June 2022 Newsletter

News From The Greetings from Party Chair Myrna CampbellI’m very excited to present this first issue of our newsletter to you! Most importantly, I hope reading it will give you a better understanding of the things we do and perhaps interest you in getting involved in our efforts to mobilize Democratic voters. Our focus going forward …

Education Bills to Get Behind

Two bills that would go a long way toward restoring the health of public education in NC and helping to repair our teacher pipeline are House Bill 1080 and House Bill 1079. Starting in 2013, the NC General Assembly took several steps that eroded the professionalism and desirability of teaching in NC, including removing pay increases for advanced degrees, …

Fall Rally 2021 features Congressional candidates

About 100 party loyalists gathered at Lake Junaluska’s Nanci Weldon gym Saturday for the fall Democratic rally. Speakers included former U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler and Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers, who talked of how Haywood has set the stage for showing others how people can work together for the common good as they are in the …

A Message from Karen Brinson Bell to NC Voters

Raleigh, Sep 3, 2020 Raleigh, N.C. – The following is a message to North Carolina voters from Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections: It is illegal to vote twice in an election. N.C.G.S. § 163-275(7) makes it a Class I felony for a voter, “with intent to commit a fraud to register …

Triple-Win Climate Solutions

"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her." -- William Wordsworth 1798 Agreeing makes us feel calm; disagreeing makes us stressed. Why do that to ourselves when we don’t have to? Fortunately, there is near-100 percent agreement on home-based actions we can take to lessen the harm of a changing climate.  Among them are …