We reflect on the stories that defined the last 366 days.
Thomasi McDonald
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For Already Struggling Independent Pharmacies, Blue Cross Program Brings More Pain
Whether intentional or otherwise, it appears the Blue Cross wellness card favors national pharmacy chains such as Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart while giving the boot to local, independently owned druggists.
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2020 in Review: The INDY Staff’s Silver Linings
From pets and weddings to simply being thankful.
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Pandemic Woes Force the Criterion Bar to Permanently Close
“To me, it was always how an old school bar should look.”
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Second Arrest Made in Ambush Shooting of Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy
Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead warned that Jerry Lamont Harris is still “is still on the loose,” armed, and “extremely dangerous.”
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Spoonflower CEO Apologizes for Usage of Hindu Deities
“It was deeply trivializing of immensely venerated Hindu gods and goddesses… to be displayed on napkins,” Rajan Zed said.
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Shootings and Drugs Haunt a Durham Neighborhood, but Poverty’s the Real Crime
The police department’s crime analysis unit reports that by November 28, there were already 882 shootings this year, with 291 people struck by gunfire. Last year during the same period, there were reports of 615 shootings and 179 people shot.
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CIAA Cancels 2021 Basketball Season and Big-Ticket Tournament
Triangle ties to CIAA basketball run deep.
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Duke Senior Jamal T. Burns Joins Small Number of Black Rhodes Scholars
The Rhodes Scholarship’s progenitor was an avowed racist and colonizer. That makes Jamal Burns’ victory even sweeter.
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McDonald’s Workers Strike in Durham Over COVID Protocols
About 50 local fast-food employees walked off their jobs or skipped work to demand better COVID safety procedures and a higher minimum wage.
