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shine a light on Democrat accomplishments

1/6/2023

by Kathryn Charles

The Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress have made historic progress with The American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS & Science Act, the PACT Act, the Safer Communities Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and other legislation. In the last two years, Democrats have:

Reduced the unemployment rate from 6.4% to a record low of 3.5%.
Created 10 million jobs, with more Americans working today than at any point in U.S. history.
Guided the largest increase in manufacturing jobs in 70 years.
Implemented a historic vaccination program that has gotten 220 million Americans fully vaccinated against COVID conveniently and for free, resulting in a 90 percent reduction in daily COVID deaths since Biden took office.
Passed the largest investment in history to combat the dangers of climate change.
Passed the most substantial gun-safety legislation in more than two decades.

In addition to the $18 million appropriated for the revitalization of our North Wilkesboro Speedway, our commissioners have reported that Wilkes County has or will put to use American Rescue Plan Act Funding of:

$1,000,000 on Sheriff’s Department and EMS vehicles;
$600,000 for construction of the burn building at the Fire Training Ground;
$3,100,000 for construction of Emergency Services Center on Call Street;
$288,933 for the vaccine Incentive Program;
$7,988,299 for Rural Community Wastewater Infrastructure Extension Project;
$571,194 for a picnic area and bath house Lowe’s Park at Rivers Edge.

Despite these Democratic investments in America, Republicans are desperate to regain power. Yet, they offer no real plan for healthcare, the economy, the safety of our children and teachers in schools or improving the lives of Americans.
Republicans have openly stated that they plan to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block, sunsetting those programs after 5 years. That would be devastating for over 2 million North Carolinians who depend on Medicare, and for over 64 million of us who depend on Social Security. Republicans also are planning a total nationwide abortion ban, without exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother. And because they have no real plan to help the middle class, they are attacking our right to vote, thus attacking Democracy itself.
Democrats have proposed measures to bolster Social Security and responsibly reduce the deficit without touching Medicare or Social Security, by making billionaires pay their fair share in taxes, while also lowering costs for working families. So, please keep in mind the best interests of your family and your community when you vote this year.

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Redistricting on hold due to gerrymandering...AGAIN

12/16/2021

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Dec 8th ordered that the state's March 2022 primary be delayed until May 17th so it can settle two lawsuits challenging Republican-drawn maps for Congress and the state's legislature. This also affects the filing timeframe since the primary is now postponed for an additional 2 months. That filing period is yet to be determined as of press time.

The non-partisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project has rated the recent North Carolina congressional map presented in November with an "F" for fairness, calling it one of the most gerrymandered maps in the nation. With the latest map, Republicans would have been all but guaranteed to win 10 of the 14 seats.

The way Watauga was mangled as part of the new 11th District (which included Wilkes and would have changed us from the 5th District to the 11th) to guarantee that Virginia Foxx would continue to win was particularly laughable. It dipped a tiny sliver into the Watauga just enough to include one of her several homes so she could live in the "district" without having to contend with the blue-leaning voters of Watauga.

The Right way to think about what's going on

11/17/2021

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by Andrew Tobias on the blog "Money and Other Subjects."

Enough with the gloom and doom!

The stock market is at record highs. Unemployment is near record lows. Anyone who wants a job can get one. Wages are rising.

Taxes are about to go up on the wealthy — whose talent, hard work, good luck, and inheritance we should celebrate — to help pay for massive, long overdue investments to revitalize our infrastructure, including the electric grid and more-widely-available broadband, and to lower health care costs and the cost of raising kids.
And to confront the climate crisis.
And to get the economic pendulum, so long swinging toward the uber-wealthy, swinging back somewhat.

These are fantastic things.

We’ve ended our endless war in Afghanistan and evacuated 124,000 of those most at risk.

We’ve rejoined the Paris Accord and the community of nations, reestablished the dignity of the Presidency, reimposed ethical norms, restored the independence of the Justice Department, cut child poverty in half, vaccinated the majority of the country.

We’ve staved off autocracy, at least for now.

All sorts of terrible things are possible down the road — but it’s also possible the surprise will be on the upside. Especially if we keep our heads down and keep at it.

