Thank you, John Larson, for fighting to make every vote count To the Editor: On June 7 there will be a new South Ward primary for the City Council. The
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By John Davenport, Guest Columnist A recent story caught my eye. It addressed the evolution of career and technical education in the local high schools, particularly in the areas of
North Carolina’s Republican leadership is in a blinking contest with the U.S. Justice Department and there is plenty at stake, as much as $3 billion a year of federal dollars that are shared among the 17-member UNC system and the state’s public schools, including urgently needed money that comes to Robeson County.
Letters to the Editor; Winston-Salem Chronicle May 19th 2016.
America spends $80 billion a year keeping criminals behind bars, but research has shown that cost could be reduced by making one thing more accessible to inmates –education.
On May 9, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) urged America’s colleges and universities to eliminate barriers to higher education for an estimated 70 million citizens with criminal records.
Three candidates will be competing in the June 7 Democratic primary for the chance to run against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, who was first elected in 2004 to represent the 5th Congressional District.
