Tag: Taking the Field
Taking the Field: On the Struggles of Rural Towns
It is no secret that rural North Carolina, and rural areas of the United States generally, have struggled over the last few decades with...
Taking the Field: North Carolina Can Wait No Longer for Broadband...
Roughly a year ago now, I spoke to the members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s broadband task force and noted how, from the viewpoint of...
Taking the Field: Complex Problems Require Strong Cities and Local Responses
As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit our towns, cities, state and nation, I have been quoted in recent weeks in both state and national...
Taking the Field: Finding a Better Tomorrow
When the history is finally written, those writing it are likely to conclude that this COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects posed the greatest...
Taking the Field: Leadership, From the Ground Up
In our nation’s history, only two U.S. presidents came into office having previously served as mayor of a city or town – Grover Cleveland,...
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