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Plus: NC launches new measles tracking dashboard Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Brook. First of all, hello and Happy National Squirrel Appreciation Day to all who celebrate! Our esteemed senior newsletter editor Billy Ball is out of the office today, so I’m coming to y’all live and direct from Asheville, where it’s…

Plus: 40 years at the Dean Smith Center Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. I try to look at life as an adventure. Meaning I want it to be filled with new things and new experiences. But I don’t know about this one. 😂 Cardinal & Pine contributor Ryan Pitkin takes us…

Inside: The story behind a national holiday Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Today is one of the most important holidays we have. To me, Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important American of the 20th century. He changed this country. His killing did too. We’ve written about five of King’s…

Plus: Name this NC waterfall Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. One of our favorite things at Cardinal & Pine is “Good News Friday.” Every week, we round up some of our favorite positive stories and bundle them together. This week, Cardinal & Pine contributor Ryan Pitkin picked out some real good vibes…

Plus: Where are the Buddhist monks heading next? Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Justice for the pickle. The pickle is not just a briny cucumber. It’s not just an afterthought, something to complement your burger or put on the side of the plate. The pickle deserves its own “Rocky”-style training montage.…

Plus: Why Venezuela matters to NC Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Did you know that North Carolina played a pivotal role in the mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? The conflict in Venezuela is unpredictable. We don’t know what it’s going to look like. But in a new episode of…

Plus: Measles detected in the Charlotte area Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Some important health news, NC.  Cardinal & Pine’s Michael McElroy reported that Mecklenburg County—home to NC’s largest city, Charlotte—has detected traces of measles in local wastewater.  NC has had five reported cases of the dangerous virus, which can cause…

Plus: Last chance for holiday lights. Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. This is not a sports newsletter, and if it were, it would be filled with college basketball. But I’m saving this space today for the Carolina Panthers. In the last two to three years, they were the worst sports team…

Plus: What RFK Jr.’s vaccination plans mean for NC Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. This week, Cardinal & Pine’s Michael McElroy talked to North Carolina doctors about federal officials’ controversial new vaccine schedule for children. Under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new recommendations, which are effective immediately, don’t ban…

Plus: We should have seen this ICE shooting coming. Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. A familiar pattern runs through American history when it comes to Native land. It almost always moves from Indigenous hands to the United States government.  A recent story out of Franklin, NC, breaks that pattern. As the Associated…