Local school districts explore phone-free policies for students. Plus, a quack attack in a local campaign ad.
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The Thread: Tensions Over Downtown Development, Helping The Unhoused
An unhoused woman sleeps outside the Interactive Resource Center on E. Washington Street. (Joe Killian for The Assembly) Morning, gang.At an explosive Greensboro City Council meeting last week, council members sparred with the board chair of the Interactive Resource Center, now operating as a near 24/7 refuge for the city’s unhoused. Business owners, church leaders, […]
The Thread: New Chancellor, New Experiences
A new chancellor at N.C. A&T and new experiences at a Cosmic Summit.
The War Inside
Some of the worst brain injuries soldiers face come from their own weapons, and North Carolina is at the epicenter of this growing crisis.
The War Inside
Some of the worst brain injuries soldiers face come from their own weapons, and North Carolina is at the epicenter of this growing crisis.
The Dive: What the Baby Bust Means for Us
People aren’t popping out babies like they used to. Plus, a Wilmington councilman has a “quick vacation” in jail.
The Shelf-Life of Trauma
A China Grove food bank remakes itself as a program to address the underlying causes of poverty.
The Dive: Deflated Hope
A group comes out against the endowment seeking state intervention, plus, Leland backs off on its tax increase plans.
When the State Comes for Your Estate
Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills.
‘We Come Here Broken and Desperate’
The Durham Rescue Mission takes in people with nowhere else to go, but some former guests say the nonprofit exploited them at their lowest point.