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Transit director used to crowds

Celeste Smith | 10:35PM

Brian Wickersham, director of transportation for the Democratic National Convention, knows big events.

Looking ahead to DNC: The pitfalls of protest preparation

By Bruce Henderson | E-mail | 1:46AM

What can Charlotte expect to unfold on its uptown streets should thousands of protesters arrive for September's Democratic National Convention?

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DNC delegates to play ball at Knights Stadium

By Don Worthington | E-mail | February 10, 2012

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention will get the chance to hit and field at Knights Stadium in the Fort Mill area - and the proceeds will benefit children's hospitals in Charlotte and Chicago.