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Op-Ed: Rep. Foushee is Experienced and Effective. Don’t Trade Her for a Newbie.
A longtime activist calls on voters to choose Representative Valerie Foushee in the 4th Congressional District primary.
Backtalk: “Just send your kids to public schools.”
And other things our readers told us.
Backtalk: “This is all so fundamentally unfair.”
And other things our readers told us.
Backtalk: “A further erosion of our country’s foundational separation of church and state.”
And other things our readers told us.
Backtalk: “We need not pass bad policy for good reasons.”
And other things our readers told us.
Backtalk: “Go get your Gravestones by Blackstone”
And other things our readers told us.
Op-Ed: Durham Needs a Tenant Protection Ordinance
The Riverside High School Affordable Housing Club advocates for policies that would protect tenants living in dangerous conditions, and hold their landlords accountable.
Backtalk: “Apologize and retract”
And other things our readers told us.
Op-Ed: Climate Positivity—It’s What We Need
After Hurricane Helene nearly cost a climate scholar and her son their lives, she says we don’t need more evidence of climate change—we need to focus on what we’ve done well and build on it.
Op-Ed: We Can’t Address Durham’s Affordable Housing Crisis One Rezoning at a Time
It’s time for Durham, starting with its elected leaders, to commit to a comprehensive, evidence-based investment in housing affordability.
Planning for the Durham School of the Arts Campus Should Start Now
DSA’s move presents a rare opportunity: 17 acres in the heart of Durham that can be used for public good. A former school board member says local leaders should start planning for the site’s future now.
Backtalk: “Horrified” but hopeful
In August, Lena Geller wrote about a Chapel Hill couple who lost nearly everything in Tropical Storm Chantal. They are stuck in an increasingly common situation, Lena wrote: Their home is vulnerable to flooding, but unable to sell, they have nowhere else to go. Readers shared their reactions. From reader Juli Bierwirt by email: Good…
Op-Ed: What We Give Up When We Give Up on Curiosity
The President’s cuts to scientific research will be felt for years into the future. A Cary High School graduate studying planetary science urges Triangle-area representatives to fight for our universe.
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