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Plus: This ‘cult classic’ movie has NC roots?? Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. This week, we wrote about a weekend-long celebration of the Halifax Resolves. Today, we have more to celebrate. The historic Revolutionary War document, which announced North Carolina’s plans to declare independent from the British, is returning home for the first…

Plus: Why ticket prices are about to take a dive. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. “We won.”  This week, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that he and 33 other attorneys general—Democrats and Republicans—claimed victory in a major lawsuit against Live Nation.  Live Nation is the company that owns Ticketmaster. That will…

Plus: A plan to give NC teachers big pay raises Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. As always, Fridays are for good news at Cardinal & Pine.  Today, we’re putting a microscope on a new proposal from Gov. Josh Stein that would make teacher pay in North Carolina the envy of the southeast.  The…

Plus: ICE has big plans in NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Scroll down for big news on ICE’s plans for NC and “huge strides” for one western NC town hit by Helene, but first: When someone dresses up as a superhero, and it’s not Halloween, we tend to dismiss them. They can’t…

Plus: Name this NC fishing hole 👀 Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Who says that Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on anything?  We begin today’s Good News Friday with a bill moving through the North Carolina legislature that tackles social media use among younger children. The legislation, which has the support of both…

Plus: Signs of life after Helene Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Recovery is not a passive thing. It takes time, effort, endurance, and a willingness to deal with big disappointments.  The recovery in Asheville after Helene is still a work in progress. But there are definite signs of recovery. Take the…

Plus: More positivity in today’s ‘Good News Friday’ Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. I traveled abroad for my vacation, but it was a delight to see the familiar greens and blues of North Carolina as we landed in Raleigh.  As summer winds down, the kids are getting ready for school, the…

Plus: What’s in the PFAS deal? Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have the details of a massive pollution settlement, and the most-viewed piece from Cardinal & Pine this week, but first:  On Sept. 11, 2001, I woke up in my dorm room. I got into it with the guy next door…

Plus: NC’s best choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Who can argue with a little bit of good news?  Cardinal & Pine’s recurring Friday series—”Good News Friday“—returns today with an animal that is very, very close to not existing anymore.  We’ve reported before on the red wolf. Deforestation,…