>>Despite rapidly advancing technology, an increase in the number of hospitals, and an almost limitless amount of health information, more infants die in their first...[Read More]
All posts by Jennifer Ferris
>> You’ll be hard pressed to find anyone who’d say there hasn’t been any shady dealings in North Carolina politics. It can sometimes feel like...[Read More]
>>By many measures the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act >>was a failure . Kids have been burned out by constant standardized testing; teachers have...[Read More]
>> On grocery store bulletin boards, in mailboxes, and even on Facebook newsfeeds, companies are telling women to strive for more: “Earn money, make friends!...[Read More]
>>Nearly 25% of North Carolinians live in areas where income is low, high school degrees are rare, and jobs are hard to come by. Women...[Read More]
Over the course of 35 fertile years, a woman spends at least $2,100 on tampons – and $147 in tampon taxes.
>>Voting in North Carolina has never been a more tumultuous proposition. Laws have changed, the federal government has called for redistricting, candidates are in flux....[Read More]
>>I’m going to start by saying something a little controversial: I have no idea how I feel about guns. I know how I’m “supposed” to...[Read More]
>> My third grade teacher was terrible. I mean, she was really, really rotten. She once — and this is true — gave a class...[Read More]
>>There’s a lot to be said about living in the Southern United States. We’ve got Bojangles, hush puppies, sweet tea, and we get to say...[Read More]