perhaps tens of thousands -- of
North Carolinians in support of a progressive agenda for the state. The
second annual HKonJ -- Historic Thousands on Jones Street in Raleigh --
will be held Saturday, February 9 at Chavis Park,
505 Martin Luther King Blvd., Raleigh beginning at 11:30 a.m., with a
march to the State Legislative Building planned for 12:30 p.m.
See the HKonJ site for more information, agenda, flyer, etc.
(Updated 2/7/08.)
Date:
Saturday, February 9, 2008 - 6:30am to 9:00am
Location:
Chavis Park, 505 Martin Luther King Blvd., Raleigh, NC
The Carrboro Cybrary and Carrboro Recreation & Parks present “Presidents, Politics & Power: American Presidents Who Shaped the 20th Century.” Each week we will be viewing a film that provides a presidential biography and opens up a discussion of our nation’s leaders. The presidents included in the series are: Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Following each film, Dr. David Zonderman, a history professor at NC State, will lead us in discussion and answer questions. You can pick up a packet of short essays at the Cybrary that will help inform the discussion. Come learn about the impact of past presidents before voting in a new one this year. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Preview the series by viewing the first video online via NC Live! Log in to NC Live from the Cybrary’s website and go to the new NC Live Media Collection. Click on TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt, Parts 1 & 2. Then, come join us in the Century Center for another viewing and discussion on Monday, January 28th.
Mondays 9:00-11:00am
Januay 28 -- March 3
Carrboro Century Center
Date:
Monday, January 28, 2008 - 4:00am to 6:00am
Location:
Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St.
The input session will begin with a formal time for citizens to speak at a podium about what they would like to see in the plan.
Afterward, County staff will be stationed throughout the room, each representing one of the seven plan elements: Economic Development, Housing, Land Use, Natural and Cultural Systems, Recreation and Parks, Services/Utilities and Community Facilities, and Transportation. During this period, staff will be in a listening mode giving County residents a chance to talk about important goals they desire to see included within each of the elements.
Date:
Monday, January 28, 2008 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Southern Human Services Building
This is more of my perspective of how the current election by district setup will play out. Two at-large seats:Historically Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents have controlled 60% of the votes at a minimum, meaning at least one of the two at-large seats will be filled by a district 1 supported candidate. Most terms District 1 will control both seats and rarely if Hillsborough and Rural OC can agree on a candidate they'll have one at-large seat.Three District 1 seats:Obviously Carrboro and Chapel Hill supported seats.Two District 2 seats:I see both will be controlled by Hillsborough residence unless the rural areas from southeastern and northern parts of the county will agree on a candidate and that's not going to proactively happen before our next opportunity at having representation.
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