Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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A Police Killing, A Different Way of Looking at the Vaccine, and More Memorable NC Stories From 2021
C&P reporter Michael McElory shares his list of top stories from 2021 from a vaccine comparison to Patrick Swayze and an in depth interview with North Carolina’s poet laureate.
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Unwrapping Omicron and Delta, the Scary Holiday Presents Nobody Wants
A point-by-point guide to staying safe this holiday season amid the Delta and Omicron variants.
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Our Young People Are Not OK
A rare public advisory from the US Surgeon General’s Office warns of a mental health emergency among young people. Here are ways you can help, North Carolina.
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Ready or Not, Here Comes Omicron. Here’s What You Need to Know About the New COVID Variant, North Carolina.
The Omicron variant is a reason for concern, but public health leaders are optimistic vaccination and boosters will offer some protection.
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CDC Panel OKs COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids. Parents, Here Are the Next Steps.
The vaccine is safe, extremely effective, and crucial to defeating the virus that has plagued North Carolina since early 2020.
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The CDC Approved COVID Vaccine Boosters. Here’s How to Get One in NC.
NC officials are preparing to roll out vaccine boosters in the state, now that the CDC has approved the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson versions for fully vaccinated people.
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Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
Polluters of “Forever Chemicals” No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
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North Carolinians Could Lose Social Security and Child Tax Credit Payments if Congress Fumbles Debt Limit Deal
The United States will default on its debt payments for the first time ever if Congress doesn’t act, and the fallout will be immediate n North Carolina.
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NC’s Poet Laureate Makes Art From Difficult Times
How turbulent times and the racial justice movement have informed one of North Carolina’s most decorated poets, Jaki Shelton Green.
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Birdwatchers Rejoice. The ‘Mysterious Disease’ Threatening Songbirds Has Spared North Carolina.
Our pandemic isn’t over. But North Carolina songbirds have missed the worst of a disease that plagued birds across the U.S.
