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Harvey Gantt to Shape Charlotte's Plan for Democratic National Convention in 2012
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx has named former Mayor Harvey Gantt to develop Charlotte's action plan for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Gantt will work with leaders of past conventions and officials of the Democratic National Committee, which chose Charlotte as the convention host city. "Mayor Gantt is the perfect person to help Charlotte transition from recruiting the 2012 convention to now making it a great event for all concerned, and I thank him for his willingness to help on such a short timeline," said Foxx on Wednesday. "He will do a great job of surveying ...
A 'New South' City in Trouble Faces Reality -- and It's a Good Thing
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyCharlotte loves a celebration. And this one was for itself. Over the weekend, North Carolina's largest city threw a doozy, complete with music, dancing and celebrity appearances. The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture opened its doors to the public. The 44,000-square-foot museum replaces the former Afro-American Cultural Center with four times the space and a permanent home for its Hewitt collection of works from artists ranging from Henry Ossawa Tanner and Elizabeth Catlett to Charlotte native Romare Bearden. It was almost enough to make the city forget the ...
Testing the Democrats (and the Obama Factor) in North Carolina
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyIn the 2008 election, Barack Obama at the top of the ticket had the power to turn red states blue. In 2010, it may be a different story, particularly in those borderline states more accurately described as purple.With polls showing uncertainty about health-care reform and the war in Afghanistan, increasingly confident Republicans and anxious Democrats are watching fluctuating polls in governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia. While North Carolina is not quite as high on the national elections radar, a 2010 Senate contest is already feeling the Obama effect, and a mayor's race this year ...
The Economy Tests a New South Boomtown
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If Detroit was the canary in the coal mine -- the early sign of the country's economic troubles -- then what might Charlotte, N.C. be? The city that was complacent until it started to cough up bits of black dust? ...
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