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On the Porch: Steve Maynor and Community Policing in Chatham

On the Porch: Steve Maynor and Community Policing in Chatham

Posted by | Nov 8, 2026 | ,

Chatham County Sheriff Steve Maynor has worked in law enforcement in here for over 20 years. As leader of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, he is focused on 1) keeping Chatham safe as the community grows; 2) recruitment, retention, and support of qualified professional staff; and 3) strengthening the community trust and partnerships. School safety, traffic concerns and crime prevention are his priorities. 

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On the Porch: Adele McLean: A Plan to Beat Poverty

On the Porch: Adele McLean: A Plan to Beat Poverty

Posted by | Nov 1, 2026 | ,

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A native of Hickory NC, Adele McLean is a business executive and consultant who has spent more than three decades helping Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, and nonprofits solve complex operational challenges. With a business degree and Master of Accounting from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill she has built a career leading organizational change, improving performance, and helping teams tackle difficult problems. Today, Adele is applying that same business mindset to exploring how communities can use data, measurement, and collaboration to create greater economic opportunity for everyone. Adele served on the BOD of the United Way of Chatham County and as consultative counsel to the former Director of United Way to support the development of the Bold Goal. Adele is an active volunteer with the Salvation Army, where she provides financial mentoring and budgeting workshops to community members. In partnership with others, she is helping develop the strategic business case for a Chatham County Community Resource Center to improve access to coordinated community services.

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On the Porch: Talking News with Dan Kane

On the Porch: Talking News with Dan Kane

Posted by | Oct 25, 2026 | ,

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Dan Kane is an award-winning investigative journalist for the Raleigh, NC newspaper The News & Observer. Kane, with whistleblower Mary Willingham, is credited for unearthing substantive academic fraud regarding student-athletes who were directed towards phony classes, according to allegations. Kane also covered NCSU, legislative corruption, and the formation of the state lottery. His reporting on NC’s secretive personnel law exposed how the state kept much information about state employees from public scrutiny, which led to a new state law to expedite information-gathering about the pay and performance of state employees. He is a 1983 graduate of Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.

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On the Porch: Bryan Kennedy: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up

On the Porch: Bryan Kennedy: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up

Posted by | Oct 18, 2026 | ,

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Bryan Kennedy is the four-term mayor of Glendale, Wisconsin, a former university professor and labor leader, and an advocate for strengthening democracy through local organizing. He is the author of It’s All Local: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up, which explores how communities can rebuild trust, bridge political divides, and renew civic engagement through personal connections and local organizing. Kennedy serves on the Democratic National Committee and is President of Democratic Municipal Officials, a national DNC affiliate organization working to elect and support Democratic local elected leaders. He founded the It’s All Local Foundation to help communities foster meaningful conversations, strengthen relationships, and rebuild democracy from the ground up.

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