Honoring the Past, Building a Future
As for the election on Oct. 8th-have you voted? With all the talk and speculation, worry and who to believe, it feels at times like waiting for the umpire's call after the slide into home plate just as the ball hits the catchers glove! Every little something means something even if it doesn't. Like - … Continue reading Big Change Ahead – October 8th – Keep Breathing and Believing
Welcome Back! Guest Blogger, Rodd Myers. With a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, a focus on business and public administration from the University of Michigan, Rodd writes from considerable experience. … Continue reading FYI: The Premise of Urban Planning: A Master Plan – A Road Map to Success
The other night at ECC, the candidates were asked about gentrification, Ward 3 candidate Gwen Wilkins went to the heart of the matter. “You have to ask yourselves, ‘How are we going to fix the abandoned, boarded-up housing if we don’t rebuild if we don’t remodel? People don’t want to leave their neighborhoods and I will … Continue reading Hiding Behind The Word Gentrification – An Excuse for Inaction
I have been keeping company with a man that first captured my attention while reading the book, Citizens of London by Lynne Olson. (I'm reading it again.) His name was John Gilbert Winant and among many things, he was United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom after Joseph Kennedy went home. He served Roosevelt and Truman. … Continue reading Count Down to the Election -Thirteen Days! -‘Striding Forward With Growing Confidence’ Or Not?
The Siren call lures nearby sailors to crash upon the rocks of the islands of dangerous creatures. It is their enchanting music and singing that calls them. I am lured by the story of Main Street and the significance of commercial and residential architecture. The corollary danger for me started with my research and learning. … Continue reading Crashing On the Rocks of City Government
At the University of Kentucky, I learned to play bridge in the Student Union, I became a life long college basketball fan, and I learned how to read a racing form! I learned not to schedule a class on Thursday afternoons in the Spring. The reason: the Spring Meet at Keeneland Race track that covers … Continue reading Betting On The Best Horses in the Rocky Mount Election Derby Oct. 8, 2019
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