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Plus: 3 things happening in NC this week Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. The great states of North Carolina and Ohio have beef.  It centers around the famous Wright Brothers, whose 1903 flight at Kill Devil Hills changed the world. To celebrate, NC began offering the “First in Flight” license plate…

Plus: Your guide to May Day protests in NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. “The liberal agenda.” That’s how a conservative columnist at the McClatchy papers described this week’s teacher protests in Raleigh.  For years, I was an education reporter before I started covering politics. So I wanted to devote the new Billy…

Plus: ‘Good News Friday’ brings some optimism Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. It’s been a year of bad headlines in North Carolina’s largest city. But this week’s “Good News Friday” offers something to be optimistic about in Charlotte. For the last three years, local organizers have been piloting a program aimed at…

Plus: Beat the scammers this holiday season Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Here’s an important piece of reporting from Inside Climate News. Environmentalists in NC—and regular non-advocacy types who, ya know, don’t like toxic water—have been worried about the prevalence of PFAS, a group of human-made compounds that can be harmful…