Today marks the 5th Anniversary of the Newtown school shooting. I shared many of these feelings a few years ago in a piece for Women...[Read More]
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Last week UNC administrators‘ recommendation of a $5.3 million history center on campus to re-house the confederate monument nicknamed Silent Sam, with an annual operating budget of...[Read More]
Snow days. Ah, music to my ears. There are two natural wonders that manage to leave me in a space of tranquility and awe. One...[Read More]
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NC counties putting new federal funding to use in battling opioid epidemic A new grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will...[Read More]
State panel commences examination of NC’s cash bail system In North Carolina, the law leans toward allowing those not deemed a danger to the public...[Read More]
North Carolinians highlight struggles getting photo IDs ahead of amendment vote If Janice Franklin has an extra $10 to spare, she’s not thinking about using...[Read More]
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October is one of my favorite months of the year for a lot of reasons. The leaves start changing color, and the air begins to...[Read More]
By Olivia Neal “We’ll be watching,” is the last line in Aubrey Hirsch’s comic about the #MeToo movement. As someone who has written about...[Read More]
I stand a mighty 60 inches tall. Or five feet, in common terms. I weigh 120 pounds. I’m muscular. I’m toned. And I take very...[Read More]