When planning began for this year’s schedule of Community Connections forums I was very much still entrenched in newspapers and the Burlington Times-News, where I was executive editor for almost 10 years. A lot can change in a few weeks and months. That first meeting to plot our fourth year of public conversations about issues … Continue reading The future roles of government, politics at the next Community Connections
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Libraries yesterday, today and tomorrow
When MJ Wilkerson asked if I would be interested in joining a committee tasked to chart the future of Alamance County libraries, I was flattered. But more than that, there is a history. My grandmother was a key figure in bringing a library to Stokes County decades ago. My first career was in newspapers and … Continue reading Libraries yesterday, today and tomorrow