AltWeeklies Wire
What Does Labor Day Mean?new
North Carolina has the lowest unionization rate in the country. just a hair over 3 percent. But not only have union jobs disappeared, people who would have worked in the mills now work in the service industry. This too, is ending.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
09-08-2011 |
Business & Labor
Federal Judge Dismisses White Officers Lawsuit Against Greensboronew
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Greensboro police officers against former City Manager Mitchell Johnson, a number of other employees, an outside investigative agency and the city itself.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
09-01-2011 |
Race & Class
Vendor Selection in Landfill Decision Questionednew
Gate City Waste Services, which was incorporated five months ago, had been rumored to have an inside track on the contract to operate the White Street Landfill.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
08-24-2011 |
Policy Issues
North Carolina by Trainnew
People who love trains really love them.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
07-14-2011 |
Transportation
My Connection to NY Gay Marriagenew
Andy, my dad’s brother, and Michael have been together for more than 18 years — the majority of my life. They live in a brownstone in Brooklyn, and while they wear wedding rings and exchanged vows years ago, I was curious if this would change anything for them.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
07-07-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: New York, gay marriage
Equal Protection?new
Immigrant advocacy groups claim N.C. courts inaccessible to non-English speaking residents.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
07-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Ideological Clash Threatens Energy Efficiency Programnew
It had been almost nine months since Greensboro signed a contract with the federal government to receive a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to provide energy-efficiency upgrades to buildings.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
05-18-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Department of Energy, Stimulus
Greensboro, N.C. Bulks Up Admin Jobs, Cuts Infrastructure Positionsnew
Why, one employee wanted to know, were new employees being hired by the city outside of police, fire and other public safety positions when staff has been told that the city is under a hiring freeze?
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
05-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Government Jobs
Redistricting Becomes the People's Businessnew
A 10-percent variance in population between largest and smallest districts generally creates a legal requirement to redistrict so that a jurisdiction avoids violating the equal protection requirement of the US Constitution.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
04-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Green Queen Bingo Hits its Stride While Supporting Greensboro's LGBT Communitynew
Unity has long been the mission of the Guilford Green Foundation, Canada says, and gay bingo has helped bring together the gay and straight communities for many years.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
04-21-2011 |
LGBT
Upside Down: Foreclosures Cut a Wide Path of Destruction in North Carolinanew
Like a slow-motion tsunami, foreclosures uproot and tear apart families, undermine the stability of communities, drain away millions of dollars of wealth and strain public budgets.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
04-14-2011 |
Economy
North Carolina Nonprofits Mobilize to Fight Potential Budget Cutsnew
Dozens of nonprofits in Forsyth County are waiting to see what cuts to state agencies and nonprofits receiving state funds will be made by the North Carolina General Assembly as legislators wrestle with a $2.4 billion budget deficit.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
04-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
Natural Food Grocer Earth Fare Ends Donations to Food Not Bombsnew
After several years of donating perishables and other goods to the Greensboro chapter of Food Not Bombs, Earth Fare has decided to cut off the small organization.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
04-05-2011 |
Homelessness
10 Ways to Treat Allergy Symptomsnew
If playing hooky from work and dodging other responsibilities aren’t an issue then just stay inside. A few months from now, the allergy season will subside and you can return to normalcy.
YES! Weekly |
Christian Bryant |
03-31-2011 |
Science
Tags: Allergies
Forsyth Budget Forum Focuses on Potential Cuts in Educationnew
A budget forum hosted by three members of the Forsyth County delegation to the N.C. General Assembly rapidly evolved into a rally for citizens opposed to potential cuts in public education and a number of other state-supported programs currently on the chopping block.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
03-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Winston-Salem, Forsyth
