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Federal job losses in the Triangle. CHCCS faces elementary school closure. NC's Black Bear Festival
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Federal worker job losses in the Triangle, one year after government cuts
A conversation with journalist Abraham Kenmore, who recently wrote a piece for Indy Week titled “A Year After Federal Job Cuts, Workers in the Triangle Are Still Picking Up the Pieces.”
Abraham Kenmore, freelance journalist
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Chapel Hill Carrboro School closures
A downward trend in public school enrollment coupled with conservative state spending across the last 15 years has left some districts facing difficult financial decisions. In Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools this could soon mean one fewer elementary school.
Liz Schlemmer, education reporter, WUNC News
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12th annual National Black Bear Festival held June 5-6 in Plymouth
The National Black Bear Festival returns to Plymouth, NC for its 12th year on June 5-6.
Jeff Tiberii talks to founder and director Tom Harrison about North Carolina’s massive black bear population and what to expect from this year’s festivities.
Tom Harrison, founder, director, National Black Bear Festival, director, Washington County Tourism