After a time, fuel and food prices could fall. Supply chain problems, the “fault” of the pandemic and the free market, could ameliorate (with help from the Administration wherever requested).

After a time, the truth about January 6 could come out — Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff are pretty tough cookies.

The disgraced former president might not run for reelection — or face a damaging primary if he does. (See: Could Chris Christie and Liz Cheney Take Trump Down?)

The mid-terms will be tough — but so was winning two Senate seats in Georgia. And we did. Will 88-year-old Chuck Grassley really be unbeatable in Iowa? I don’t think so. Could former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley flip North Carolina’s open Senate seat from red to blue? Absolutely. She lost her last statewide race by just 400 votes. Could Val Demmings win in Florida? She is awesome. Could we pick up Senate seats in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin? And hold the blue seats we need to hold? You bet. We just have to get our butts in gear, fund massive organizing — now, early, while the organizing snowball has time to grow huge (thank you, as always) — and spread a positive message wherever we go, inspiring people to join us.

If they like weekends, remind them that it was unions that gave us weekends; the anti-union party that opposed them. If they like Medicare, remind them it was Democrats who delivered it; Ronald Reagan’s team that famously opposed it.

Social Security? Democrats delivered that. The Assault Weapons Ban? Democrats delivered it; Republicans refused to renew. The Violence Against Women Act? Same. A woman’s right to keep the government out of her most personal decisions? Democrats want abortion to be safe, legal, and rare. The other party is the party of back-alley abortions for women who can’t afford to travel.

If they have LGBT friends, relatives or co-workers, remind them it was Democrats who’ve so dramatically improved our lives; Republicans who fought us every step of the way.

The Family And Medical Leave Act? Democrats. DARPA and the Internet? Democrats. Massive job growth? Democrats. Comprehensive immigration reform? Democrats (68 to 32 in the Senate, only to be denied a vote — that would have passed — in the Republican-controlled House).

But wait!

The Interstate Highway System? The Environmental Protection Agency? The Earned Income Tax Credit?
Republicans! But of the moderate variety, who are now, basically, Democrats. Or Independents.

They believe in integrity, civility, compromise, balanced budgets (Clinton was the last President to achieve one; Obama got the Debt shrinking relative to the economy as a whole, which is nearly as good) . . . and the peaceful transfer of power.

The point is: Democrats have so much to run on. With more to come.

In ordinary times, the party in power gets killed in the mid-terms. These are not ordinary times.
Let’s emphasize the positive and get to work.

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Honor RBG's Memory: Don't Forget The Judges

9/28/2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's flag-draped casket lies in state at the US Capitol while US Congresswomen pay their respects on Sept 25th, 2020.

The news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing was a devastating blow. Over the past week, many of us have experienced a whole litany of emotion: sadness that we loss a titan for human rights and an amazing legal mind; anger that she had to battle cancer so many times and continue to work up until the very end because of the current state of our democracy; rage at the hypocrisy of the GOP as they rushed to nominate through their replacement and backpedal from all they said in 2016; and reverence at this fearless Supreme Court Justice being the first woman to ever lie in state at the US Capitol.

May her memory be a blessing.

But just as she would never rest and would continue to move forward, so must we. That is why her passing has pointed out the dire need for balance from the judicial branch at all levels of government. This election, we have many judicial races that are of vital importance at the state level. So, while Republicans are busy making sure Democrats have no voice in the composition of the US Supreme Court, we DO have a say in who will lead our NC Supreme Court, who will serve on the Supreme Court, and who will serve as justices on the NC Court of Appeals.

There are EIGHT judicial races on the ballot so you need to know who your Democratic Party judicial candidates are to lend the courts balance, fairness and, above all, dignity to those that stand before them. Whether they are victim or accused, those in the courtroom have no need for partisan ideology and demagoguery. These candidates achieve those important goals. Make sure you vote for them on your Absentee Ballot by mail, your Early In-Person Voting, or when you cast your ballot on November 3rd.

