Local Government Meetings: May 8-12
This week’s agendas are dominated by budget talks – but in Chapel Hill, the Town Council may also vote on the “Complete Community” initiative.
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Aaron Keck
‘I Think It’s A Pretty Ripe Time’: Pushing for Citizen Initiatives in North Carolina
After a State Supreme Court ruling legalizing partisan gerrymandering, some North Carolinians are turning to the idea of citizen initiatives.
Read MoreDate Night: Mother’s Day and Graduation!
The combination Mother’s Day/Graduation Day is coming soon: where can you have a romantic night that night, while avoiding the crowds?
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Move Over Punxsutawney Phil, Here Comes Mojave Max
Trending today: the rise to fame of “Mojave Max,” a desert tortoise outside Las Vegas who can reliably tell you when spring has truly arrived.
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Read MoreThe Morning News: 12-Week Abortion Ban, Courtney Banghart Contract Extension
A 12-week abortion ban in NC, free menstrual-product dispensers at the Chapel Hill Public Library, and a new contract for Courtney Banghart.
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Live and Local with Brother Kent!
With a new album out soon and a show Sunday at Cats Cradle Back Room, Kent Nickerson of Brother Kent joined Aaron this week on Live & Local.
Read MoreOn Air Today: Spring Native Plant Sale at the NC Botanical Garden
The North Carolina Botanical Garden is holding its annual Spring Native Plant Sale this Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Read MoreHistory Matters: The Kid Deserved the C-Plus
This week: International Workers Day, a pioneering journalist, and a kid whose mediocre college paper led to a Constitutional amendment.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Fighting For Citizen Initiatives, and Against Partisan Gerrymandering
Duke professor Asher Hildebrand discusses the push for citizen initiatives, especially in the face of more partisan gerrymandering.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Pinkertons, Selfie-Takers, And Other Villains
Trending today: Pinkerton detectives are at it again, the Church of England finally recognizes single folks, and an Italian town bans selfies.
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