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Tuesday, January 11, 2000
County: Stop the Death Penalty
By Kathryn McLamb
Staff Writer
NOV. 5 - Orange County has
become the first county in the United
States to issue a moratorium against the
death penalty, expressing the need to
reconsider the implications of the pun
ishment.
The resolution, passed by the Orange
County Board of Commissioners on
Nov. 3, called for the state and federal
governments to adopt legislation impos
ing a moratorium on executions until
the system of issuing the death penalty
could be re-examined for fairness.
“Orange County is a unique place,
and it isn’t surprising to me that we were
the first county to pass this,”
Commissioner Alice Gordon said. “YVe
saw something that needed to be
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Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Durham
are among five municipalities nation
wide that have passed similar moratori
ums. Nebraska’s state government was
the first to temporarily halt executions.
People of Faith Against the Death
Penalty, the organization that brought a
similar proposal to the Chapel Hill
Town Council, approached the com
missioners with the idea of issuing a
moratorium.
Organization representative Stephen
Dear called on the commissioners to
adopt the moratorium in an effort to
guard the interests of their constituents.
“Local governments represent people
who could be falsely convicted and
given the death penalty,” Dear said.
Officials noted that the moratorium
did not constitute a stance either for or
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against the death penalty itself.
“The moratorium seems like a rea
sonable course of action regardless of
how you feel about the death penalty,”
Commissioner Barry Jacobs said. “We
are asking that the inequities in the
application of an irreversible penalty be
resolved before we continue to execute
people.”
Organization and Orange County
officials said they hoped the adoption of
the moratorium would show state and
national legislatures that Orange
County was concerned about crime and
punishment in its communities.
“It is a message to the legislature,”
said Marshall Dayan, an attorney who
represents death row inmates for the
Raleigh law firm Unti, Lumfden and
Smith.
“These are elected officials who are
concerned about what is going on in
their communities.”
If enough municipalities passed
moratoriums, the N.C. Governor’s
Office might consider a statewide mora
torium, said the Rev. Diane Corlett,
president of the organization.
“The Governor’s Office said they
would not pay attention to four or five
local moratoriums,” Corlett said. “But if
there were six, they might start paying
attention. We are just trying to find that
magic number.”
While the moratorium sent a mes
sage, the resolution held no political
weight because local governments do
not issue the death penalty.
“This is a human issue,” Jacobs said.
“Hopefully we represent the interest of
the citizens of Orange County when we
pursue issues like this.”
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Waldorf
Reclaims
Top Seat
Local voters elected Mayor
Rosemary Waldorf to her
third term by a convincing
margin over Susan Franklin.
By Sarah Brier
and Dawne Howard
Staff Writers
NOV. 3- Rosemary Waldorf
showed that experience paid off as
Chapel Hill residents expressed confi
dence in her leadership by re-electing
the mayor in a landslide victory over
challenger Susan Franklin.
Prior to the final poll tallies, Waldorf
was at ease in her home and enjoying
herself along with family and friends in
a relaxed party atmosphere.
“I made a pact to enjoy the evening
no matter what happens,” Waldorf said.
When Waldorf learned she had won
the election by defeating Susan
Franklin, a cheer spread through the
crowd.
“It’s a relief the campaign is over,”
Waldorf said.
“I’m looking forward to working with
the new council because I think it’s a
cohesive group.”
WaldorFs husband, Gary, said he
was relieved with the conclusion of the
campaign and looked forward to her
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Chapel Hill Mayor Rosemary Waldorf celebrates with her friends and
family after being elected to her third consecutive term in November.
third term.
“I’m happy Rosemary won,” he said.
“It demonstrates the goodwill for her in
this town.”
Having served as the town’s mayor
since 1995, Waldorf said she was full of
ideas regarding downtown develop
ment, parks, transportation and afford
able housing.
“I’m very pleased to have been re
elected,” Waldorf said. “I want to do the
best job I can.”
She said she would not waste any
time before jumping back into her posi
tion as mayor.
“I’m trying to get a bus-load of vol
unteers to go to Speed on Saturdays to
help with hurricane cleanup efforts,”
Waldorf said.
When the new Town Council mem
bers were announced, the excitement
resounding for Julie Andresen
McClintock’s defeat almost equaled the
pleasure for Waldorf’s victory.
Mindy Elioto, Waldorf’s campaign
chairman, said McClintock and Waldorf
often differed in opinion concerning the
construction of Meadowmont, a mixed
use development site, in addition to sev
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eral other key issues that came in front
of the council.
Some of Franklin’s supporters said
bad media coverage contributed to her
loss.
Barbara Chaiken, from the Alliance
for Neighborhoods, said the press did
not treat all the candidates equally in
coverage.
“The press is part of the campaign,”
she said.
“They have been biased and haven’t
printed news against candidates they
were for.”
However, Franklin said she did not
blame the press for her loss.
She did say that she thought low
voter turnout might have been a factor
in the loss.
“I think it’s important for people to
understand how important it is to get
out there and vote,” she said.
Franklin supporter Arnold Loewy
said that while his candidate lost, he was
confident in Waldorf’s ability to lead the
town.
“I certainly was not voting against the
incumbent, I was voting for the candi
date and I congratulate the winner.”