He Had to Give Himself a Minute. So Did I.
I was in the audience at Wake Forest Town Hall on Tuesday night when Commissioner Nick Sliwinski stopped at the podium and asked the room to give him a minute. I was wiping tears from my eyes. My wife was too. She’s been through all of it with me. As a Navy combat veteran, I know exactly why that moment mattered.
Commissioner Fatmi Heads to the NC Senate, Wake Forest Issues Pride Proclamation, and a Young Girl Stole the Show
Commissioner Fatmi surprised the room — and at least one colleague — by announcing his appointment to the NC Senate. Mayor Clapsaddle read Wake Forest’s Pride Month proclamation. Commissioner Sliwinski had a moment that stopped the room. And a young girl named Jessenia made her case for Tourette’s awareness better than any adult could have. Here’s everything from Tuesday night’s Board of Commissioners meeting.
