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Sorting the benefits of recycling - from luxury dumpster diving to The Scrap Exchange
Digging in to the economic and environmental benefits of recycling in North Carolina
A consistent practice of recycling and reusing materials maint…
1 year, 1 month ago
PBS North Carolina's David Crabtree on the future of public media funding
Fewer than one percent of North Carolinians are transgender, according to estimates by the UCLA School of Law. State legislators are considering bill…
1 year, 1 month ago
As Trump administration speeds up deportation efforts, a NC immigration update from Charlotte
NC Immigration Update
The Trump administration has recently deported hundreds of thousands of people, using new tactics aimed at speeding up the effor…
1 year, 1 month ago
NC News Roundup: Move to regulate psychoactive hemp products; redistricting trial; will Gov. Stein use veto powers
On the North Carolina News Roundup... It’s summer – and not a state budget in sight! We chat spending plans, or lack thereof. Many rural hospitals wo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Juneteenth celebrations across NC include quilting, tours and historical reenactments
For twenty years, Juneteenth celebrations have been held across the state of North Carolina. The tradition dates back to long before Juneteenth becam…
1 year, 1 month ago
A generation gap in the Triangle housing market
A generation gap in the Triangle housing market
The News and Observer’s Chantal Allam is back to talk about trends and notable highlights in Triangle …
1 year, 1 month ago
Losing international students could wreck NC universities
Federal cuts aren’t the only threat to the economic influence of North Carolina’s colleges and universities. Some grants are tied to international st…
1 year, 1 month ago
UNC sociologist on the politics around the 'pronatalism' movement to raise the US birth rate
During the 2024-25 school year, Ashe County Schools students missed 33 days following Hurricane Helene. This compounded the districts usual, frequent…
1 year, 1 month ago
NC News Roundup: Trump touches down at Fort Bragg as protests spread to NC
On this week's NC News Roundup...
Protests in Los Angeles spread to other cities across the country, including Raleigh.
President Trump touches down in…
1 year, 1 month ago
A ground-breaking book on Ocracoke accents gets a follow-up
Thousands of soccer fans gathered in Chapel Hill this week to see Mexico playTurkey. It was an exciting match-up, but there was also concern about ev…
1 year, 1 month ago