NC Supreme Court: VOTE FOR THESE THREE

NC SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE:
Cheri Beasley
chiefjusticebeasley.com
She has served on the court since 2014 and has been Chief Justice since March of 2019. Before serving on the court, she served 4 years as an Associate Judge on the NC Court of Appeals, was a District Court Judge for 10 years in the 12th District, and was a Public Defender in Cumberland County. She is the first black woman to serve as Chief Justice of NC. "I believe all North Carolinians should have access to fair and impartial justice, no matter who they are. I will continue to work for an independent court system that people can trust."

NC SUPREME COURT:
Lucy Inman
lucyinmanforjustice.com
Inman has served on the NC Court of Appeals since 2015. Prior to that, she was a NC Superior Court Judge for 4 years, a private practice trial attorney for 8 years, and was a law clerk to NC Chief Justice James Exum for 2 years. "I am running for the NC Supreme Court to preserve the rule of law, to keep our justice system fair and free from partisan politic and ideology, and to pursue equal justice for all."

NC SUPREME COURT:
Mark Davis
justicemarkdavis.com
Davis has served as a Justice on the NC Supreme Court since March of 2019. Before that, he was a Judge on the NC Court of Appeals for 6 years. He served as General Counsel to the Governor, Special Deputy Attorney General for the NC Justice Department, and was a Litigation Attorney for Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. "I have written over 500 opinions as an appellate judge. I am a strong believer in judicial independence. I believe my background and judicial experience qualify me to continue serving on the Court."

NC Court of Appeals: VOTe for these FIVE

SEAT 4, COURT OF APPEALS
Tricia Shields
shieldsforjudge.com
Shields has represented clients throughout all levels of the Court System. She began as a clerk at the Court of Appeals in 1985. She is an instructor at Campbell Law School and president of a statewide attorney group. "From my 35 years of practice, I know how important it is that Court of Appeals Judges are fair, impartial, and respect the law and the impact of their decisions on real people."

SEAT 13, COURT OF APPEALS
Chris Brook
keepjudgechrisbrook.com
Appointed by Governor Cooper in 2019, he has authored more than 75 opinions that speak to his rigor and fairness. He has a long experience as a public interest attorney, including 7 years as Legal Director of the ACLU-NC. "I went to Carolina Law because of what our justice system aspires to: equal justice under the law for everyone."

SEAT 5, COURT OF APPEALS
Lora Cubbage
cubbageforjudge.com
Cubbage served for 5 years as Assistant District Attorney, 5 years as Assistant Attorney General, 2 years as District Court Judge and is currently Superior Court Judge. "To ensure: protection of rights given by the NC and US Constitutions; equal justice for all in order to regain the public trust in our judicial system; equal access to justice for all; and an independent, fair and impartial judiciary."

SEAT 6, COURT OF APPEALS
Gray Styers
styersforjudge.com
Styers served as an attorney for 30 years, was an adjunct law professor at UNC School of Law, Is a member of the NC Bar Association Board of Governors, and is the Wake County Bar Association President. He was also clerk to Chief Judge Sam Ervin III in the 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals. "I am committed to the rule of law, a fair and impartial judiciary, and equal justice for all North Carolina citizens."

SEAT 7, COURT OF APPEALS
Reuben Young
keepjudgeyoung.com
In his 32 year career, Young has served as a prosecutor, defense attorney, civil litigator, Legal Counsel to a Governor, Agency Secretary, Superior Court Judge and now the NC Court of Appeals. "Fairness and accessibility are the foundations upon which our judiciary is built. I have and will continue to support equal access to the courts and a fair, impartial independent judiciary."

With your votes, you can cast a ballot to honor the memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and ensure that North Carolinians receive the justice they deserve in our courtrooms.

Message from the Chair, Kathryn Charles: Wilkes County Democratic Party Statement on Racism and Unity after the Killing of George Floyd

7/4/2020

Along with the rest of the country, we have watched in dismay as events continue to unfold following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. His death was the most recent reminder of the epidemic of systemic racism that continues to plague our society. Before that it was Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, Botham Jean, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Walter Scott, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Alton Sterling, Freddie Gray, Laquan McDonald and many others. We now stand face to face with the ugly truth that Black lives continue to be taken with little or no consequence. We now know that we will never heal our nation’s deep wounds by remaining silent.

