As summer approaches and school ends, you may soon be among the millions of Americans who go on vacation. As people flock to beaches, lakes and the state of Florida, they prepare for a range of concerns, from travel expenses to the correct SPF of sunscreen. Important though a good tan may be, vacations are […]
Matthew McGibney
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N.C. health care offers fewer choices, higher costs
North Carolina’s health care system has been unkind to Kay Swan and her family. Her husband suffers from kidney disease and her son was diagnosed with Wolfram syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that can cause diabetes, loss of vision and deafness. When Swan lost her job of 18 years, her family spent their life savings […]
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Groups protest Racial Justice Act amendment
This morning, Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ), N.C. Coalition for a Moratorium, the N.C. NAACP and others gathered to call for the removal of an amendment to the state’s Racial Justice Act that would effectively restart executions in the state. The groups highlighted the popular support across the state for a racial justice bill, […]
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Green burials
This Memorial Day, Americans will flock to cemeteries to honor fallen service members and other loved ones. However, cemeteries are also the site of mass pollution, with almost a million gallons of embalming fluid and enough steel to build the Golden Gate Bridge interred each year. A small but growing segment of the population is […]