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114 results for ‘Billy Ball Explains NC’
  • AI invades North Carolina

    February 18, 2026

    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…

    AI invades North Carolina
  • A $71 million lie on Roy Cooper

    April 22, 2026

    Plus: NC’s biggest restaurant openings of 2026 Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. First things first:  North Carolina’s US Senate race is one of the most important elections in the country.  You can tell by the cash Republicans are putting into trying to make the Democratic candidate, Roy Cooper, look like a different person. …

    A $71 million lie on Roy Cooper
  • This North Carolinian is making history

    April 3, 2026

    Plus: AI in dental work? Nah, I’m good. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Somewhere in every kid, there’s a kernel of a seed of a dream of flying to the moon.  It takes a really, really special person to actually do it. Like Christina Koch.  Koch, who headlines this week’s Good News Friday,…

    This North Carolinian is making history
  • 🏅 NC athletes showing out at the Olympics

    February 13, 2026

    Plus: Name this North Carolina market Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Happy Friday the 13th, or for the not superstitious Cardinal & Pine readers, happy Friday. We begin, as we often do on Fridays, with our Good News Friday roundup. We started making these columns weekly around the time that COVID-19 and the…

    🏅 NC athletes showing out at the Olympics
  • 12 ‘long weekend’ destinations in NC

    April 21, 2026

    Plus: Getting banned from a US rep’s McDonald’s Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Here’s the thing:  Visiting the Great Smoky Mountains is safe. There’s a reason this NC-Tennessee destination is the most visited national park in America.  But a recent uptick in bear encounters—including a couple of pilfered backpacks—has park officials acting. Here’s…

    12 ‘long weekend’ destinations in NC
  • Phil Berger’s out in NC. What now?

    March 25, 2026

    Plus: Best spots to see wildflowers in NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. The big news of the week is Phil Berger‘s defeat in a NC GOP primary.  On Tuesday, Berger conceded his loss to Sam Page, the Rockingham County sheriff. I hate the phrase “political earthquake,” but this feels like one.  Berger…

    Phil Berger’s out in NC. What now?
  • 🫎 Group fights for NC wildlife crossings

    February 20, 2026

    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,…

    🫎 Group fights for NC wildlife crossings
  • NC’s prisons are in crisis mode

    February 5, 2026

    Plus: Another arctic blast is heading our way. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. In 2017, five prison employees in North Carolina were killed in two separate incidents. It was the deadliest year in state history for NC corrections workers. Afterward, state investigators pointed the finger at prison understaffing. It’s apparent that our state…

    NC’s prisons are in crisis mode
  • 😬 ‘Bomb cyclone’ heading for NC?

    January 29, 2026

    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,…

    😬 ‘Bomb cyclone’ heading for NC?
  • The most powerful man in NC

    February 25, 2026

    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…

    The most powerful man in NC
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