AltWeeklies Wire
Soccer Tournament Brings Immigrants and Refugees Togethernew
Andrew Young and his wife Betsy Renfrew have been working with immigrants and refugees in Greensboro, particularly the Montagnard community, connecting with an array of people and organizations to build relationships and collaborate to address some of the issues immigrants and refugees face. YES! Weekly sat down with Young to learn more about what these communities are working on and how he’s been connecting with people he wouldn’t otherwise come in contact with.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
12-15-2011 |
Politics
Government: Unpaid Payroll Taxes Diverted for Personal Benefitnew
The United States government rested its case against Greensboro businessman Greg Harrison last week, following testimony from an IRS revenue officer that the defendant’s staffing companies failed to pay nearly $16 million in payroll taxes to the federal government over a five-year period, and that $6.2 million was transferred from staffing company accounts over the years to entities for Harrison’s benefit, including homes, movie productions, a yacht and other businesses. What the testimony didn’t explicitly point out but what is deducible through basic math is that those transactions still leave almost $10 million unaccounted.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
12-15-2011 |
Politics
Greensboro Businessman on Trial for Federal Tax Fraud
A Greensboro staffing agency executive whose opulent lifestyle once included the adornments of luxurious homes, a yacht and the financing of movies and nightclubs has been reduced to answering charges of tax evasion in federal court with the assistance of a public defender.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
12-08-2011 |
Politics
Winston-Salem Municipalities Grapple With New Carry-concealed Law
Hanes Park in the city’s West End Historic District displayed a weathered sign at its West End Boulevard entrance that stated, “No weapons or fireworks.” However, under House Bill 650, a law that went into effect on Dec. 1, people with carry-concealed permits are now permitted to bring concealed weapons into municipal parks in North Carolina with the exception of swimming pools, playgrounds and athletic facilities. To inform the public of the change in the law, the city has ordered more than 300 signs at a cost of $7,600.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-08-2011 |
Politics
Why don't people vote?new
Voter turnout in local elections is abysmally low, though it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why so many people abstain.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
08-10-2011 |
Elections
Where Are All the Black Republicans?new
If so many blacks consider themselves to be conservatives and ascribe to mainly conservative viewpoints, why does talk of black Republicans remain taboo?
YES! Weekly |
Christian Bryant |
07-27-2011 |
Commentary
John Edwards Indicted on Six Felony Countsnew
A federal grand jury indicted former senator and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards last week on six felony counts.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
06-08-2011 |
Politics
Peoples Guide to Redistricting in Guilford County, N.C.new
Redrawing the political district boundaries for the Guilford County Commission is potentially more complicated than it was with the Greensboro City Council, where that board approved a partisan gerrymandered map and then rescinded it after constituents responded with outrage.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
05-26-2011 |
Elections
Greensboro Tea Party Rally Focuses on Proposed County Tax Increasenew
This year's Tax Day Tea Party rally in Greensboro was the occasion for a defiant stand by a controversial Wake County School Board member, the launch of a campaign for county commission and calls to protest a proposed county property tax increase.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
04-21-2011 |
Politics
No Devils in Forsyth Elections System, Board Member Saysnew
The Forsyth County Board of Elections has signaled a readiness to close the book on allegations of election law violations today after completing a month-long investigation.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green and Keith T. Barber |
03-03-2011 |
Politics
Opposition Mounts Against N.C. Voter ID Billnew
A proposed voter ID measure that is currently being crafted by North Carolina Republicans is generating a backlash from a number of groups, including the NC Democratic Party, the AARP and students from the state’s historically black colleges and universities.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-23-2011 |
Politics
Hundreds March for Economic and Social Justicenew
A citizen coalition composed of more than 90 religious, civil rights and community organizations marched from the campus of Shaw University to the NC General Assembly building in downtown Raleigh on Feb. 12.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-17-2011 |
Politics
Lawbreaking, Impropriety and Fraudnew
Conflicting statements, allegations of election fraud, intense emotions and harsh criticism of Forsyth County Director of Elections Rob Coffman permeated every moment of a four-hour public hearing held by the Forsyth Board of Elections in Winston-Salem on Monday.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-14-2011 |
Elections
Improper Remark Attributed to County Elections Official in N.C.new
An allegation that the Forsyth County elections director made an inappropriate comment to a former employee prompted a fact-finding visit from Raleigh on Jan. 13 by the State Board of Elections top lawyer.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
01-20-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Rob Coffman, Forsyth County
Polarized Electorate: The Changing Face of the 13th Congressional Districtnew
The electorates of the precincts that swung from blue to red in the rural northern counties and in Guilford and Wake, N.C. share some common attributes. They are almost all Democratic leaning, some with outright majorities, and all feature sizeable white majorities.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
12-01-2010 |
Elections
