Orange County’s local governments were quick to denounce House Bill 2, the anti-LGBTQ proposal rushed through a special session and signed by Governor McCrory on March 23. Three days later, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen convened a special session of its own to pass a resolution condemning the new law. The Chapel Hill Town Council […]
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Margaret Spellings: Please Give Me a Chance
Margaret Spellings, the Republican operative hired to run the UNC system after the board of governors canned Tom Ross, told the media at N.C. Central last Friday that she just wants student protesters to give her “a chance to lead this enterprise.” That last wordenterprisedidn’t sit well with the fifty or so students who later […]
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The Morning Roundup: It’s a Heartache, Nothing But
Good morning. Is everybody OK? I know, I know. 1. It was exciting, though. During that last minute, when UNC was down by 3 to Villanova, until Marcus Paige … well, let’s let “Sports Illustrated” take this one: What Paige then did is beyond quick description. He pulled up for a three and pumped once […]
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Anti-HB 2 Poster, “No Bigots Served,” Offered to N.C. Businesses to Keep Pat and His Gang Out
Needless to say, a lot of Carrboro citizens spoke up last Saturday during a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, where resolutions condemning the ant-LGBT state legislation, and those who voted for it, were passed unanimously. One of the commenters, Fiona Matthews, is a Carrboro bartender who was recently featured in The INDY. She […]
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Look Out, Lawmakers: Protesters Are Ready to “Shut Shit Down!” Over HB2
Surrounded by around a thousand trans, gay, lesbian, non-gender-conforming and other supporters of human rights and decency, Olive Fadole took a turn at the mic that was plugged into a small guitar practice amp, and said what was surely on the minds of those who attended the Chapel Hill rally on Tuesday evening. “I am […]
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ICE: Wildin Acosta Will Not Be Deported Monday, Despite Reports
A spokesperson for U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement in Georgia denies a report today from WNCN that nineteen-year-old Wildin Acosta, formerly of Durham, will be deported back to Honduras on Monday. “There is a false statement,” says Bryan Cox, southern region communication director for ICE. “He is not scheduled to be removed. I’ve seen that release. […]
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Chapel Hill Joins “Weird Little Brother” Carrboro in Condemning HB2 and Those That Voted For It
On Monday night, the Chapel Hill Town Council vote was unanimous, just as it was on Saturday in Carrboro: HB2 needs to be repealed, as soon as possible. Following the lead of it’s “weird little brother,” as Carrboro Alderperson Damon Seils humorously referred to his town during public comments at Chapel Hill Town Hall Tuesday […]
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The Morning Roundup: Pat McCrory Proves Irony Awareness is for Liberal Wimps
Good Tuesday morning to y’all. In international news, an EgyptAir plane was hijacked en route from Alexandria to the capital of Cairo overnight. Most people on board were released, and the motive appears to be “personal.” Anyway, state news is still where it’s at, if you wanna talk crazy-crazy-crazy. Let’s start with the guv’nah.1. Pat […]
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Carrboro Passes ‘Model Resolution’ Against HB2, Condemns State Lawmakers
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen held its own “special session” on Saturday afternoon to assure citizens that the town was ready to fight against the discriminatory House Bill 2 signed into law by Gov. McCrory on Wednesday. The fight begins with two-and-a-half-page resolution, drafted by Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Alderperson Damon Seils. It was […]
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San Francisco Mayor Bans City Employees from Traveling to N.C.
This just in, from WNCN: San Francisco mayor Edwin Lee has banned city employee travel to North Carolina after the state passed House Bill 2 this week. The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday overrode a Charlotte ordinance set to take effect April 1 that impacts transgender people and Governor Pat McCrory signed the bill […]
