Franklin Graham, that fab-wealthy son-of-a-preacher man who took up the family biz so that he could bring the “God” back into goddamn politics, will ensure a peaceful end to the standoff between law enforcement and the last four armed occupiers of the Oregon federal wildlife reserve. Hallelujah! Truly. The militia mooks actually delayed their surrender […]
Danny Hooley
Bio: Danny Hooley lives in Durham, writes about television and music and plays in The Bastages.Email: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/dhoohoo
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Correct Care Solutions, Medical Contractor for Durham County Jail, Responds to The INDY
On Tuesday, the INDY contacted Jim Cheney, a spokesman for Tennessee-based Correct Care Solutions, with questions about the Jan. 19 death of Durham County jail inmate Matthew McCain and the alleged lack of medical care he received while there, according to his loved ones. CCS has been providing medical services at the jail since 2005, […]
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State ID Requirement Protects All Us Honest Folks Against 86-Year-Old Lifelong Voter (UPDATED)
All Reba Miller Bowser of Asheville wanted to do was get a photo ID (as her adopted state of North Carolina required her to do) so she could vote. “We have a tradition of it being important — civic duty, and all that kind of thing,” said her son, Ed Bowser. Unfortunately for Reba, some […]
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Good Golly, Miss Molly: The Adventures of a Triangle Domme
Search backpage.com for “NC dommes,” and before long, you’ll find Molly Lioness, aka Miss Molly, a thirty-one-year-old New Jersey native who divides her time and services between the Triangle and New York’s Westchester County. Her ads stand out from the rest partly due to a mischievous smile. In one photo, she sports a nurse’s costume, […]
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Durham County Jail Provider Correct Care Solutions Faces Scrutiny
Since 2004, Durham County has contracted with a Tennessee-based company called Correct Care Solutions to provide medical services at its jail. If an investigation faults CCS for the January 19 death of twenty-nine-year-old inmate Matthew McCain, whose family alleges that he received insufficient care for diabetes and epilepsy, the company may soon be headed to […]
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The Morning Roundup: N.C. Backs Slowly Away from Trump, ACA Shows Progress, and Franklin Graham Monitors the Hallways
Happy New Hampshire primary day! And now, some happenings in ol’ Carolina: 1. Poll positions: A new High Point University Poll of 478 likely Democratic primary voters and 477 likely Republicans in that category pretty much tells us what we already know: Here in North Carolina, we love Hillary and The Donald. Well, maybe not […]
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Duke Researchers Find Crucial Link Between Gut Inflammation and Colon Cancer
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have discovered why chronic stomach inflammation increases the likelihood of colon cancer by as much as 500 percent. The most exciting aspect of the discovery is that the early warning it provides also points to a new way to fight the second deadliest form of cancer. The study, “A miR-34a-Numb […]
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William Barber Announces HKonJ March, Outlines Future Organizing Efforts for Voting Rights
The Rev. William Barber’s news conferences may not pack the third-floor conference room of the N.C. NAACP’s Durham office compared to a year ago, but that doesn’t stop him from using the space to announce big plans to a smaller group of reporters. On Thursday afternoon, flanked by Rev. Curtis Gatewood and N.C. NAACP executive […]
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The Morning Roundup: Tied, and Ted at Iowa Caucus; and the Voter ID decision is in the judge’s hands now
Good morning, everybody. Feeling a little groggy, are we? Admit it — you stayed up late to see if that razor-thin number separating Hillary and Bernie would shift when the final precincts came in. Well, now, grab a second cup of coffee, and let’s do this.1. The Clinton campaign was ‘unnerved’ by last night’s results. […]
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Here are three loving ways to help Durham’s Urban Ministries in February
Here comes February, which means Valentine’s Day, which means you’re likely to be wracking your brain for something to get your sweetie in just a couple of weeks. On top of that, you may be annoyed and put off by the crass Hallmark commercialism of Valentine’s Day in the first place. Grrrrr. We’re here to […]
