A Durham judge terminated a mother’s parental rights to custody of her child because of abuse that occurred while the child was in utero. A new report has recommendations to make local courts more transparent in order to reduce child and family trauma from separation.
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Op-Ed: Durham Residents and Leaders Should Demand the Redesign of NC Highway 55
“Durham’s environmentalists, activists, and planners must reevaluate what Highway 55 represents to Durham and more broadly North Carolina.”
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Op-Ed: North Carolina’s Judicial Elections Matter as Much as the Fight for the Statehouse
“This year our courts have shown just what can be done to protect our democracy.”
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Op-Ed: We Need to Ensure We’re Doing Everything Possible to Stop Mass Displacement
Future generations will one day learn about the large-scale removal and replacement of one people with another on a scale not seen since urban renewal. Will we be able to tell them we did everything possible to stop it?
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Op-Ed: Durham Farmers Market’s Double Bucks Program Needs Continued Funding
The Durham Farmers Market’s Double Bucks program is doing a lot to alleviate hunger locally—but its funding runs out soon and it needs a new investor.
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Op-Ed: This Fall, Don’t Go Green
A Green Party vote in the mid-terms only helps Republicans.
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Op-Ed: Solving Food Insecurity
What we can do when work doesn’t put enough food on the table.
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Op-Ed: Legalizing Cannabis
North Carolina is ready to lead on cannabis legalization. Here’s how we can get it done even with a GOP majority in charge.
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Op-Ed: NC Is Facing Unprecedented Threats to Public Education. It’s Time to Protect Our Students
A Durham school board candidate explains why the time is now for more investment in public education.
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Voices: Poor Communities Are Not Devoid of Hope or Role Models, Just Resources
The racial proximity that characterizes mixed income housing developments shouldn’t be confused with the genuine relationships that are established in true communities.