Articles by Colin Donohue
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Mountain Xpress: Buncombe Commissioners brief: on a meeting and a prayer
January 8, 2010
From Mountain Xpress (1/7/10): The agenda itself was light, but public comment took up over half the Jan. 5 meeting, as the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners got an earful on its pre-meeting prayer.
Videos document research on the future of Internet governance
January 4, 2010
The video interviews recorded by a crew of student researchers at the Internet Governance Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November are now posted online on Elon University's Imagining the Internet site.
Communications Student Named National Semifinalist in Hearst Broadcast News Competition
January 4, 2010
Sophomore broadcast journalism major Samantha Baranowski placed fifth nationally in the Hearst Journalism Awards Broadcast (Radio) Features Competition.
Wilmington Star-News: Local ABC board may have broken state meeting law
January 4, 2010
From the Wilmington Star-News (12/30/09): Why, when and how Alcoholic Beverage Control Board members decided to give raises to the father and son who run New Hanover County's liquor stores – netting them six-digit salaries – may never be known because those decisions were never recorded in their meetings, an attorney said Wednesday.
Triangle Business Journal: Perdue unveils N.C. policy for use of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
January 4, 2010
From the Triad Business Journal (12/23/09): North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue on Wednesday released a policy manual and tutorial that will guide state agency use of social media including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
NCOGC President Needs Your Help to Support Open Government in North Carolina
December 17, 2009
Dear Supporters of Open Government in North Carolina,
I am writing because we need your help.
Closed meetings victory inspires game of ‘What if?’ for OBS editor
December 17, 2009
Commentary by Sandy Semans Managing editor, the Outer Banks Sentinel: After just finishing an open government legal challenge, it is difficult to look back on the General Assembly's last session and not play "what if."
Daily Advance: City not at risk of violating meetings law
December 14, 2009
From the Daily Advance (12/11/09): City Council was in no danger of violating the N.C. Open Meetings Law by considering proposed taxicab rule changes at the end of the Nov. 30 joint meeting with county officials, an expert on local government procedures said this week.
Charlotte Observer: Ex-aide: Sheriff said to kill e-mails
December 11, 2009
From the Charlotte Observer (12/10/09): In an apparent violation of state law, the Lincoln County sheriff ordered employees to delete e-mails requested by the Observer, the sheriff's former spokesman said.
From WRAL.com: NC senate finance committee head not running again
December 11, 2009
From WRAL.com (12/9/09): Democratic state Sen. David Hoyle announced Wednesday that he will not seek a tenth term in 2010, making him the second high-powered lawmaker from his party in as many months to announce plans to forgo a return to the General Assembly.