Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, Has Died at 100
The longest-lived American president, Jimmy Carter, died on Sunday at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia.
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Bill Fairbanks, Founder of Carrburritos, Passes Away at 68
Bill Fairbanks, who founded Carrburritos in 1997 with his wife Gail, died Sunday at the age of 68 after a long battle with lung disease.
Read MoreIn Death, Long After Loss, Mondale’s Liberal Legacy Stands
Written by WALTER MEARS and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY In the last days of his life, former Vice President Walter Mondale received a steady stream of phone calls of appreciation. Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton,...
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Chapel Hill Honors ‘Community Treasure’ Edith Wiggins Following Death
To begin its meeting on Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council held a moment of silence for...
Read MoreChapel Hill ‘Community Treasure,’ RSVVP Founder Irene Briggaman Dies
Editor’s Note: An original version of the article incorrectly listed Briggaman’s age as 83 years old. The story has since been updated. Irene Briggaman, who spent decades partnering with local businesses to fundraise...
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Marc Basnight, Longest Serving NC Senate Leader, Dies at 73
Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina’s barrier islands who became one...
Read MoreTrebek Brought Consensus, Class to a Nation in Need of Both
In a politically torn, culturally divided and socially splintered America, there was one thing nearly everyone could agree on: Alex Trebek was awesome. For 36 years, the “Jeopardy!” host was a figure of consensus in an era that...
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Euzelle Smith, Namesake of Chapel Hill Middle School, Dies at 101
A pillar in the Chapel Hill community and local education system recently passed away after a...
Read MoreChadwick Boseman’s Death Leaves Saddening Mark on Rough 2020
Kobe Bryant. Rep. John Lewis. And now, Chadwick Boseman. So far, 2020 has been marred with bad news and tragedy with the deaths of several popular Black icons including Bryant, Lewis and recently Boseman, who died Friday. All...
Read MoreKirk Douglas Rose from Poverty to Become a King of Hollywood
He was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman’s son. He died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king. Douglas, the muscular, tempestuous actor with the dimpled chin, lived out an epic American story of reinvention and perseverance, from the...
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