Responses and recent actions by the President of the United States have only exacerbated the intensity of this situation, have threatened the liberties of all Americans, and have attempted to divide us, rather than unite us.

We of the Wilkes County Democratic Party wish to make our position clear:

Racism and violence toward others on the basis of race or color is never acceptable.
We recognize the centuries-old pandemic of systemic racism and are committed to rectifying it through education, sustained activism, constructive action, and continued progress toward liberty, justice and equality for all people.

We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement to correct the wrongs of institutional racism, state-sanctioned violence against blacks, and fight for racial justice and equality for all.
We fully support ”the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” as defined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
We reject the use of violence against persons or property, either as a means of protest or as a weapon against peaceful demonstrators.

We stand in disbelief and anger at the President’s deployment of our military and the unjustified forceful clearing of lawfully assembled citizens from Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. We denounce the President’s use of a church and a Bible as a backdrop and prop for a self-aggrandizing photo opportunity.
We stand in support of General Mattis, General Allen, General Colin Powell and other military leaders in their condemnation of use of force by the U.S. military on its own citizens.

We find the characterization of assembly and protest areas as “battle spaces to be dominated” extremely alarming. This is the language of dictatorship, fascism and authoritarianism.

We stand opposed to the practices of racial gerrymandering, racially motivated voter suppression and voter intimidation.

We endorse the statements of former Vice President Joe Biden that we are currently in “a battle for the soul of America”, and that we are facing formidable enemies which include not only the coronavirus and the terrible impacts on Americans’ lives and livelihoods, but also the hatred and fear that have loomed over our national life for the last three years.

Each of us must search our hearts and minds for our own responses. Will we give in to the forces of anger, hatred, fear and division? Or will we reject those forces, reach out to those who are different from us, and make a commitment to move forward together as a nation?

Those of us in the Wilkes County Democratic Party have made our decision. We will continue to embrace inclusion and diversity, address the wrongs of the past, seek to understand one another, support constructive change, and do our part to form a more harmonious union in these United States.
If you feel the same way, we invite you to join us.

The Wilkes County Democratic Party

Kathryn Charles, Chair

The Power of the PRecinct

2/16/2020

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On Saturday, February 15th, a collection of Democrats from across Wilkes County got together at the Wiilkes County Agricultural Center to organize their precincts as a group and to learn more about all the things that precincts can do for their communities.

Kathryn Charles welcomed the group, which featured several past Chairs of the party, and then handed the program over to Mandy Marxen for a very brief training session on the precincts of Wilkes County.

Why do we need precincts?

Systemic Voter Repression is REAL
Most people DO feel they should vote and they feel shame when they don’t
There are many obstacles and processes that interfere with the process flow of voting.
Precincts helping at the most local level can counteract all the above.

It was pointed out that in the past, precincts were often organized for short-term campaign work, just in the months leading up to an election. However, the current model is one that is "community-oriented" which lends itself to greater sustainability through multiple election cycles and builds a permanent infrastructure for building the Democratic Party.

Precinct leaders act as organizers who live in the precincts themselves and have a more personal connection with their neighborhood. This type of organizing provides a service to the neighborhood as a resource to combat all those obstacles to voting. It builds a localized community of informed citizens and voters.

The main duties of a precinct:

Leadership of a precinct: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer
Organize monthly/bi-monthly/quarterly meetings in your precinct
Attend the monthly Wilkes Democratic Party Executive Council Meeting
3rd Sat 10am each month
Delegates to vote at the County Convention - Sat. March 28th
VARIES BY PRECINCT but a minimum of 2. (so technically, you need 5 people to be a formally organized precinct)
Provide nominal sustaining funds to the NCDP to use for candidates state-wide. (Investment in VoteBuilder & infrastructure. Last year we got a refund)
Write resolutions to present at the County Convention
Be a resource within the community to get things done & get voters to the polls

There were two main precinct changes in Wilkes before this election: Jobs Cabin precinct was folded into the Mt. Pleasant precinct, with voting at the Champion Fire Department; and North Wilkesboro polling location was moved from the fire department to the Elks Lodge location on Cherry Street. This can lead to voter confusion, so it is up to the precinct leadership to try and get the voters educated and comfortable with these changes. They can do this through postcards, calling, meetings, flyers, posting people at the locations during the election day...and very likely all of the above.

