The speaker named a friend to a commission that oversees lawyer misconduct despite a recent sanction.
October 2023
Posted inFood
Culinary Trails, To You
Sonker? Ground steak? Seems like everything has a trail these days. We followed the scent in Surry County.
Posted inElections
Battle for the ’Burbs
Suburbs have historically been a key part of the Republican coalition in N.C., but they have begun to realign.
Posted inPolitics
5 Takeaways on Redistricting
Here’s what was both surprising and unsurprising in the new proposed district maps Republicans released last week.
Posted inCourts
Judgment Day
Thomas Ruffin was long celebrated as one of America’s greatest jurists. One attorney has spent the last 23 years trying to change that.
Posted inPolitics
The Internal Fight Roiling North Carolina Democrats
The party wanted to put a long-simmering dispute over allegations of racism and antisemitism behind them. Then a war broke out.
Posted inFood
Take Me to Higher Grounds
A growing local coffee chain draws on familiar notes of communion and spirituality in a quest for corporate dominance.
Posted inHigher Education
A UNC Student’s Overdose Death at Duke
A Carolina freshman died in March after being found unconscious in a Duke dorm room. Neither university said anything publicly.
Posted inAgriculture
Shepherds of the FLOC
Temporary farmworkers often face harsh and illegal conditions. The union that represents them is in turmoil.
Posted inHigher Education
The Heartbreak of College Suicides
Ben Salas was one of seven N.C. State students who ended their lives last academic year. His devastated family has no idea why.