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🤔 Name this North Carolina lake
Plus: Good news from across the state of NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. We all know groceries are more expensive. But as Cardinal & Pine contributor Ryan Pitkin points out in his new edition of Good News Friday, those aren’t the only things that are more expensive. Recreational, fun things are pricier,…
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The tragedy of Ciji Graham
Plus: Checking in from the Crystal Coast Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. We begin today with the story of Ciji Graham. The 34-year-old Greensboro police officer died of heart failure in 2023, waiting on an abortion that might have saved her life. As ProPublica recently reported, Graham and her physicians knew she was…
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The most powerful man in NC
And most North Carolinians don’t know who he is. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Cardinal & Pine readers are a pretty plugged-in bunch. So most of you know Phil Berger, the longtime leader of the NC Senate. Folks like former Gov. Roy Cooper might get more national headlines. But you could make a…
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3 ways to beat ‘the winter blues’ in NC
Plus: Saving Charlotte’s original Black social club Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. I’ll be honest: Winter is not my thing. There was a moment two weeks ago—sometime in between the second or the third day that my car was stuck in ice on my driveway—that I yelled curse words at winter. Like, the…
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🗞️ Please, we want to hear your opinion again
What’s one thing you’d change about how you get news here? Dear reader, Thank you for being a part of the community we’re building here at Cardinal & Pine. As a reader supported news organization, you’re at the center of everything we do. Our audience grew significantly last year, and we’d like to learn more…
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Crisis at one North Carolina hospital
Plus: 3 things happening in NC this week Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Kerri Wilson and Zoe Clarke are nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Wilson works in the cardiology wing, Clarke in the intensive care unit. Both of them spoke to Cardinal & Pine’s Michael McElroy recently for our ongoing Bad Medicine…
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🫎 Group fights for NC wildlife crossings
Plus: Name this little NC downtown Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. If you want to know what makes North Carolina tick, there are a few places you can start. For instance, Nash County in eastern NC. In addition to being the home of Roy Cooper, NC’s former governor and current US Senate candidate,…
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HUGE news for North Carolina voters
Plus: 3 things happening in NC this week Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Really important news for anyone who plans on voting—which, I assume, is every one of us. North Carolina Democrats have reached a settlement with Republicans over the fate of about 73,000 voters that the GOP wanted to boot off the…
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AI invades North Carolina
Plus: Remembering the Greensboro sit-ins Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. This newsletter was not written by artificial intelligence. Why? Because computers are a lot more intelligent than I am. But for my money, I’d rather hear a human voice any day. Speaking of AI, data centers are going up across the state of…
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🤯 NC life expectancy data will blow your mind
Plus: The late Jesse Jackson, NC A&T alum Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. In the US, we have maybe the best physicians in the world. But the system that gets us in to see them is a mess. It’s one of the reasons why in rural Halifax County, North Carolina, the life expectancy for…
