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November 13, 2018
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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...
November 13, 2018
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November 13, 2018
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Week of November 12, 2018
Progress is ongoing for the West Hillsborough construction project.
November 1, 2018: What To Expect In NC On Election Night?
A new PPP survey shows North Carolina Democrats with a slight edge in legislative and judicial races, and two of the six proposed constitutional amendments likely to fail (but the other four likely to pass).
November 1, 2018: Gatling Gun Strategy
The Gatling gun is invented, Martin Luther launches the Reformation, and Wilmingtonians show they know how to party.
November 6, 2018: Election Day
Aaron and Anna discuss the key races and issues on the ballot, and Anna makes her final push to voters.
November 2, 2018: What’s Not A Thing?
In the days leading up to a major election, everything is a Thing - even the stuff that's not.
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Retired Administrator to Deliver UNC Winter Commencement
Former vice chancellor for student affairs at UNC – Chapel Hill Winston Crisp will deliver the...
November 13, 2018
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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.)
November 7, 2018: Paperbacks From Hell
Susan and Aaron are joined by acclaimed author Grady Hendrix, who's in town discussing his new book "Paperbacks From Hell," about the boom in horror fiction in the 70s and 80s.
November 10, 2018
Fred Kiger, Writer, Researcher and American Civil War Expert at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill AND WCHL’s Trivia Guru. Experiencing the Civil War in American life--looking back after 150 years .
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Retired Administrator to Deliver UNC Winter Commencement
Former vice chancellor for student affairs at UNC – Chapel Hill Winston Crisp will deliver the...
March 1, 2018
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October 31, 2018: Maryland
All About The Money, Exhibit A: Maryland reinstates its football coach even after it's revealed he oversaw a 'toxic' culture that ultimately left one player dead.
October 2018 Community Forum: What to Watch in the Mid-Term Elections
Professor at Catawba College Michael Bitzer, Public Policy Polling director Tom Jensen and Meredith College professor David McLennan all spoke with WCHL about what they will be watching when results start coming in from the mid-term election.
November 10, 2018
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Nov 2nd – Invisible Assistant! – Click to Listen
Jean Bolduc stopped by to chat with Aaron about this Friday’s question. Today’s KidsQ: If you had an invisible assistant to help you for a week, what would you have them do?...
November 10, 2018
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November 6, 2018: Election Day
Aaron and Ashley discuss important races and issues on the ballot, locally and nationwide - and we talk about the pros and cons of high-turnout elections.
