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Conservatives want to ban critical race theory in schools EDITOR: Banning the teaching of our nation’s history of racism (sometimes known as critical race theory”) represents the worst effort to silence this discussion in our community. Conservatives are literally making it illegal to have the discussion in schools. How can our teachers help students understand slavery and the events of 1898 (the massacre of Black people and the targeted destruction of black power, wealth and property in our city) without discussing white supremacy? How can teachers contextualize the events surrounding the murder of George Floyd without teaching students about bias? I understand why Republicans are afraid of these discussions the conversation threatens their supremacy but it takes some gall to turn around and accuse Democrats of “cancel culture” and trying to ban history. ....
EDITOR: “We had a team of consultants…on-site personnel, the general contractor, subcontractors, and the New Hanover County Inspections department looking after our interest and we felt like that was sufficient” lamented Lucien Ellison, senior managing partner of East West Partners for the developer of River Place. Obviously, this was not enough oversight for the $80 million mixed-use and defect-infested downtown building. As the StarNews recently reported, this brand-new building suffers from mildew, poorly installed drywall, plumbing issues and negative air pressure which causes outside air to freely enter some units. With apartment residents paying as much as $3,458 per month and condos purchases exceeding $1 million dollars, one would think that renters and owners would expect some degree of quality to their building’s construction. Sadly, at River Place, such is not the case. ....