New regional arts website: GreensboroArtsHub.com
There is a new website for the promotion and networking of local arts and artists in the greater Greensboro region of North Carolina. It’s GreensboroArtsHub.com….
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Changes to Greensboro 101
Big changes are coming to Greensboro 101. More details coming soon. In the mean time, continue to enjoy the raw feed of local news and commentary.
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Infant mortality among black women remains higher than other women
North Carolina received a D+ on the March of Dimes’ 2019 report card assessing infant and maternal health. Between 2015 and 2017, 10.4% of babies were born preterm in the state. And the preterm birth rate among Black women in the state was 48% higher than the rate among all other women.
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Corporate Welfare Creates Headlines, Not Jobs as Promised
Well north of a third of the incentivized projects didn’t even bring a single job? The state realized only a little more than half the promised jobs?
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Former Police Chief Ken Miller placed on administrative leave in Greenville during investigation of misconduct
The investigation included several allegations and primarily revolved around the handling of a wealthy businessman’s public intoxication charge on Aug. 30, 2018. The man’s charge was dismissed and expunged. Miller and Rampey were accused of working to get rid of the man’s charge.
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UNCG provost: Accusations of sexual harassment at nursing school are ‘not true’
We are fully confident the facts of this case will show the allegations related to UNCG are not true. As our filings in this case have demonstrated, the plaintiff cannot establish a connection between her dismissal from the program and her harassment claim.
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Conflict Of Interest With Cure Violence Contract Continues
Parrish gave an update to the City Council on the Cure Violence contract. He said, “The Cure Violence contract has been agreed to and has been routed. I think One Step Further has signed and we’re waiting on the University of Chicago and then we will route that for signatures.” City Councilmember and Executive Director of One Step Further Yvonne Johnson asked, “How long are they going to be because I’m waiting to pay for a space.”
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County Buys New Paper-Based Voting Machines For 2020
At a Thursday, Nov. 21 work session, Guilford County Board of Elections Director Charlie Collicutt put on a demonstration of new voting machines that county voters will be using in 2020. At a second meeting, held right after the demonstration, the Board of Commissioners voted to purchase the new machines for roughly $2.2 million.
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Changes to Greensboro 101
Big changes are coming to Greensboro 101. More details coming soon. In the mean time, continue to enjoy the raw feed of local news and commentary.
Read MoreInfant mortality among black women remains higher than other women
North Carolina received a D+ on the March of Dimes’ 2019 report card assessing infant and maternal health. Between 2015 and 2017, 10.4% of babies were born preterm in the state. And the preterm birth rate among Black women in the state was 48% higher than the rate among all other women.
Read MoreCorporate Welfare Creates Headlines, Not Jobs as Promised
Well north of a third of the incentivized projects didn’t even bring a single job? The state realized only a little more than half the promised jobs?
Read MoreFormer Police Chief Ken Miller placed on administrative leave in Greenville during investigation of misconduct
The investigation included several allegations and primarily revolved around the handling of a wealthy businessman’s public intoxication charge on Aug. 30, 2018. The man’s charge was dismissed and expunged. Miller and Rampey were accused of working to get rid of the man’s charge.
Read MoreUNCG provost: Accusations of sexual harassment at nursing school are ‘not true’
We are fully confident the facts of this case will show the allegations related to UNCG are not true. As our filings in this case have demonstrated, the plaintiff cannot establish a connection between her dismissal from the program and her harassment claim.
Read MoreConflict Of Interest With Cure Violence Contract Continues
Parrish gave an update to the City Council on the Cure Violence contract. He said, “The Cure Violence contract has been agreed to and has been routed. I think One Step Further has signed and we’re waiting on the University of Chicago and then we will route that for signatures.” City Councilmember and Executive Director of One Step Further Yvonne Johnson asked, “How long are they going to be because I’m waiting to pay for a space.”
Read MoreCounty Buys New Paper-Based Voting Machines For 2020
At a Thursday, Nov. 21 work session, Guilford County Board of Elections Director Charlie Collicutt put on a demonstration of new voting machines that county voters will be using in 2020. At a second meeting, held right after the demonstration, the Board of Commissioners voted to purchase the new machines for roughly $2.2 million.
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