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Winston-Salem Journal
Politics professor John Dinan said in an email: “At the present time, public views on impeachment generally fall along partisan lines, as is the case with many other disputes in American politics. To date in the Trump impeachment inquiry, there has been even less willingness of Democrats and Republicans to cross the aisle, with no Republicans voting yes on the resolution to start the impeachment inquiry and only two Democrats crossing party lines to vote against the resolution.”
November 13, 2019
Yes! Weekly
International harpsichord virtuoso to perform in Winston-Salem
A harpsichord is not a piano. A harpsichord player is not a pianist, though they can probably play one pretty nicely. Mahan Esfahani is a harpsichordist. He doesn’t want to be a pianist. Esfahani has been steadily working to reintroduce a new generation of listeners to the harpsichord, playing the beautiful keyboard music of 16th, 17th and 18th centuries as well as music written for the harpsichord from the 20th century and today. Mahan Esfahani performed as part of the Secrest Series on Nov. 14.
November 13, 2019
88.5 WFDD
Burr, Warner vow to be solemn stewards if impeachment reaches Senate
Senators Richard Burr of North Carolina and Mark Warner of Virginia made a public appearance together during a talk at Wake Forest, offering insights from their positions on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The bipartisan appearance comes less than four months after the committee’s report on election security detailed attempts by Russian operatives to hack into the country’s voting infrastructure.
November 12, 2019
The Hill
GOP chairman says Senate impeachment trial could last 6-8 weeks
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) predicted the Senate’s handling of potential articles of impeachment could take up to two months. “We basically hear the case, and then we have to come to a verdict. That will probably be a six- or eight- weeks process,” Burr said at e an event at Wake Forest with Mark Warner (D-VA). During the hour-long conversation, the senators touched on the Russia investigation, election interference, cyber threats and impeachment.
November 12, 2019
The Washington Post
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr made the comment at an event at Wake Forest with U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel. “I’m not going to make a statement about what the outcome is, because the likelihood is, he and I are going to be jurors,” Burr said, gesturing toward Warner. “Let me tell you what that means. It means the day we take it up, we go into session six days a week, from 12:30 until 6:30. Can’t say anything. The House are the prosecutors. The president’s lawyers are the defense attorneys. They hash it out. The chief justice of the Supreme Court comes in and he rules.”
November 12, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Better health care may come from new insurance network as Atrium and Novant join Blue Premier
Novant Health Inc. and Atrium Health said Tuesday that they have joined a value-based health-care initiative expected to improve cost controls while maintaining or even improving care. Mark Hall, a professor of law and public health at Wake Forest and a national health-care expert, said it remains to be seen how much of a game-changer Blue Premier might be. “But, it is a significant development toward much-discussed but yet-to-be-implemented value-based contracting in health care.”
November 12, 2019
High Point Enterprise
How will latest redistricting treat High Point?
Wake Forest political science professor John Dinan said he expects state legislators will make an effort to keep cities such as High Point whole. But a requirement of congressional districts could complicate the effort. “By U.S. Supreme Court precedent, congressional districts have to be exactly the same population, to the point that the population size of each of the 13 districts will likely vary by no more than 10 persons and sometimes by a smaller amount. The effort to ensure that the population size of the 13 districts is exactly the same will sometimes lead to Localities and even precincts being split up among neighboring districts.”
November 11, 2019
The Laurinburg Exchange
Foxx bill would restore contracts to nonprofits serving blind, disabled
After IFB Solutions lost its Veterans Affairs contracts, the nonprofit lost 99 jobs, and the layoffs aren’t over in its optical lab in Winston-Salem. U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District, is trying to change that with House Resolution 4920, which would restore preferential contract status of Ability One nonprofits, which serve the blind and disabled. Foxx hopes to fast-track the bill by putting it on the suspension calendar. The bill has better odds of passing the Democratic-controlled House because of its bipartisan co-sponsors, said Wake Forest political science professor John Dinan.
November 11, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls, his spokeswoman said. The Winston-Salem Journal and the Statesville Record & Landmark published photographs from President Carter’s visit to Wake Forest. On March 17, 1978, President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech on defense policy at WFU’s Wait Chapel.
November 11, 2019
WXII
Senators Burr and Warner address public at Wake Forest University
Two senators addressed students and the public at Wake Forest to talk about the importance of setting party affiliation aside to try to get things done in government. North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee and he said while he doesn’t agree with everything Virginia Sen. Mark Warner believes in, communication keeps their relationship strong. Warner is the vice chairman of the committee. The senators ended the night by urging the audience not to lose faith in the government and noted that there are a lot more people that get along and want to get things done many might realize.
November 11, 2019
Ecowatch
Illegal gold mining is laying waste to the Amazon
Latin America illegally extracts the world’s highest percentage of gold, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime; the Peruvian government has tried fighting it with its military, but it is expensive to sustain these efforts and they are not always effective. The World Gold Council recently released Responsible Gold Mining Principles, a framework for consumers, investors and the supply chain, which, among other things, urges “respect for the environment.” Miles Silman, a Wake Forest biologist and CINCIA’s associate director of science, stressed the importance of good governance. “The profit from mining can be very large, so if a society decides to do it, they should make sure it is governed in a way where the benefits of the activity are worth the environmental destruction.”
November 10, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Southside will present Paul and Sakkal
Southside Beer Garden presented Jacob Paul and Ali Sakkal, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Paul read from his new novel, “Last Tower to Heaven,” accompanied by Sakkal on saxophone. Sakkal is a professor of education at Wake Forest University. As a musician, he draws from a blend of disparate influences: Middle Eastern music, the European classical tradition, contemporary jazz, and various funk and groove styles.
November 9, 2019