FEDERAL: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Many of our Congressional representatives from North Carolina have a sad history of denying or questioning the scientific validity of climate change. If we are going to stop Trump and save our planet, that needs to stop today. Those who would favor big polluters always paint the Read more
The Randolph County Democratic Party will hold its annual convention on Saturday, April 8, in Courtroom 1A of the Randolph County Courthouse, 176 E. Salisbury St., Asheboro. Doors will open for registration and social hour at 9 a.m. and the convention will be called to order at 10 a.m. The Read more
Thank you to RISE Together NC and specifically Peter Wilbur for today’s calls to action. It’s a long one, but well worth it. If you don’t know what’s going on, here are some links to help you catch up. Michael Flynn in 2016: Immunity ‘means you probably committed a crime’ Michael Read more
Continue to Oppose Neil Gorsuch: Neil Gorsuch is a horrible choice for the Supreme Court. He has made a career out of overtly pro-business rulings, often at the expense of workers. His “originalist” ideology, is extreme, conservative, and out of touch with human rights and is even further to the right Read more
Today Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly made a blatantly racist, sexist remark about Congresswoman Maxine Waters. “I didn’t hear a word she said,” O’Reilly said of Waters. “I was looking at the James Brown wig.” Although he subsequently apologized, O’Reilly’s brand of inflammatory punditry is utterly deplorable. Let Fox News Read more
INTERNET PRIVACY: The Senate passed a highly intrusive internet privacy law that will allow internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast, Verizon, and Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable) to sell your internet browsing history without obtaining your permission. Worse, the bill would explicitly prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from overturning Read more
I’d like to give a huge and profound thank you to everyone who has called, emailed, tweeted, written postcards, protested and marched in opposition to the horrible American Health Care Act. It was pulled on Friday, hopefully never to return. This is proof that we can make a difference. Persistence Read more
GRATITUDE I think it’s time that we pause for a little self-care and gratitude. Things seem pretty bleak out there sometimes, but there are many things to be thankful for. There are so many of us working to make this world better, including everyone reading this. Here are a few Read more
