1.0Welcome to Down Home!https://downhomenc.orgTodd Zimmerhttps://downhomenc.org/author/toddzimmer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HRgBf2nT8i"><a href="https://downhomenc.org/2018/10/11/wnc-candidate-forum/">Western NC Community Members Confront Candidates With Stories of Struggle Related to Health Care, Housing, and Low Wages</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://downhomenc.org/2018/10/11/wnc-candidate-forum/embed/#?secret=HRgBf2nT8i" width="600" height="338" title="“Western NC Community Members Confront Candidates With Stories of Struggle Related to Health Care, Housing, and Low Wages” — Welcome to Down Home!" data-secret="HRgBf2nT8i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://downhomenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/forum.jpg16001067Waynesville, NC — On Friday, September 21st, local members of We Are Down Home brought candidates running for NC State House together to hear stories and answer questions from community members. Joe Sam Queen, Michele Presnell, and Rhonda Cole Schandevel were all present for the event to answer questions about healthcare, wages, the criminal justice... Read more »