A number of community members, teachers and students turned up at the Durham school board meeting Thursday night to air their concerns about the possible loss next year of 323 school employees, including 237 teachers, due to proposed budget cuts. Among them, many decried cuts of teaching positions that will increase class sizes, and asked […]
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Durham schools to cut more than 300 positions, including 237 classroom teachers
Visit the Durham Public Schools budget website. At the end of next month, Durham Public Schools will be letting go of at least 323 positions, including laying off 237 classroom teachers, according to a budget proposal to be presented to the Durham school board tonight. The budget anticipates more than $20 million less in funding […]
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Downtown Durham shootout leaves one injured, bullet hole in police chief’s car
The gray sedan had six bullet holes in it. This post was updated at 4 p.m. We don’t often post breaking crime news to Triangulator, but this was close to home. At about 2 p.m. this afternoon, shots were fired in downtown Durham at the intersection of Roxboro and Dillard streets (which happens to be […]
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New DPS Superintendent has served in Guilford, Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools
Dr. Eric Becoats begins his new job as Durham Public Schools superintendent on July 1. The Durham school board met in closed session Wednesday night, then convened in public view to formally hire Dr. Eric J. Becoats as the new superintendent for Durham Public Schools. Becoats replaces Carl Harris, who left in December to take […]
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Durham County Sheriff ahead in campaign funds; plus, a look at other first-quarter reports
First-quarter campaign finance reports were due Monday across the state. In a quick look at Durham’s candidates in races for school board and sheriff, incumbent Sheriff Worth Hill is ahead in fundraising compared to primary opponent Tony Butler and Republican candidate Roy Taylor. (View all reports here or read on for a summary.) Taylor has […]
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Connecting the dots on Americans for Prosperity
Last week, 20 or so members of Americans for Prosperity converged in downtown Durham to protest the Center for Responsible Lending, a consumer advocacy group that has pushed for tougher banking rules. The Indy reported on its Triangulator blog about the last-minute robocall placed to some Durham households urging people to take to the streets […]
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NC Women United and partner legislators issue 2009 legislative report card, highlight priorities for coming short NCGA session
NC Women United and several local legislators held a press conference today to address the 16 bills the community group supported during last year’s long session of the N.C. General Assembly, and how those bills fared. NCWU, which is a coalition of organizations that advocate for and serve women, issued its 2009 legislative report card […]
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Campaign contributions: Who’s giving, who’s getting
Candidates for federal offices were required to file campaign finance reports last week with the Federal Election Commission that showed their income and expenditures from Jan. 1 to March 31. Contributors listed below made payments in the first quarter, but amounts reflect total contributions for this election cycle. Individuals may donate up to $2,400 for […]
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Duke College Republicans impeach leader citing unbecoming conduct; impeached chairman says it’s because he’s gay
A logo from the Duke College Republicans website. Both The Chronicle at Duke and the Daily Tar Heel are reporting that Justin Robinette, a junior at Duke University and former chairman of the Duke College Republicans, was ousted last week from his position. Members of the organization signed articles of impeachment stating Robinette was voted […]
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Memorial service for civil rights lawyer Dan Pollitt to be held Sunday at UNC
Dan Pollitt and his wife, N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, with President Barack Obama at a campaign event. The family of Dan Pollitt and UNC-Chapel Hill will hold a memorial service in his honor at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Pollitt had been a law professor at UNC since 1957 and […]