Eileen Hanson-Kelly: A Promise to LGBTQ Youth
Every child in our schools deserves respect and dignity, regardless of their sexual identity. Right now the rights of LGBTQ students are under attack in North Carolina. Soon the General…
We’re Watching: Made-Up Distractions
Republicans want you distracted. Robert Reich explains. Woke Barbie. Tantrums over CRT. The panic over transgender people. The GOP’s dangerous performative outrage is designed to deflect your attention. Republicans want…
Kenneth Stutts: NC Voter ID Now Available
You can now get a FREE Photo ID for Voting from the Rowan County Board of Elections office. Voters who do not have an acceptable form of identification for voting…
Kathy Vestal: In Defense of the Barbie Movie
"No language, no nudity, no violence, no LGBT characters . . . Why then would there be such an outcry against seeing the movie?" Yesterday I saw the new Barbie…
We’re Watching: How the Loss of Local Newspapers Fueled Political Divisions in the U.S.
https://youtu.be/hT2msz1PvOg Support your local paper. "Information is the key to our democracy; facts, truth, good information." Laurie Brown "Over the past few decades, more than 2,000 newspapers across the country…
We’re Reading: 8/1/2023 USA v. Donald J. Trump, Defendant
Read the indictment. It is written for the American public and the Introduction, at less than two pages, could be read as a family. https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/08/trump-indictment.pdf Statement from Jack Smith after…
Pam Bloom & Nan Lund: Voting Rights aren’t Red or Blue
This letter was published the morning of the 12:30 pm, Aug. 1st, Board of Elections meeting. Fifteen days of Early Voting were adopted, including one Sunday and two Saturdays in…
We’re Reading: The Salisbury Post
Rowan Board of Elections decides early voting schedule after lengthy public discussion. Details at: https://www.salisburypost.com/2023/08/02/board-of-elections-decides-early-voting-schedule-after-lengthy-public-discussion/ "The Board of Elections voted Tuesday to adopt a 15-day early voting schedule after citizens…
Chris Sharpe: Voting is a Tradition in My Church
"They let it be known without hesitation that their ancestors died trying to vote. Their sense of obligation is too great to not do all they can to vote." Chris…
The Two Nanas: One More Time!
Email your Rowan County Election Board Members ASAP and if possible attend the August 1st meeting. Election Board members will cast their vote for our One Stop/Early Voting plan on…