Diana McDuffee

Life and Orange County connections

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1. March 23, 1986 About 60 people walk in a candlelight vigil for Archbishop Romero and Central America's dead About 60 people carrying candles and crosses walked from St. Thomas More Church on Gimghoul Road to the Chapel of the Cross on Franklin Street in a vigil honoring slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and others killed in Central America's political violence, planting five crosses at the church. Each cross bore the name of a Nicaraguan civilian killed since Congress voted $27 million in non-lethal aid to the Contras in June 1985. People: Diana McDuffee Place: St. Thomas More Church, Gimghoul Road, to the Chapel of the Cross, East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill · Also mentions: Chapel of the Cross, Franklin StreetSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, March 24, 1986, p. 2
2. February 24-25, 1987 The Carolina Committee on Central America fasts and holds a vigil in the Pit More than 30 people stood in a silent noon vigil across the Pit to open a 24-hour fast by the Carolina Committee on Central America against U.S. policy in Nicaragua, ending with a rally there the next day; the committee said it raised $700 to $1,000 for a day-care and health center in rural Nicaragua. People: Diana McDuffee Place: The Pit, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, February 25, 1987, p. 1
3. March 19, 1988 About 200 people march on Franklin Street against U.S. troops in Honduras About 200 students and area residents rallied at Morehead Planetarium and marched up Franklin Street and back to protest President Reagan's dispatch of 2,000 Fort Bragg troops to Honduras, with some going on to the Smith Center during the NCAA tournament games. The War Resisters League, the Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America, the Carolina Committee on Central America, Witness for Peace and a Durham committee took part after failing to get a permit to protest at Fort Bragg. People: Diana McDuffee Place: Morehead Planetarium and Franklin Street, Chapel Hill · Also mentions: Smith Center, Franklin StreetSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, March 21, 1988, p. 1
4. December 5, 1995 Mike Nelson is sworn in as mayor of Carrboro At the Board of Aldermen meeting of December 5, 1995, outgoing mayor Eleanor Kinnaird gave closing remarks and Mayor-elect Michael R. Nelson took the oath of office, along with aldermen-elect Jay Bryan, Hilliard Caldwell and Alex Zaffron. The Board then appointed Diana McDuffee to the alderman seat Nelson vacated. People: Mike Nelson, Ellie Kinnaird, Hilliard Caldwell, Diana McDuffee, Alex Zaffron Place: Carrboro · Also named: Jay BryanTown of Carrboro: Board of Aldermen minutes, December 5, 1995
5. November 4, 1997 Diana McDuffee leads the vote for Carrboro aldermen Running for the first time as an incumbent after her 1995 appointment, McDuffee led seven candidates with 1,755 votes. Fellow incumbents Jacquelyn Gist and Hank Anderson were also re-elected, and Allen Spalt was the only newcomer. People: Jacquelyn Gist, Hank Anderson Place: Carrboro · Also named: Allen SpaltSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, November 5, 1997, p. 3
6. July 1999 Hilliard Caldwell announces he will not seek another term as a Carrboro alderman Caldwell said he would not run again and named controlled growth as the board's major achievement. The Daily Tar Heel counted 16 years of service under four Carrboro mayors. People: Hilliard Caldwell, Mike Nelson, Diana McDuffee Place: CarrboroSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, July 29, 1999, p. 4
7. August 17, 1999 Carrboro aldermen vote 4-3 against renaming themselves the Board of Councillors After months of debate over gender-neutral language, the board rejected a resolution, authorized by a charter change from the General Assembly, to become the Carrboro Board of Councillors. Diana McDuffee, Joal Broun and Alex Zaffron voted for the change. People: Joal Hall Broun, Alex Zaffron Place: Carrboro · Also named: Joal BrounSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, August 19, 1999, p. 2
8. September 2002 Carrboro switches its town vehicles to biodiesel fuel Carrboro began running its diesel town vehicles on B20, a blend of 20 percent biodiesel, and looked to move to pure biodiesel. Alderman Diana McDuffee had first proposed the fuel after meeting delegates from towns using it at a conference in Seattle. Place: CarrboroSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, September 16, 2002, p. 5
9. December 6, 2005 Mike Nelson presides over his last meeting as mayor of Carrboro At the December 6, 2005 meeting the Board of Aldermen approved the November 8 election results, in which Mark Chilton defeated Alex Zaffron for mayor, 1,337 to 776, and outgoing Mayor Michael Nelson gave his parting comments. People: Mike Nelson, Mark Chilton, Diana McDuffee, Alex Zaffron Place: Carrboro Town Hall · Also named: Michael NelsonSearch the index · Town of Carrboro: Board of Aldermen minutes, December 6, 2005
10. March 27, 2006 Bill Thorpe petitions the council to name the post office plaza for local activists Council member Bill Thorpe presented a petition to rename the Franklin Street post office plaza for Charlotte Adams and Joe and Lucy Straley, an idea born at Joe Straley's memorial service. The council chose to hold a public hearing, and its naming committee proposed naming the plaza for an ideal with plaques for local peace and justice activists. People: Bill Thorpe, Joe Straley, Lucy Straley, Charlotte Adams, Diana McDuffee, Joseph A. Herzenberg Place: Peace and Justice Plaza, Chapel HillSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, March 29, 2006, p. 3