Roger Barbee: Credentials
A recently published letter to the editor in the local paper, "Stein not the best choice for governor," https://www.salisburypost.com/2023/01/26/letters-to-the-editor-jan-26/, suggested that state of birth and college choice is indicative of an…
RCDP Chair Geoffrey Hoy: News & Notes
Reminders and information you may have missed that concern Rowan County Democrats and small “d” values in Rowan County. New State Dem Leadership - Last Saturday delegates from all over…
Linda Voelker: What You Missed at Breakfast
Linda Voelker provides a glimpse of February’s breakfast. The monthly RCDP breakfasts provide great speakers and information as well as fellowship with neighbors with similar small “d” values. Mark your…
Roger Barbee: Pastor Stevens and the Florida Citizens Alliance
Roger Barbee - I was surprised to read that a large Florida school district, Duval County Public Schools, removed a child’s biography of Clemente in order to determine if it…
RCDP: Do You Want to Make Real & Positive Difference in Your Community?
Knowledge is a good thing for making “good trouble.” Consider attending your local town meetings to learn more about local governance. 2023 is a year of municipal elections and we…
Voters Speak: What We’re Watching
Don’t miss our local Demos breakfast performance by Orland Carra and Linda Voelker’s and their rendition of Carole King’s “Beautiful.” https://youtu.be/cSuvmTidSso Please remember to like and subscribe to the RCDP…
Alison Ketchie: Rethinking Discipline
Alison Ketchie writes about the possible use of restorative justice, also known as restorative practice, as a model for safety, violence prevention, and mediation in our schools. “Restorative justice is…
Jeanne Dixon & Dianne Sartiano: Time for a One Stop/Early Voting Site in Kannapolis?
On February 7, 2023 Jeanne Dixon, as a private citizen, presented information on behalf of herself and fellow Kannapolis resident Dianne Sartiano to the Rowan County Board of Elections proposing…
Voters Speak: What We’re Reading
Former Rowan resident Nora El-Khouri Spencer earns Woman of the Year award from the National Association of Home Builders. “The award is given to a woman in the resident construction…
Voters Speak: Where We’re Listening
The Politics Podcast from WUNC “The WUNC Politics Podcast is a free-flowing discussion of what we're hearing in the back hallways of the General Assembly and on the campaign trail…