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Hometown Hero Awards
This week's Hometown Hero: Marin Lissy
Column: Making #MeToo Count
“Making #MeToo Count” By Rachel Valentine These past few days have been heavy for...
Word of the Day – 7/3/20
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Chapel Hill: 45 Years of Chapel Hill Transit
Chapel Hill Transit is marking its 45th anniversary in operation! Brian Litchfield of CHT fills in for Mayor Hemminger.
June 25, 2020: Phase 2 and 2020
New numbers from a PPP survey of North Carolinians show Democrats leading the major races and voters supporting the current reopening pace.
Freedom Week!
Scott and Aaron discuss Independence Day, the Stonewall riots, and the history of protesting in America - not just protesting against, but protesting for.
September 16, 2019: Bree Newsome
Aaron speaks with Bree Newsome, the activist who's best known for pulling down a Confederate flag outside the South Carolina State House in 2015.
June 26, 2020: Lightning Round
Thing/Not A Thing returns after a brief hiatus - with the Supreme Court, the General Assembly, the President, and Art Pope.
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Chapel Hill Police Ask for Help Finding Missing Woman
The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance searching for a woman....
May 29, 2018: Goodbyeee
Meg's moving on to a new position (don't worry, still in Chapel Hill!), so this is her final Downtown Rundown. (We still have fun.)
Our Fine-Free Library!
The Chapel Hill Public Library is now fine-free! Susan and Aaron chat about the new policy and recommend books with "fine-free" as the prompt.
July 4, 2020
On June 29, 1905, Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham a Carolina grad and older brother of President Frank Graham appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants and then became a beloved doctor in Minnesota. That story was popularized in the move, Field of Dreams. This weekend WCHL is remembering that game by re-airing a 2009 conversation with Brett Friedlander and Bob Reising, authors of “Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dreams’ Doc Graham.”
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Chapel Hill Police Ask for Help Finding Missing Woman
The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance searching for a woman....
March 1, 2018
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July 3, 2020: HBCUs and HWCUs
After a top basketball recruit chooses Howard over other higher-profile programs, Debby and Aaron discuss the choices facing Black athletes.
February 2018 Community Forum: Tackling Climate Change at the Local Level
Climate change has been a political topic for years, but what has been or can be done at the local level to make an impact? Members of governing bodies in Orange County are working on a joint committee now to work on that answer.
January 11, 2019
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September 11, 2019: Firearm Safety
Ashley and Aaron talk firearm safety after an Orange County Commissioners meeting - but not before forging common ground on two big issues.
