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North Carolina's Newest General
Friday, November 21 2008
by Jessica Jones
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The first African-American appointed to a General Officer position in this state's Army National Guard will become a Brigadier General today. James Gorham is a Vice President at First Citizens Bank in Kernersville. But he began his military career as an enlisted soldier back in 1974. Gorham says he joined the Guard in 1980.
"I didn't think when I came in as a private that I would ever become a general. But once I did become an officer, it was something that I always aspired to do, to serve this great country of ours, in that capacity."
Gorham deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2005. He has served in leadership positions at every level in the National Guard. There are more than 12 thousand National Guardsmen and women in North Carolina, and there are only six brigadier generals, including Gorham.
NC State Graffiti
Thursday, November 20 2008
by Catherine Brand and Yasmeen Khan
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Catherine Brand speaks with a student at NC State about the racist graffiti controversy on campus.
Mental Illness & Crime
Thursday, November 20 2008
by Rose Hoban
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Sometimes, people with untreated mental illness, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs find themselves encountering the police. Once in the legal system, the need for treatment can get lost. But in Orange and Chatham counties, judicial officials have created a process to help people with mental illness get what they really need – treatment and services. And they’re finding that can keep people from getting into legal trouble again. Rose Hoban reports.
Foreclosure Training
Wednesday, November 19 2008
by Leoneda Inge
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Some North Carolina lawyers are undergoing extra training today to better help homeowners battling foreclosure. More than 200 lawyers will gather in Cary and on the web to participate in the North Carolina Foreclosure Prevention Project. The new training is a joint effort between the state bar, the commissioner of banks and Legal Aid of North Carolina. Tom Steele is past chairman of the state bar's Real Property section. Steele says the special training will help teach lawyers how to perform Red Flag Reviews on loans:
"Maybe they violated a predatory lending law, you can tell that because the amount of points that were charged at closing, or the amount of closing costs were too high, something like that."
Two more foreclosure training seminars are scheduled for December - in Wilmington and Charlotte.
