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Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Well, this is exciting.  This week, Cardinal & Pine will be hosting a virtual event with a couple candidates who don’t really need an introduction.  Former Gov. Roy Cooper is running for the US Senate this fall. And Justice Anita Earls is running for re-election to the NC…

Plus: US Senate candidate running from western NC recovery? Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. When you live in North Carolina, you come to think of snow as an ephemeral thing.  Look at it too long and you might look it out of existence.  But for the second weekend in a row,…

Plus: Beach nourishment project kicks off at Carolina Beach Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. One of the side effects of local media’s decline is the nationalization of our news.  We have fewer journalists doing original work covering their communities. What fills the void is social media, television stations, and national websites…

Plus: Buddhist monks’ journey nears its end. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. A few years back, I covered the prominent civil rights leader Bishop William Barber II when he came to eastern NC. Barber was speaking on behalf of the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. He talked about the enormous changes that we’d…