Welcome to the open thread for tonight's Conversation With the Mayors. There are three candidates running unopposed for mayor in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough:

• Alderwoman Lydia Lavelle is running unopposed for mayor of Carrboro.
• Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt is running unopposed for reelection as mayor of Chapel Hill.
• Mayor Tom Stevens is running unopposed for reelection as mayor of Hillsborough.

You can observe the forum at http://orangepolitics.org/elections-2013/forums/mayors.

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And I can't say I disagree with them much. (But I do have some quibbles. More about that when we post our annual Endorsements Thread soon.) Here's an overview of their picks (which you already know if you follow us on Twitter): 

• Chapel Hill Town Council: Sally Greene, Ed Harrison, Maria Palmer, George Cianciolo
• CHCCS School Board: James Barett, Michelle Brownstein, Andrew Davidson
• Carrboro Board of Alderpeople: Randee Haven-O'Donnell, Jacquie Gist, Sammy Slade
• Hillsborough Town Board: Kathleen Ferguson, Jennifer Weaver 

To learn more about all these folks see our spreadsheet of candidates at orangepolitics.org/elections-2013/candidates 

I love that the Indy now posts the full text of the candidate questionnares. Those things take a LOT of work to complete.