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  • Nnenna Freelon’s Lyrical New Memoir
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Good morning, readers.

Caryites who received a letter in the mail this month bearing the words “URGENT: PROPERTY TAX INCREASE NOTICE, IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED” might reasonably have believed, at first glance, that it came from the town. The letterhead looked similar to the trademarked Town of Cary logo, and it was labeled an “official notice.” 

It was not, in fact, an official notice, but rather a piece of campaign literature from at-large town council candidate Marjorie Eastman. She’s running against first-term council member Carissa Kohn-Johnson, the subject of the letter’s attacks.

Eastman’s mailer makes some big claims about how spending and property taxes will increase if Kohn-Johnson is re-elected, but they don’t stand up to scrutiny. Read the story below, and have a good weekend.

—Chloe

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Way Two Go

With funding in the city budget and design concepts sketched out, plans to make dangerous stretches of Roxboro and Mangum streets in Durham two-way are shaping up, INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports.

Good Grief

To process profound losses, Durham jazz musician Nnenna Freelon poured herself into a freeform memoir that takes the shape of musical improvisations, Shelbi Polk writes for INDY. 

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Freedom of Teach

UNC policies state the system won’t infringe on academic freedom. Some faculty want system leaders to spell out what activities are protected, The Assembly reports.

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LOCAL: In Durham, 32,500 residents could see their food stamp benefits paused on November 1, Spectrum News reports.

STATE: Civil rights groups are planning to sue over newly drawn Congressional maps intended to give Republicans an electoral advantage, NC Newsline reports.

EDUCATION: The Duke Chronicle reports on the connection between a hedge fund gutting newspapers across the country and a prominent alum and donor.

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