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December Joy

12/23/2019

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Candidates shared a little holiday joy with us at our December monthly meeting of Wilkes County Democratic Party. We had some great interaction to these candidates and they were so generous with their time.

Clockwise from upper Right:

David Wilson Brown (US Congress 5th)
Jerome Watkins (Wilkes County Commissioners)
Jeanne Supin (NC Senate 45)
Chalma Hunt (Wilkes County Commissioners)

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Wilkes Remains in The New 5th Congressional District

12/11/2019

Due to a recent redistricting, North Carolina's 5th congressional district now covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains at the Virginia border down to the SC border. Redistricting has changed its makeup over the years. In recent history, it included Forsyth, Yadkin and Surry counties, but now it reaches down to Gaston and Rutherford Counties. A special Redistricting of North Carolina’s US congressional districts were ordered by federal courts in February 2016. Afterward, this map was approved by the North Carolina State Legislature on February 19th, 2016, becoming Session Law 2016-1.

Most recently - on December 2nd, 2019 - after several court battles, a map was accepted and the 5th District changed again for the 2020 election cycle. Wilkes remains in the 5th District. Currently, the counties in the 5th district are • Alexander • Alleghany • Ashe • Burke • Caldwell • Catawba (tiny bit) • Cleveland • Gaston • Rutherford (partial) • Watauga and Wilkes.

On Monday, December 2nd, 2019, the three-judge panel overseeing our Congressional District challenge decided that the North Carolina General Assembly had not provided the court enough time to fully consider the evidence surrounding the latest challenge to the recently enacted Congressional District boundaries. (Once again, the Republican majority ran out the clock, a frequent tactic of the GOP in redistricting battles.)
Accordingly, the Congressional District maps (as revised most recently by the General Assembly) will remain in place for the 2020 elections. That map changed every Congressional District in some way – a fact that not only impacts candidates and voters, but also impacts our NCDP organizational structure, DNC delegate elections, and presidential elector elections.

Fortunately, Wilkes remains entirely in the 5th Congressional District. And we support David Wilson Brown in his journey to finally send Virginia Foxx to her big fancy mountain home for good.

There will be a 5th District Meeting on Saturday, January 11th at the Alexander Democratic Party HQ in Taylorsville at 9:30am. They will elect some new officers and appoint committee chairs to help fill the voids created by the recent redistricting.

A Message From our New Chair - Kathryn Charles

4/9/2019

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Greetings to my friends and fellow citizens of Wilkes County!

To introduce myself, let me share that I spent my early years here in Wilkes County, attending Wilkesboro and C.C. Wright Elementary Schools, then attending Wilkes Central High School. After graduation, I was off to study Art, Psychology and later Accounting at the Universities of North Carolina at Greensboro and Chapel Hill, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Accounting from the University of Charleston in Charleston, W.Va.

My 40 year career included Office Management, Public Accounting, Finance and Information Systems (primarily in Surgery) at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, S.C. I am an enthusiastic supporter of education, social justice, a healthy environment, nature, art and animal welfare. I have recently returned to Wilkes County, where I have realized that “retirement” for me must include making a positive contribution to my community and this world we all share.

I would like to express my gratitude to fellow Wilkes Democrats who have placed their confidence in me to chair the Wilkes County Democratic Party for the 2019-2021 term.

Over the next two years, one of my goals is to continue the work of growing our Democratic base in Wilkes, increasing and developing our Democratic precincts, which represent the bedrock of our party. We know we cannot win elections without strong, organized Precincts!

We must increase our outreach efforts to all of our Democrats and unaffiliated citizens who may feel forgotten or unrepresented in our county, including but not limited to, our Hispanic, African American and LGBTQ citizens.

We must bring attention to the need for increased support for our public education system and our teachers, especially in light of the current administration’s attempt to divert funding to private and charter schools.

We must shed light on the serious issues of poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness in our county.

We must continue to seek opportunities for the economic development of our municipalities and county.

