Some North Carolinians have endured COVID and its long-haul aftermath for two harrowing years. A clinic at UNC keeps up with cutting-edge research and tailored therapies in hopes of finding solutions.
Thomas Goldsmith
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Remembering Rodney Lee Marsh, Raleigh Musician and Marsh Woodwinds Owner
On July 25, the tough news spread: word that the brilliant musician, horn-fixer-preserver, and all-around hip touchstone Rodney Lee Marsh, 75, had died after a long illness.
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More Than 200 North Carolina Nursing Homes Have Succeeded in Totally Excluding COVID-19 Infections. What Did They Do Right?
That positive outcome stems from countless hours of planning and execution by caregivers, facilities, administrators and public health leaders, business and government officials say.
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Nursing Homes With COVID-19 Outbreaks Had Staffing Shortages
Federal records for the 19 NC nursing homes identified as having COVID-19 outbreaks show three-quarters have below average marks for staffing. If there’s a relationship there, it could lead to change.
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Alliance Behavioral Healthcare Returned $14 Million to Wake County. Is That Good for People With Mental Illness?
People with mental illness in Wake County could benefit from $14 million returned by Alliance Behavioral Healthcare, the publicly funded organization that provides care in Wake, Durham, Cumberland, and Johnston counties. Given the perennial shortage of money available to care for people with mental illness, the refund might come as something of a surprise. Denise […]
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67 People a Day: The Stories of Some of Wake County’s Newcomers
Wake County adds new residents at the dizzying rate of sixty-seven people per day, a number that often arises as people talk about the region’s future. City and county leaders tout that number for what it says about the region, but it also comes with problems. Those new folks will contribute to traffic, infill, and […]
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Senator Tillis Says People Involved in Jesse Helms’s Voter Suppression Shouldn’t in Politics
Raleigh lawyer Thomas Farr’s nomination to the Eastern District Court of North Carolina moved forward last week on a party-line vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Proponents of President Trump’s nominee praised the vote, and Farr’s chances of being approved by the full Senate appear to be good. No date for the floor vote had […]
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Thomas Farr’s Nomination for Federal Judgeship Goes to the Senate Floor on a Party-Line Vote
In a demonstration of the power of President Donald Trump to recast the federal judiciary in a conservative direction, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday moved to the Senate floor the nomination of Raleigh lawyer Thomas Farr to a federal judgeship. Taken as debate over the national budget and DACA raged around Congress, the vote […]
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Thomas Farr’s Nomination to Federal Judgeship Goes Before Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday
President Donald Trump’s controversial nomination of Raleigh lawyer Thomas Farr as a federal district judge in Eastern North Carolina goes before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. If the committee OKs his nomination, Farr would only require a vote by the full Senate to assume the influential post. North Carolina’s U.S. senators, Richard Burr and […]
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Return of Del Burns as Interim Superintendent Recalls Years of Wake School Uproar
The return of Del Burns as interim superintendent of Wake County’s public schools recalls the rowdy days of 2009, when a new Republican majority took over the school board. In those days, school board meetings could last for eleven hours, and arrests of protesters, including the Reverend William Barber II, offered a preview of Moral […]