WCHL Community Forum
July 2018 Community Forum: Local Impact of Federal Immigration Enforcement
Sijal Nasralla representing the group SumOfUs, advocacy organization El Centro Hispano representative Eliazar Posada and Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Damon Seils discussed the current mindset of the local immigrant community and what local government and residents can do to be more involved on the WCHL Community Forum.
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June 2018 Community Forum: Budgets Beyond the Numbers
Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Bethany Chaney, Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs and Chapel Hill Town Council member Michael Parker broke down the budgets from each of their government bodies and how they will impact residents on the WCHL Community Forum.
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May 2018 Community Forum: School Safety
Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood, Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue, Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools assistant superintendent Todd LoFrese and Orange County Schools Board of Education member Brenda Stephens discussed priorities to ensure school safety on the WCHL Community Forum.
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April 2018 Community Forum: Opioid Epidemic
Carrboro Police Captain Chris Atack, Orange County EMS operations manager Kim Woodward and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein have all been leading efforts locally and across the state to tackle the issue. They discussed progress being made and the challenges that lie ahead on the WCHL Community Forum.
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March 2018 Community Forum: Affordable Housing Focusing on Mobile Homes
EmPOWERment executive director Delores Bailey, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger and Orange County Commissioner Penny Rich weighed in on how local government can help in these situations and its responsibility to property owners and residents.
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February 2018 Community Forum: Race Relations
Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi, Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools board chair Rani Dasi and president of the Chapel Hill – Carrboro NAACP Anna Richards discussed what can be done at a local level to move the community closer to an equitable society.
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January 2018 Community Forum: Legislative Preview
House Representative Graig Meyer joins the WCHL Community Forum for a legislative preview of what else may be a priority for state lawmakers.
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December 2017 Community Forum: Year in Review
WCHL host Aaron Keck and news director Blake Hodge discussed the events of the year and what lies ahead for the community.
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November 2017 Community Forum: Future of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough
The incumbents all came away with victories and Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger, Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens spoke about the future in each of the municipalities.
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October 2017 Community Forum: UNC Athletics Post NCAA Investigation
Longtime writer Art Chansky, WCHL host Aaron Keck and UNC professor Deb Stroman broke down the news and talked about what lies ahead for the university.
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