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Winston-Salem council okays incentives for local company Inmarnew
Members of Winston-Salem Council unanimously approved an "aggressive" incentives package for a local company, while lamenting a skills gap preventing many unemployed residents from taking advantage of the new jobs.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-27-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: inmar winston-salem
Opponents Rally Against N.C. Marriage Amendmentnew
If anyone thought North Carolina's Amendment One would quietly pass, changing the legal recognition for domestic partnership and further solidifying a ban on same-sex marriages, the last few weeks in Greensboro have signaled strong community opposition to the proposed state constitution amendment.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-27-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: DOMA, Amendment One
A Many Splendored Thing
Love is beautiful.
It lets the heart sing, defies reason or intellect, makes the world go round.
Love is eternal. Love is a flame. Love is what we are all searching for, and what the lucky few of us have found.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
02-16-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: gay couples, lesbian couples
'Green Shoots,' Creative Destruction
I have never had the pleasure of meeting Keith G. Debbage, professor of urban geography at UNCG, but I greatly respect anyone who thinks deeply about the intersection of economy and public policy and marshals intellect to "foster positive growth in the local economy."
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Economy
Tags: urban geography
Cost of Greensboro Police Lawsuits Escalates
The city of Greensboro has spent about $1 million to date in payments to outside legal counsel to defend lawsuits against the police department stemming from allegations of racial discrimination under the administration of Chief David Wray, who resigned in early 2006.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Race & Class
Forsyth County DA Challenged on Racial Justice Stancenew
The Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity have increased pressure on Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill to disavow a Nov. 14 letter which urges N.C. state legislators to support Senate Bill 9, which critics say amounts to a repeal of the Racial Justice Act.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
01-18-2012 |
Race & Class
Creditor Seeks to Seize Assets of Convicted Staffing Executive in N.C.new
A New York creditor has asked the NC Business Court to appoint a receiver to take control of staffing companies believed to be controlled by Greg Harrison for the purpose of collecting on a $7.5 million debt.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
01-05-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: greg harrison
Occupy Winston-Salem rejects open-air public meetings proposalnew
Winston-Salem City Councilman Dan Besse met with about 40 members of Occupy Winston- Salem on the front steps of City Hall on Monday afternoon to discuss his proposed amendments to city ordinances dealing with open-air public meetings.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
01-04-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, occupy winston-salem
N.C. Businessman Convicted on 63 Counts of Tax Evasionnew
A jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts against Greensboro businessman Greg Harrison in a tax evasion case that wrapped up Tuesday evening in federal court in Winston-Salem.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
12-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Greg Harrison, Winston-Salem
Latin Kings Indictment Stuns Supportersnew
Dozens of FBI agents and officers with the Greensboro Police Department and Guilford County Sheriff’s Office swarmed over a house on Dec. 6 to arrest Jorge Cornell, AKA King Jay, and Charles Moore, both members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, on racketeering charges.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green, Eric Ginsburg |
12-15-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Greensboro latin kings
Rewriting the Racial Justice Act
Supporters of a proposed North Carolina Senate call it a rewriting of the Racial Justice Act. Passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2009, the Racial Justice Act sought to ensure that "no person shall be subject to or given a sentence of death or shall be executed pursuant to any judgment that was sought or obtained on the basis of race."
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-07-2011 |
Race & Class
Tags: racial bias, racial justice act
Occupy Winston-Salem Negotiates With City Over Campsite
Occupy Winston-Salem members met with Assistant City Manager Greg Turner on the eve of Thanksgiving to discuss possible sites for a campsite.
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Keith T. Barber |
11-30-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Winston-Salem
Occupy Movement Burgeons Across North Carolina Amidst Nationwide Crackdown
Encampments sprung up rapidly around the country a month before Zuccotti Park was cleared, including one in Greensboro. Unlike the original site, Occupy Greensboro chose to end its physical occupation once permission from the YWCA ran out.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy greensboro
Praying for Rainnew
North Carolina scrutinizes finances of local Weatherization agency that has been troubled by quality control.
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Jordan Green |
09-08-2011 |
Housing & Development
Student group set to launch weatherization outreach and landfill education effortnew
Ignite members are poised to immerse themselves even more fully in local politics as they hope to lead outreach around the city’s $5 million energy efficiency grant and bolster the opposition to the White Street landfill.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
09-08-2011 |
Housing & Development
