Linda Voelker: November Breakfast Recap with Ben Clark
Candidate for NC Lieutenant Governor, Ben Clark addressed Rowan County Democrats at their November Breakfast. Linda Voelker summarizes. “What you see is what you get” are words used by Ben…
NC History: Nov. 10, 1898 – Wilmington Coup
Wilmington recently commemorated the 125th anniversary of the 1898 coup. Join a conversation provided by the NC Museum of History through their Community Class Series. By the 1890s, Wilmington was…
We’re Reading: Heather Cox Richardson, 11/13/23
Are folks finally waking up? Cox Richardson summarizes a future with another Trump administration and the reality of today's Republican Party's move toward an authoritarian government. Letters from an American…
Medicaid Expansion: Begins 12/1/23
Starting Dec. 1, 2023, NC Medicaid will cover people ages 19 through 64 with higher incomes. You may be able to get health care coverage through Medicaid even if you…
RCDP: Rowan Helping Ministries – Gifts for Dec. 20th Holiday Party
Want to donate but don’t have the time to shop? You’re in luck! We put together an Amazon Wish List for gifts at our annual Rowan Helping Ministries Holiday Party!…
We’re Watching: NC Rides National Wave of Democratic Victories
In North Carolina, Democrats are celebrating mayoral races and town council seats in unlikely places. They’re smaller wins, to be sure, but they’re perhaps even more surprising than some of…
We’re Reading: NC Republicans Weaken Black Voters Influence with New Redistricting Lines
NC Newsline, 11/6/23 - Black voters removed from a state Senate district where their choices could determine the winner. Democrats and voting rights groups said Republicans used redistricting to illegally…
We’re Watching: Mahlaynee Cooper, Co-founder of Speak Ya Peace
Artivism - Speak Ya Peace NC founder Cooper offers a poem on the redistricting process. Artivism - fighting injustice through artistic realism and bringing attention to social issues through the…
Pam Bloom: U.S.Diplomacy
"When Facebook asked, What's on your mind, Pam? I had a very serious answer: - Foreign policy and diplomacy, why the US plays a part, and why we want rational…
Nan Lund: In Support of Futile Gestures
"Does it feel like we are being confronted by more terrible things that are beyond our ability to change? ... Hold on. Before we give up, let’s take a look…