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January 17, 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...
January 17, 2019
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January 17, 2019
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Week of January 14, 2019
Transportation is on this week's agenda. Also, Orange County sends out a tax notice, and Hillsborough discovers property it didn't know it owned.
January 10, 2019: Shutdown
A new PPP survey finds Americans want the government reopened, with or without a border-security agreement. Also, early numbers for 2020 in North Carolina.
January 10, 2019: Scott & Aaron Find The Theme
The FCC is shut down, so anything goes! The state gets a highway marker, a pair of rogue scientists make discoveries, and Scott tells the story of Marvin Pipkin.
January 15, 2019: Sam, No More (For Now)
After a very long debate (too long?), Chancellor Carol Folt orders the removal of what remained of the Silent Sam monument on campus.
January 11, 2019: RBG And Reality TV
Aaron's theory: reality TV is Not A Thing, and by extension neither is Trump's presidency.
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Congressman Price Talks Federal Shutdown, Affordable Housing
The partial federal government shutdown is in day number 27, with no clear end in sight. National...
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.)
January 16, 2019: MLK Day
We recommend books about civil rights, and Susan gives a plug for local librarians as folks who can help you raise difficult topics with your kids.
December 22, 2018
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January 12, 2019
Elaine Neil Orr, professor of English at North Carolina State University and the author of “Swimming Between Worlds”, talks about her new book on the two worlds of the American South in 1959 and Nigeria.
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Congressman Price Talks Federal Shutdown, Affordable Housing
The partial federal government shutdown is in day number 27, with no clear end in sight. National...
March 1, 2018
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January 16, 2019: Silent Sam
Debby and Aaron discuss the latest developments regarding Silent Sam - and their relation to UNC athletics.
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.
December 28th – Which Nose Goes? – Click to Listen
Today Aaron was joined by Jean Bolduc, host of the Weekend Watercooler! https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/December/28/KIDS%20Q%20JEAN%20BOLDUC.mp3 Today’s KidsQ: If you could swap noses with an animal, what animal...
January 12, 2019
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January 15, 2019: Shutdown
Ashley and Aaron find common ground on the shutdown - agreeing that it's time for Congress to reassert its authority against the executive branch.
