In the last two years, a funny thing happened at the North Carolina Zoo.
Staff at the Asheboro zoo noticed two white deer around the property—a male and a female. This summer, they spotted a white fawn.
White deer are vanishingly rare. It’s like spotting a living snowflake.
Staff got a few lovely shots of the fawn, which is apparently prospering and living in a protected, but unenclosed, part of the zoo property.
The story leads off our latest edition of “Good News Friday,” which you can read by clicking the image below.
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A rare white deer fawn at the NC Zoo. It’s like looking at a living snowflake. (NC Zoo)
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Happy Friday to all those who celebrate it. Here’s what’s in today’s Cardinal & Pine email:
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- Sunset view from the Port City
- How the plan to shift food, health benefits to the states will impact NC
- Thousands of NC students walk out for stricter gun laws
- Name this scenic NC rail line
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Billy Ball
Senior Newsletter Editor, Cardinal & Pine
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Thanks to Marcia Monsalve for sharing this Wilmington-area sunset. Keep ’em coming, y’all. 👇
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President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, holds a gavel after signing the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)
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In July, President Donald Trump and Republicans celebrated the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” States are still unpacking what all is in there.
The bill, which contains Trump’s spending priorities, made deep cuts to social safety net programs to pay for Republicans’ tax cuts.
The plan also includes a shift of federal funding to states. A new report takes a look at how that shift will impact food and health benefits.
A top state administrator said this week that, if nothing changes, the changes will result in increased hunger and untreated illnesses in the state.
Take a look.
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1. Thousands of Wake County students join nationwide push for stricter gun safety laws. WRAL
“Students across the Triangle and around the country walked out of class on Friday for a short assembly to protest gun violence in schools.”
2. Two months after Chantal, Chapel Hill residents displaced by flooding still need support. WUNC
“Dozens of Chapel Hill residents are still staying in hotels nearly two months after Tropical Storm Chantal caused major property damage to parts of Orange County.”
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Last week, we went for full-on gorgeous in this space, and y’all were ready for it. It was tricky, though.
The right answer was McGalliard Falls in Valdese, and the first right answer came from Lawrence Pizzi. Congrats, Lawrence!
Same game, same rules this week. You can get points for naming the spot or the railroad.
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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. This newsletter features stories by Dani Mehlhorn and NC Newsline. It was edited by Paula Solis.
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