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City of Greensboro considers dropping Downtown Greensboro, Inc.
Taking some by surprise, a seemingly spontaneous discussion about seeking alternatives to Downtown Greensboro Inc. ended in a 9-0 vote last week at the Greensboro City Council meeting.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-27-2013 |
Politics
Tags: downtown greensboro Inc.
Greensboro Police Chief Responds to Surveillance Questions
Greensboro's Police Chief explains police surveillance of activists, maintains that the department didn't have an undercover officer in Occupy Greensboro, and welcomes an investigation into whether documents were falsified.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-21-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Ken Miller
Greensboro Councilwoman Denies Emails Connecting Her to Police Intelligence Squad
Greensboro Councilwoman Marikay Abuzuaiter denied that multiple e-mails attributed to her and originating from one of her e-mail addresses were written by her, saying she had no communication with the Greensboro police’s criminal intelligence squad.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-13-2013 |
Politics
TEAM GOP
Armed with a veto-proof majority and emboldened a fellow party member in the Executive Mansion, Republican lawmakers in Raleigh rushed out a flurry of conservative bills when the General Assembly convened last week for the long session.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-06-2013 |
Politics
Residents push for resolutions on Citizens United
A push by Greensboro residents for a city council resolution opposing the Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission Supreme Court decision has gained traction.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
08-02-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Citizens United
Winston-Salem council raises taxes and cuts managerial positions
The Winston-Salem City Council voted to raise taxes by 3.4 percent, passing a budget with significant spending cuts that is expected to result in the elimination of about a dozen professional and management jobs, delayed fleet and equipment replacement, less money for street maintenance and reductions in travel spending.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
06-25-2012 |
Politics
ACLU lawsuit challenges second-parent adoption ban
When you’re adopting, everyone says you should submit for multiple children and not to set your heart on one kid. The process is often arduous and potentially disappointing.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
06-25-2012 |
Politics
Tags: second-parent adoption
Food stamps glitch strands thousands in N.C.
The Department of Social Services has been scrambling to fix unanticipated problems with implementing a food stamps pilot program that left thousands of Guilford County residents without access to food.
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Eric Ginsburg |
06-25-2012 |
Politics
Guilford School Board Weighs Salary Increasenew
It's been three years since Guilford County Schools' employees have received a raise, and Superintendent Mo Green said it is time for that to change. Green proposed a 1 percent salary increase that would cover all school employees — including bus drivers, teachers, counselors, accountants and more — except for him.
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Eric Ginsburg |
04-20-2012 |
Politics
Forums collect feedback on performing arts centernew
The Greensboro Performing Arts Center task force held its first of two public forums last week to collect public input and generate a discussion about the proposed downtown performing arts center.
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Eric Ginsburg |
04-05-2012 |
Politics
Is the New Jail in Guilford County, N.C. Worth the Cost?new
It's no accident that visitors and residents alike confuse the new Guilford County Detention Center for a benign commercial development — the local sheriff says it was specifically designed to look more like a hospital.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
03-26-2012 |
Politics
Style and experience set apart conservative candidates in N.C. District 74 GOP primarynew
Forsyth County Republican voters will get the opportunity to choose among three conservatives, including two experienced politicos and one newcomer, in the primary contest to determine who succeeds Rep. Dale Folwell in NC House District 74.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
03-08-2012 |
Politics
Greensboro Residents make noise about proposed ordinancenew
Greensboro City Council won’t vote on proposed changes to the city’s noise ordinance until March 6, but residents are already fired up.
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Eric Ginsburg |
03-05-2012 |
Politics
Muslim parents and Guilford schools join forces against bullyingnew
Karen Mujali sat at a table apart from her three children, who crowded into a booth at Nazareth Bread Co. Bakery and Restaurant with the children of the restaurant and bakery's owner on a recent Friday night.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
03-04-2012 |
Politics
Tree cuts anger Fisher Park residentsnew
Kay Lovelace stood under a small tree, only a few feet over her head, on Olive Street in Greensboro’s Fisher Park neighborhood. Looking up at it and pointing to where it had been cut back from the power line, she said, "I planted this pear tree."
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-27-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Fisher Park
