Fall is here and so too is election season. It is not just the change in weather or the kids being back in school that give it away, but the emergence of campaign signs in the right of way within the city limits. Several years ago City Council adopted an ordinance to make it illegal …
When I was in elementary school, I would record the CBS evening news with Dan Rather and take the tape into my Teacher where she would play it for my classmates. Yes, I was a bit of a geek and even then I was drawn towards current events and public service. That desire to inform, …
Why I am running for another term on the Gastonia City Council Read More »
When I was first elected to the Gastonia City Council in 2015, I had several areas I wished to work on and quickly went to work. I soon learned that sometimes the wheels of change move slowly, but over the past several years I have been proud of the progress made. In five years there …
Every New Year, I try to reflect on the year past and look forward to the new one that is ahead. This year certainly feels different. There was an abundance of loss, uncertainty, anxiety, pain and confusion. But there was also an abundance of good things as well. People came together and love and light …
Remarks I was prepared to say at the vigil in Gastonia Sunday night: I can’t breathe, the last words of George Floyd and too many others who preceded him haunt my soul. I wish this were a typical vigil or memorial where we remember a specific tragedy and move forward after singing some songs and …
In the midst of a pandemic and a county/state/national emergency it is easy to sometimes feel overwhelmed. This crisis we face is not like any in recent memory in that it not only has a grave physical threat, but it poses a severe economic challenge for many. That does not even take into account the human …
