by M L | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog
I recently submitted a letter to the editor about Mayor Baldwin and her pattern of undemocratic behavior. The News & Observer deleted my main points (in red), and left just my partisan comments. With that heavy edit, the N&O should have titled my LTE “What if...
by M L | Jun 6, 2021 | Blog
A year ago in early June, Mickey Fearn signed a $72,000 10-month contract with the City of Raleigh. The contract called for designing new community engagement functions to replace Raleigh’s CACs (Citizen Advisory Councils) during Phase 2. That should have...
by M L | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog
The News & Observer reported on April 15 that the City of Raleigh has purchased almost 4 acres of land for future affordable housing. The land is along New Bern Avenue where the City is planning a future bus rapid transit line. This is a perfect location for more...
by M L | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog
Since the February 4, 2020 surprise vote by the Raleigh City Council to abolish City support of CACs, you may have heard that Raleigh’s Citizen Advisory Councils were not diverse or representative of Raleigh’s population. This is simply not true as the...
by M L | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog
American culture for the most part has grown comfortable with the “I-have-a-dream” Martin Luther King. We love his wonderful words like, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin...
