Two candidates will square off in the race for Columbia County sheriff on Tuesday, as Democratic incumbent Tim Chamberlain faces Republican challenger and Deputy Sheriff Kristie Rospendowski for a four-year seat. Chamberlain has held the position for nearly 18 years and defeated Rospendowski in her first bid for the position in 2017. Rospendowski, who has worked in the
A racial reckoning began years ago for the Guilford school system, first with an episode in which a student wore blackface makeup to a home football game and then a fraught debate over the elimination of its mascot, the Indians. After the killing of George Floyd, district leaders announced they…
In a community where the Democratic first selectman is running unopposed for a second four-year term, the election for the Board of Education has turned spectacularly venomous, primarily over teaching about race.
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After the killing of George Floyd, district leaders announced they were doubling down on efforts to address social justice and racism in schools and teaching materials. But an organized pushback in the overwhelmingly white community began last year with a petition for the superintendent’s removal.