Eleanore Wood

WRAL: Raleigh events protest Trump immigration stance

By Eleanore Wood / June 21, 2018 /

Over 2,000 immigrant children and babies have been separated from their families and placed into shelters and camps since April of this year. This practice is immoral, inhumane, and un-American. That’s why North Carolinians took to the streets on Wednesday to demand an end to the Trump Administration’s human rights abuses, and for families to…

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Mountain Express: Mayor Manheimer joins nationwide mayor group in opposition to abortion gag rule

By Eleanore Wood / June 5, 2018 /

Anti-Trump and pro-abortion, these NC mayors got it right. Trump’s new nationwide gag rule makes it illegal for healthcare facilities that receive Title X funding to tell patients how to safely, and legally access abortion. Taking away access to reliable truthful healthcare information is an attack on those who need it most. Mayor Esther Manheimer of Asheville…

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The Washington Post: Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections

By Eleanore Wood / May 22, 2018 /

The Trump administration announced that it is taking action to dismantle federal funding for health clinics. The proposed change would mean ANY health clinic that even mentions abortion services to patients cannot receive Title X funds, which means many would be forced to choose between actual health care and closing their doors. Doctors and nurses…

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Winston Salem Journal: Our view: Our teachers deserve help

By Eleanore Wood / May 17, 2018 /

North Carolinians support their teachers.  Teachers in our state are working in crumbling buildings, with no supplies, for low pay.  Many teachers work multiple jobs to make ends meet.  Republicans want us to believe that they have fixed the problem, but according to our teachers, the problems have only gotten worse.  The people of this…

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The Winston-Salem Journal: Stand with the teachers

By Eleanore Wood / May 15, 2018 /

On May 16th thousands of educators across North Carolina will be heading to Raleigh to confront lawmakers and demand more funding for our schools.  Teachers in North Carolina make $9,600 less than the national average.  Many teachers work multiple jobs to make ends meet.  Classroom funding has been cut in half over the last 10…

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The Chicago Tribune: I don’t think abortion is murder, and neither do you

By Eleanore Wood / May 4, 2018 /

Americans– both pro- and anti-abortion– do not believe abortions are homicide. This idea is just a tool of the anti-abortion movement to punish and stigmatize those who have abortions. Even anti-abortion zealots do not advocate for treating those who exercise this right in the same way we do murderers. This means that the whole “abortion…

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Winston Salem Journal: We should join Forsyth judges standing up to legislative attacks

By Eleanore Wood / April 30, 2018 /

Legislators in Raleigh have had unconstitutional bill after unconstitutional bill struck down by the courts.  Their answer is to try to take over the courts and appoint judges themselves in order to pass their extreme agenda without interference. Judges from both parties are speaking out against this undemocratic idea.  It’s time our legislature stop this attack on…

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The Greensboro News & Record: N.C. public school workers have little to fear and everything to gain

By Eleanore Wood / April 17, 2018 /

When adjusted for inflation, educators in North Carolina are making 12% less than they were in 1999.  Their classroom budgets have been cut in half over the last 10 years.  They continue to be asked to move mountains without being given the resources to do it.  Educators around the country are demanding that conditions be…

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From The Winston-Salem Journal: Town hall highlights concerns with education funding in N.C.

By Eleanore Wood / April 12, 2018 /

When adjusted for inflation teachers in North Carolina are making 12% less than they were in 1999.  Per pupil spending in the last ten years has been cut in half.  The expectations for teacher’s performance continues to get higher yet they are given fewer and fewer resources.  It’s time that our teachers be paid a decent…

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Rewire: Scott Walker Just Made Wisconsin the Latest State to Ban Abortion Coverage for Government Workers

By Eleanore Wood / April 12, 2018 /

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed a bill prohibiting the state’s health insurance program from covering abortion care for state and local public workers. This is just another attempt by conservatives to take away health insurance from those who need it. All people deserve access to affordable abortion care. In North Carolina, abortion is covered…

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