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February 14, 2019
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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...
February 14, 2019
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February 13, 2019
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Week of February 4, 2019
Stevens and Lavelle watch the General Assembly; county commissioners discuss I-40 widening and a future county jail; Hemminger talks parking; Lavelle talks immigration.
February 7, 2019: Death Penalty
Tom discusses the results of a new PPP survey that shows North Carolinians increasingly opposed to the death penalty.
February 14, 2019: Sparks Fly
Harriet Jacobs, Abraham Lincoln, the NAACP, and UNC all celebrate birthdays this week; Duke students take over the Allen Building.
February 16, 2019
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February 12, 2019: 110 Years
James Williams stops by to get the word about a number of upcoming events - and to mark the 110th anniversary of the NAACP's founding back in 1909.
February 15, 2019: “National Emergency”
Trump's "national emergency" at the border is Not A Thing, but the recent spike in ICE raids - and the damage they've caused - definitely is.
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Police Investigating Removal of ‘Negro Wench’ Memorial in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Police are investigating the removal of a memorial placed in the public right on way...
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.)
February 13, 2019: Valentine’s Day!
Susan gets on her soapbox in defense of the romance novel, and we recommend our favorite literary love stories (and books about love stories).
February 16, 2019
Guest: Lenny Rosenbluth, Parts 1 and 2 Part 1 Getting to Carolina: Chapel Hill’s Lennie Rosenbluth, hero of the 1957 championship victory over the University of Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain 54–53 in triple overtime, talks about his story of how and why he came to Carolina and what is was like to play for Coach Frank McGuire. Part 2 His Carolina experience: Chapel Hill’s Lennie Rosenbluth, hero of the 1957 championship victory over the University of Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain 54–53 in triple overtime, talks about his story of how and why he came to Carolina and what is was like to play for Coach Frank McGuire
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Police Investigating Removal of ‘Negro Wench’ Memorial in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Police are investigating the removal of a memorial placed in the public right on way...
March 1, 2018
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February 13, 2019: Trailblazers
On Black History Month, its heavy focus on sports - and what we can do to recognize more black pioneers, both in the sports world and beyond.
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.
Weekend Water Cooler: February 16, 2019
Guest: Barbara Foushee
February 13th – Chore Machines – Click to Listen
Today Aaron was joined by 97.9 The Hill’s own AJ and Victor! Today's KidsQ: Invent a machine to do one of your chores for you. Which chore would you choose, and how would the machine do it?
February 12, 2019: School Shooting Committee
Last week, the governor's committee on school shootings issued a report with 33 recommendations. Aaron and Ashley break it all down (and disagree on a couple).
