Former Durham City Council member and local civil rights icon Howard Clement III has died at the age of 82. The news was reported Wednesday afternoon by Derrick Lewis of CBS North Carolina, and soon after, confirmed by the City of Durham: Source confirms former #Durham city councilman Howard Clement passed away this morning from […]
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Orange County’s School Districts Want More Money to Better Pay Teachers
Last Thursday’s public hearing for the Orange County manager’s 2016–2017 budget recommendations was packed, as expected. A sheriff’s deputy worked the meeting-room door at Chapel Hill’s Southern Human Services Building to regulate entry; some latecomers were relegated to the hallway. Inside, parents who couldn’t get seats lined two walls in the back. Inside and outside […]
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The IFC Weighs an Alternative Site for Its Food Pantry
The search for an alternative site for FoodFirst, a new three-story building proposed by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service to replace its existing pantry, is the subject of intense debate in downtown Carrboro. But IFC director Michael Reinke has a simple request: “Is there a chance that we could talk about what’s going on […]
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The Morning Roundup: The Charlotte City Council Walks Away From HB 2 Deal Offer
Good Tuesday morning, folks. OK, this is just too damn funny. 1. Hey, GOP lawmakers: Sike! Republican state lawmakers must have been giddy with anticipation for Monday night, when the Charlotte City Council was supposed to repeal the local anti-discrimination ordinance that resulted in the state’s retaliatory, anti-transgender HB 2 law. Oh, the smirking in […]
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McCrory Spins Braeburn Pharma’s Decision to Proceed with N.C. Plans Despite HB 2
This week’s news release from Gov. McCrory’s campaign, trumpeting Braeburn Pharmaceuticals’ decision to proceed with plans for a $20 million Durham County facility despite disgust over HB 2, is characteristically full of crap. That, basically, is the conclusion of reporter Tom Bullock of Charlotte NPR station WFAE 90.7, who sums up McCrory’s desperate self-congratulating and […]
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Political Hack Margaret Spellings Appoints Political Hack Cecil Staton Chancellor of ECU
Are you the fair-minded sort who believes it just may be possible that newly appointed UNC system president Margaret Spellings isn’t merely a political hack whose motives have zilch to do with advancing academia? Prepare to be disillusioned. Spellingsa former G.W. Bush administration secretary of education and University of Phoenix board member hired by a […]
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Do Homeless Services Belong in Downtown Carrboro?
The co-owner of All Day Records in Carrboro misunderstood the intentions of a young woman passing out flyers to business owners along Main Street early last week and mistakenly reignited a social media furor over whether the town should centralize its homeless services downtown or place them somewhere else. The record store’s co-owner, Charlie Hearon, […]
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The Morning Roundup: Anonymous Attacks N.C. Government Over HB 2; and Fed Funding Loss Could Really Hurt
Happy Tuesday morning to you all. Let’s begin our news roundup with something fun. 1. Anonymous is hacking N.C.’s political hacks. The mysterious loose-knit organization of hacktivists aims to make life more difficult for our state government until HB 2 is repealed. According to the Twitter account @OperationLGBT, several N.C. government websites have been shut […]
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PPP: Trump Has Higher Approval Rating Than Hemorrhoids, Cockroaches; But Loses to Nickelback
A new national survey of voters from Raleigh-based Public Policy Polling shows likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton leading the microwaved circus peanut known as Donald J. Trump by 4 points — and by more, if you exclude small-party candidates. Hillary Clinton leads Trump 42-38, with Libertarian Gary Johnson at 4% and Green Party candidate Jill […]
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The Morning Roundup: Human Decency vs. Patrick Lloyd McCrory
Good morning, everybody! It’s a lovely day for litigation, isn’t it? Here are some news items we’re talking about today: 1. There’s gonna be a showdown. Gov. Pat McCrory knew, of course, that a federal counter-lawsuit would follow his legal challenge to the U.S. Justice Department’s deadline for North Carolina to certify non-compliance with discriminatory […]
