Asheville Progressive

Children’s Advocacy Day March 15, 2011 Action for Children, the Covenant with North Carolina’s Children, NC MomsRising, the NC Pediatric Society, and many others will join forces for a day of educating the General Assembly on the importance of children’s programs and services.  Health insurance, child care subsidies, *juvenile justice funding* (community programs), *raising the juvenile court age to 18*, infant mortality prevention and more are all hot topics this … Continue reading →

When we chose to use “progressive” in this web site it was to attract a certain type of reader.  We were looking for readers who wanted a point of view.  We want people who are searching for the truth and are willing to read new information. My experience leads me to believe that good decisions come about as more information is digested. As we accumulate new information, we may even … Continue reading →

If a group of individuals have an idea which needs capitol, organizing a Co-op may be helpful. For example: you know how to fabricate a product which might be useful to the community, like shoes or storage sheds, but a building, machinery, materials and labor are needed.   I realize there are other ways to raise venture capitol, but raising capitol  has become difficult and maybe a small group of … Continue reading →

Tom Sullivan is a professional engineer who consults for industries ranging from chemicals to biotech. He entered politics in 2003, writing a series of op-ed columns for the Asheville Citizen-Times and was selected as a community columnist in 2005. He has worked on a number of local,state and federal election campaigns. During the 2006 mid-term elections, he was the North Carolina Democratic Party’s GOTV Coordinator for NC-11.  Tom regularly blogs at Scrutiny Hooli gans and occasionally for Campaign … Continue reading →