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Op-Ed: I’ve been a teacher for 30 years. Michele Morrow would ruin NC public schools.
A veteran North Carolina teacher and activist on why he believes the Republican candidate for the state’s top education job is unfit and dangerous.
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Op-Ed: We must preserve the right to access contraception
Alongside abortion, contraception is the other pillar of sexual and reproductive healthcare. These services are critical to ensuring we are free to make decisions about our own bodies and lives with dignity and respect.
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America’s ‘Second Independence Day’: 11 Juneteenth celebrations in NC
Juneteenth is a day of joy and celebration because it recognizes an important moment in the fight to end slavery in America. There are numerous Juneteenth celebrations in NC to honor it. It took 900 days for President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to be enforced in Texas. That’s because, as the historian Ed Cotham explains,…
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Trump allies are open to the idea of mandatory military service for teens
Young Americans haven’t faced the possibility of a draft since 1973. If some in former president Donald Trump’s circle have a say, mandatory service could be back on the table.
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Mark Robinson suggests Pearl Harbor might’ve been an inside job, audio reveals
Robinson has also expressed support for several other conspiracy theories, including suggestions that the moon landing may have been faked and that mass shooting victims are actors disguised as victims.
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8 LGBTQ-owned NC businesses to support this Pride Month
North Carolina is for everybody. Here are 8 LGBTQ-owned NC businesses that deserve your patronage in June and beyond.
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Medical debt would be removed from credit reports under new Biden rule
Roughly 15 million Americans have medical debt on their credit reports. The new rule means that debt will no longer be able to depress their credit scores and make it more difficult for them to get a job, rent an apartment, or secure a mortgage or car loan.
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Doctors dismissed a Black physician’s postpartum heart attack as heartburn. Now she’s helping other women push back.
Dr. Jonisha Brown founded BirthRight to empower Black pregnant women to speak up when doctors seem to ignore their concerns.
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‘Born to die’: A conversation with a North Carolina death doula
Death doulas, also called end-of-life doulas, are people who help the dying and their families navigate the end-of-life processes. Here’s a story about one NC death doula.
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Recent NC Supreme Court elections show why this year’s race matters
But if Riggs defeats Republican Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin in November, and if Democrats can hold Justice Anita Earls’ seat in 2026, they have an opportunity to retake the majority in 2028 and reverse the rightward drift of the court.
