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‘They think that just because we’re poor, we’re stupid’ – This was no way to treat people
In the cases of the Sir Walter or Forest Hills apartment residents, government should be helping its most vulnerable citizens. → Read More
Low-income apartment rent: As Triangle apartments are redeveloped, the poor lose
Garner’s Forest Hills Apartments and the Sir Walter Apartments seem to be pushing out lower-income renters. Meanwhile, the Triangle has some of the most expensive apartment rents in North Carolina. → Read More
Brunch bill: Raleigh and Carrboro allow Sunday morning drinking. Durham does not
Raleigh and Carrboro officials rush to allow Sunday morning drinking after Gov. Roy Cooper signed the “brunch bill.” Durham leaders have yet to act. → Read More
Thankfully, this Durham cop learned to swim. You and your kids should, too.
Durham Police Capt. Walter Tate jumped in to rescue 3-year-old Nevaeh Speed when she feel in and the Durham Y recently. → Read More
Politics and wrestling share a lot in common – Barry Saunders
What better way to celebrate our nation’s birthday than by watching good triumph over evil in a rasslin’ match? → Read More
Teens selling water in Washington DC are handcuffed by US Park Police
Three teenagers were selling water on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. last week. They were handcuffed and detained by U.S. Park Police before being let go. → Read More
A graduation speech fight. A withheld diploma. And lessons learned for student and principal.
Marvin Wright said he was humiliated after not reading the speech SouthWest High School administrators wanted him to at graduation. The school’s principal, Craig Harris, has been suspended. → Read More
Sometimes, the snakes are the good guys
Okay, tell me again how black snakes are the good guys, the ones we want to have around our homes, the ones who won’t hurt you. → Read More
Watch what you say in the yearbook – and you can quote me on that
Have you ever had one of those friends who takes forever – like two, three minutes – to get to the punchline of a joke? → Read More
Pfc. Dan Bullock – the youngest U.S. serviceman killed in Vietnam – gets historical marker
Pfc. Dan Bullock was the youngest U.S. casualty of the Vietnam War. He will be honored with a historical marker in Goldsboro on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. → Read More
The first lady won’t hold your hand? We’ve all been there, prez – Saunders
There were some awkward exchanges between President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during this week’s Mideast trip. → Read More
The unfriendly skies of today’s airlines will keep me driving – Saunders
After numerous recent tales of horrible airline experiences, Barry Saunders is content to do all his travel by train, bus and car this summer. → Read More
The soaring dance legacy that Chuck Davis leaves behind will live forever – Saunders
Chuck Davis, the founder of the African American Dance Ensemble, helped make Durham a mecca for aspiring artists. He died Sunday at age 80. → Read More
NC should raise the age and try most teenagers in juvenile courts
With a vote of the legislature in New York, North Carolina is now the only state in the country that automatically tries 16- and 17-year-olds in adult courts. → Read More
After a deadly Durham house fire, some neighborhood soul-searching – Saunders
When my neighbor, N.C. Central University construction engineer William Michael Logan, died in a house fire in Durham this week, I realized that I had never introduced myself to him in the seven years we had both lived here. → Read More
After a deadly Durham house fire, some neighborhood soul-searching – Saunders
When my neighbor, N.C. Central University construction engineer William Michael Logan, died in a house fire in Durham this week, I realized that I had never introduced myself to him in the seven years we had both lived here. → Read More
What if we mixed drinks and church on a Sunday morning? – Saunders
State Senate Bill 155 – formally known as the Economic & Job Growth for N.C. Distilleries Act – has provisions that deal with whether we North Carolinians can have alcohol before noon on Sunday. → Read More
The barbecue restaurant, the police union officer and a hurtful viral story – Saunders
The Smithfield’s Chicken ’n Bar-B-Q on Jones Sausage Road came under fire after a story spread by Raleigh Police Protective Association President Matthew Cooper that police had been serenaded with the N.W.A. song ‘F--- tha Police.’ The restaurant and the police department say that was overblown. → Read More
Wake schools: Holts and Campbells deserving of honor from Wake County school system
Paying tribute is not a zero-sum game. The Wake County school system could name schools after the Holts, the Campbells and others. → Read More
Peaches Golding: From UNC-Chapel Hill cheerleader to Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol in Great Britain
Lois Patricia ‘Peaches’ Hauser Golding, who grew up in Winston-Salem, is the first black female ever appointed lord-lieutenant of Bristol in Great Britain. → Read More