This week’s guest is Paul O’Connor, a former political columnist and professor in UNC’s Journalism School, speaking about his new book “The Missing Child.”
The day after the CHCCS Board of Education voted to close Glenwood Elementary, my kindergarten son brought home his first school yearbook. We hadn’t yet told him the news; I still needed to process my feelings.
Americans have excellent historical and political reasons to celebrate this year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence that the Continental Congress approved on July 4, 1776.
With the countenance of an enraged bullfrog, Rep. Brenden Jones berated the chief of Chapel Hill’s public schools. His purpose was to create a spectacle: the fearless champion of rural North Carolina castigating a woke miscreant.
After many hours of looking and listening to the wonderful bands blessing the Triangle this summer with their presence, I have made a list of shows that I think are worth your time and money. This is not to say there are not plenty of other artists that will put on a fantastic performance; these are simply the ones that caught my eye and ear.
While it is true that there is nothing completely free – there are some things in your financial life that are close enough to free that you should pay attention and take advantage when possible.