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June 26, 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...
June 26, 2019
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June 26, 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.
June 20, 2019: A New NC Poll
A new PPP survey of North Carolinians shows a close race for President, a narrowing race for governor - and widespread bipartisan support for LGBT rights.
June 20, 2019: The Patent Board
The Regulators are executed, New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution, Susan B. Anthony tries to vote - and in the present day, Aaron feels sorry for patent boards.
June 22, 2019
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June 25, 2019: Reconstruction, ICE
Anna discusses an upcoming book read on Reconstruction, and the ongoing debate over HB370 in the General Assembly.
June 21, 2019: Bomb-Bomb Iran?
In which Aaron suggests we can get Donald Trump to swear off bombing Iran forever if we remind him that John McCain once supported it.
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Orange County Clergy Voice Concerns over Equity in Schools
Members of the clergy from around Orange County gathered with concerned congregants at the steps...
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.)
June 19, 2019: “Frozen”
Chapel Hill's Movies Under the Stars series kicks off this week with "Frozen"! Susan and Aaron are joined by Matt Gladdek of the Downtown Partnership.
June 22, 2019
A discussion with Robert Morgan, North Carolina mountain native, admired author, and for more than 40 years a professor at Cornell University, about an amazing story of how the American Revolution was won in the Carolina's in 1780 and 81.
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Orange County Clergy Voice Concerns over Equity in Schools
Members of the clergy from around Orange County gathered with concerned congregants at the steps...
March 1, 2018
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June 5, 2019: Kawhi Not?
Debby's still calling Toronto to win the NBA title. Also, the Women's World Cup gets under way, and UNC baseball is two wins from Omaha.
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.
June 21 – Becoming Teachers – Click to Listen
Today Aaron was joined by Jean Bolduc, host of the Weekend Watercooler! KidsQ: If you were a teacher, what subject would you most like to teach and what subject would you least like to teach?
June 18, 2019: County Budget
Ashley discusses her concerns with this year's Orange County budget proposal.
