>>Recently I overheard two women chatting at the farmer’s market, considering a case of artisanal beets. “I mean it’s just common sense,” the first opined....[Read More]
Tag Archives: poverty
>>Last time you went to work, did you visit a supply room for your pens and sticky notes, or did you buy them out of...[Read More]
Yesterday I logged into my online bank account and found that my checking account balance was about half what I expected. It turns out that...[Read More]
>> I love North Carolina. I’ve lived here more than a decade, and the Tar Heel state feels like home in a way that my...[Read More]
>>BY ASHLEY MCINTYRE Payday lenders make their money by keeping borrowers in debt. It’s no secret that these dangerous, high-cost loans keep too many Americans...[Read More]
>>Since 1919, Americans have paused on November 11 th to remember those who served in our armed forces to protect our freedom and our nation....[Read More]
>>Do you want to help children in North Carolina? Pay their parents more money for their work. Long-term, substantive, positive increases in income for parents...[Read More]
>>Right now Governor McCrory has the ability to determine if more than 100,000 North Carolina residents’ bellies go empty. A bill passed by the NC...[Read More]
>>This week marked >>Women’s Equality Day , the 95th anniversary of women’s right to vote. Despite nearly a century passing since then, we are still...[Read More]
>>Aah… back to school time! Big yellow buses trundling down the street, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils, sneakers squeaking on linoleum, and the yearly...[Read More]