Yesterday we published our endorsements and they are LOOOOONG because we went into great detail about each candidate after doing a lot of research. Today, we’re giving you the tl;dr version. It’s a printable one-page document with all of our endorsements. It’s funny! It’s short! Please print it — and please consider printing and handing […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2024, Orange County, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
What’s in the upcoming school bond on the ballot in Orange County?
I recently spoke with County Commissioners Jean Hamilton and Phyllis Portie-Ascott, the co-chairs of the School Bond Education Committee, about the forthcoming school bond on the ballot. The school bond will benefit both Orange County Schools and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools systems by repairing our aging school facilities. The School Bond Education Committee is […]
Posted inElection 2024
Triangle Blog Blog 2024 Endorsements Endorsements
Below are our 2024 endorsements and our rationale for each one. Also Indyweek’s endorsements came out today and are worth a read. You can find all of our election coverage here. You can find interviews with the candidates here. You can find our roundup of all interviews with candidates, for all publications we could find, […]
Posted inElection 2024
North Carolina Candidate Interview and Questionnaire Compendium
Just about every civic organization and news organization sends out questionnaires to candidates asking about their key issues. The responses to these questionnaires are often used to help decide endorsements and are often reprinted in full. Here is a link to all of the completed questionnaires and interviews we could find—if there are others, please […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Fact check: There is not a toilet paper shortage at McDougle Elementary School
Earlier today I started hearing rumors that the TP at MES was MIA. It was time to get to the bottom of this. I called Andy Jenks, the Communications Director for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District. He said, “There is no toilet paper shortage.” Jenks continued, “We have been monitoring usage of paper products to […]
Posted inElection 2024, North Carolina
Flex those democracy muscles this election
The TL:DR: Make your plan to vote! Bring your photo ID (address doesn’t need to match your voter registration) to early voting or your Election Day polling sites. Call or text the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 1-888-OUR-VOTE (888-687-8683) with questions or if you face issues. Yay, democracy! It’s my favorite time of year. Yes, fall. […]