US Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) has been accused of lavishing gifts and attention on two young female staff members. He denies any wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
A North Carolina congressman has been accused of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
“No Secrets in This House” is a dual-timeline tale of women on different home fronts nearly a century apart. They are tied to each other as family, via an accidentally discovered cache of WWII letters, and by an inherited beach cottage set on Ocracoke, an island-fishing village thirty miles out to sea. Learn more.
 
1. Trust in North Carolina elections shaky a year after shift in control. WRAL
“Nearly one-third of North Carolinians say election administration in the state is becoming less trustworthy—despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud and efforts by the elections board to tighten election security.”
2. Can North Carolina women’s lacrosse star Chloe Humphrey be the best ever? ESPN
“With Chloe Humphrey, there is a lot that is different. Her skill set. Her vision. Her competitiveness.”
“The measure would effectively pause the ability for most counties in the state to raise property taxes through new assessments—or updating the value of homeowners’ property.”
 
(National Association of Letter Carriers)
You’ve probably never thought of your local mail carrier as helping to fight hunger.
Many local mail carriers are participating in something called the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Get it? Stamp? 😂
They say it’s the nation’s largest single-day food drive. And you don’t have to do much to help out. Here’s how.
 
 
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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Billy Ball. I’m an NC native and journalist. I tend to lean left on opinion, but I lean no way on facts. Today’s edition includes stories from Ryan Pitkin, Michael McElroy, and USA Today Network via Reuters Connect. It was edited by Paula Solis.
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