It’s Friday. We made it. So why not end the week with a bang …1) U.S. military drops a massive bomb on Afghanistan, an apparent effort to fulfill Trump’s campaign promise to “bomb the shit” out of ISIS. Yesterday, the U.S. military dropped “the mother of all bombs”—the biggest nonnuclear ordnance in the military arsenal, […]
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The Morning Roundup: Legislator Compares Honest Abe to Hitler
If that headline doesn’t get you going on a Thursday, nothing will. Let’s go.1) NC House Representative Larry Pittman says Lincoln “same kind of tyrant” as Hitler. Go ahead. Read that again. We’ll wait. Wednesday, the INDY broke a story about a Republican legislator who outdid Sean Spicer by claiming, via Facebook, that the Civil […]
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The Morning Roundup: Spicer Says Hitler Not As Bad As Assad, N.C. GOP Wants to End Gay Marriage
The headline really says it all, so let’s just jump right in.1) White House press secretary: Hitler didn’t gas his own people. We’re really at a loss here. This actually happened. In the White House. Thanks again, Electoral College: There is really not anything funny about this. But there was something really funny about watching […]
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The Morning Roundup: N.C. House Delivers Blow to Big Pork; Neuse River Endangered
Happy Tuesday. Let’s get into it.1) In a shocking twist, the House votes to pass hog-farm-protection bill … with a catch. A controversial piece of legislation made it through the House Monday, but not before legislators voted to gut it. From the INDY: HB 467 would protect hog farmers from lawsuits filed by their neighbors. […]
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The Morning Roundup: HB 2 Deal Passes, Michael Flynn Wants Immunity for Russia Testimony
Well, yesterday was interesting. Let’s get to it.1) HB 2 is gone, but the governor is being called a sellout (and not just by us). Who knew that the same people who protested Pat McCrory would be back outside the Executive Mansion to protest a man who won because he said he’d repeal the damn […]
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The Morning Roundup: So Long, Earth. It Was Nice Knowing You.
Happy Tuesday, everyone. Away we go. 1) Trump is set to roll back most of Obama’s climate-change policies. Another executive order from the president. From theNew York Times: President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday to roll back most of President Barack Obama’s climate change legacy, celebrating the move as a […]
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No More Free Rides, Kids: Parking Meters Coming to Downtown Durham
We told you last year that it was coming—that metered parking would replace Durham’s current follow-the-sign-and-hope-you-don’t-get-a-ticket system. And in a few weeks, the Bull City will, indeed, be home to hundreds of meters, as officials look to alleviate the problem of having too many vehicles downtown at once. Here’s a map of just where you’ll […]
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Safe Water Being Distributed Today at Sites in Chapel Hill, Carrboro
OWASA customers who have been unable to use their water since a line breakage forced officials to shut down a Chapel Hill water treatment plant Friday are being urged to visit one of the many public water distribution sites that opened this morning at 10 a.m. The sites are:CHAPEL HILL: Hargraves Community Center, 216 N. […]
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Price Going to Inaguration, But Will Wear ‘Symbol’ on Lapel
Congressman David Price will not be joining Congressman G.K. Butterfield and Congresswoman Alma Adams’ boycott of Donald Trump’s inaguration. Instead, he will attend “with pride” in the “rule of law” and “determined to make certain that no one, including our president, places himself above the law.” Price, in a statement released by his office a […]
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Environmentalists Fear RDU’s Expansion Plans Will Damage Umstead
The midmorning soundtrack provided by the inhabitants of Umstead State Parka chorus of chirping birds and humming insectsis no longer audible to the trail runners and cyclists who frequent the grounds. Nature has found itself drowned out by the roar of aircraft overhead. Pollution from a new rock quarry has damaged Crabtree Creek. A stretch […]