Ned Barnett
Durham Herald-Sun
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Worried about NC shark attacks? You shouldn’t be
Scientists say there are more than 50 species of sharks in North Carolina waters, but most are small and all are skittish of human activity. → Read More
Worried about NC shark attacks? You shouldn’t be
Scientists say there are more than 50 species of sharks in North Carolina waters, but most are small and all are skittish of human activity. → Read More
SE Raleigh is gentrifying. Is that so bad?
Rising home values are disruptive, but part of a healthy cycle. → Read More
Teachers turnout teaches NC lawmakers (again)
Teachers gathered for a rally in Raleigh to repeat their message to Republican lawmakers and the state Superintendent that North Carolina schools need more help and money in the state budget. → Read More
At a crossroads, ECU must choose its next path
The university wants to aim high, but funding remains low → Read More
Wanted at UNC: Leaders who will follow
Whimsical job posting shows what the UNC Board of Governors really wants in leaders → Read More
After Silent Sam, Folt should lead
THE UNC-CH chancellor needs to play a strong role after the fall of the Confederate monument → Read More
Hog industry doesn't want nuisance suits? Try not being a nuisance
A pro-hog farm rally can’t disguise the real cause of the industry’s offensive odor — big money and well-placed protectors. → Read More
Much feared Sen. Berger faces a fearless newcomer
Jennifer Mangrum takes on powerful Phil Berger with a confident motto: 'We got this.' → Read More
This judge said NC vouchers were unconstitutional. He was right
Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood made the right ruling on vouchers, but the NC Supreme Court reversed him. → Read More
Three out of four N.C. voucher schools fail on curriculum
Fundamentalist Christian schools are receiving most of the money from North Carolina's 4-year-old school voucher program, but they're not providing anything close to the “sound basic education” the state Constitution promises to North Carolina’s children, according to a new report from the League of Women Voters. → Read More
NC teachers' signs tell of their hard times
Teachers use signs in taking their message to NC lawmakers → Read More
High-speed internet is not a frill. How we can get NC wired.
The state should make high-speed internet access as available as any other part of modern infrastructure. → Read More
N.C. hog industry gets a whiff of odor's cost – $50 million. Will it clean up now?
Jury awards $50 million to hog farm neighbors who endure hog waste odors → Read More
Shaw University's WSHA radio station should be saved (Public should protest to save WSHA jazz station)
Shaw University's WSHA radio station should be saved → Read More
Community Voices forum will focus on bridging the urban-rural divide in NC
N&O panel explores how to close the economic gap between NC's urban centers and rural areas. → Read More
The GOP's sure-fire vote-getter – tax cuts – may be a dud in November
A Democratic win in last week’s special House election in a solidly Republican western Pennsylvania district was widely interpreted as a sign of voter discontent with President Trump. That is was. But it also signaled a deeper problem for Republicans nationally and in North Carolina – people are seeing through their tax-cut illusions. → Read More
NC Democrats are angry, fed up and fired up to fight in every district
The Democratic ranks of candidates have swelled to include a candidate in every one General Assembly race. Republicans scrambled to meet the wave by putting up a full field as well. → Read More
‘I have never harassed anyone. Never. Ever,’ says Rep. Duane Hall
The way Hall was engulfed has raised questions in Raleigh that also have surrounded harassment allegations in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere: What are the boundaries of acceptable behavior? → Read More
In NC, Russians won’t find much democracy left to disrupt
The Russians are pikers in such pursuits compared to the Americans who run the state legislature. → Read More