We must continue to find, support and elect qualified individuals who will represent us all, including women and minorities, at every level of elected office in this county.

We must preserve and protect our air, land and water, so that future Wilkes citizens will be able to thrive here.

We must do all that we can to protect the voting rights of all individuals and to advocate for fair and non-partisan redistricting.

We must support comprehensive healthcare for all, for seniors, women and persons with disabilities, as well as those who have fallen into the Medicaid Gap and cannot get affordable insurance coverage.

We must demonstrate our support for the rights of all working men and women to be compensated equally for the same work.

It is critical that we hold our elected officials accountable for their actions, and make sure ALL of the people of Wilkes County are represented.

Under the current administration, we have seen an alarming rise in hate and division that tears at the fabric of our society. We must continue to stand in unity against these destructive forces. I will continue to remind myself and others of the pledge we have repeated throughout our lives, “allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Voting is critical, but “just voting” is no longer enough! Like anything worth having, a strong democracy requires work, rolling up our sleeves, going to meetings, making phone calls, knocking on doors, writing letters, working for good candidates, putting up signs, planning, collaborating, and earning some sweat equity! Participation in whatever way we can is absolutely necessary! I am looking forward to participating with and working with my fellow concerned citizens on these and other important issues that touch our lives!

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” - Barack Obama

So now, my friends, let’s Get to Work!

Best regards to all,
Kathryn D. Charles
Chair, Wilkes County Democratic Party

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Higher Ground - Rev WAtts At tHe 2019 County Convention

3/23/2019

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"Let us take the high ground," Rev Richard Watts began as he spoke to the Wilkes Democratic Party at the annual County Convention on March 23rd, 2019. His talk focused on how useless it is to waste time with negativity. It detracts from the things we stand for, like education, a sensible foreign policy, and welcoming and lifting all people up.

"Let's think about who WE are as a country. What makes our country great and our Democracy stronger? WE lift up people. Cooperation is better than conflict. Bridges are better than walls."

He referenced former President Jimmy Carter, who is now our longest living president, as a wonderful example of of compassion and love for community, to which we can all aspire.

Watts, a former teacher and current coordinator for Crosby Scholars in Forsyth County, in addition to pastoring at Rickard's Chapel AME Zion Church in North WIlkesboro, stressed the importance of public education in his speech as the single most important way to help the future of our country. "Good education is key," he claimed. "We have allowed the media and the current administration to tell us that public school and public education is bad," he elaborated, adding that an education with the same opportunity for every child is vital to a healthy community.

"When people are just trying to put food on the table, keep a roof over their heads, and clothes on their backs, they don't have time to read to their kids," Watts said, stressing the importance of economic stability along with programs like Head Start to helping him and so many others to get the positive start on their education. Referencing that neither of his parents held a high school diploma, he urged us to protect public education.

"We want EVERY child to have a free, quality education."

Realizing that each student is different, Watts said "some of the quietest students have the best solutions." He referenced his early recollections of his 1st grade teacher Mrs. Pollack, a kind and powerful woman in his life. "We ALL must work together to make ALL students ready for college."

He lamented that in 1982-84 when he was at Wake Forest, he and his fellow black students were protesting and fighting to stop "Old South" dress up parties and displaying the Confederate flag on campus. The same protests are occurring across college campuses today. The same battles have to be fought again and again. "We can not stop. They energize their base, and we must energize OUR base."

"This country is in a terrible spot," Rev Watts concluded. "But we can take it back again,...to reach greatness."

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shine a light on Democrat accomplishments

Redistricting on hold due to gerrymandering...AGAIN

The Right way to think about what's going on

Honor RBG's Memory: Don't Forget The Judges

NC Supreme Court: VOTE FOR THESE THREE

NC Court of Appeals: VOTe for these FIVE

Message from the Chair, Kathryn Charles: Wilkes County Democratic Party Statement on Racism and Unity after the Killing of George Floyd

The Power of the PRecinct

December Joy

Wilkes Remains in The New 5th Congressional District

A Message From our New Chair - Kathryn Charles

Higher Ground - Rev WAtts At tHe 2019 County Convention

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