Buffkin’s COVID Grandstanding Puts Public Health at Risk

Buffkin’s COVID Grandstanding Puts Public Health at Risk

It was announced on social media Wednesday, August 11th, that the Raleigh City Council was returning to virtual meetings as a safety precaution against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Not long after, District A Councilor Patrick Buffkin criticized the decision on...
Democracy Dies in Darkness

Democracy Dies in Darkness

Raleigh resident Larry Helfant submitted a response to a recent editorial by Gerry Cohen published in the N&O. An edited version was published on Aug 1, 2021. We are publishing the full, unedited response here. The True Cost of Delayed Elections I read a recent...
This week in INDY Backtalk

This week in INDY Backtalk

INDY Week Published Backtalk the same day they published the winners of their “Best Of” series and we now have a bit more understanding of why the readers chose us as Best Local Activist Group. The readers’ comments in “Backtalk:Wants to be...