• NC proposes first-ever regulation of methyl bromide air pollution

    by Lisa Sorg
    Tuesday, October 23, 2018

    Methyl bromide is invisible. A toxic air pollutant, it can’t be tasted or smelled. But when exposed to the gas, the body knows it has been violated.

    Depending on the frequency and degree of the exposure to the compound, the lungs may fill with fluid or grow lesions. The kidneys, liver and esophagus can suffer. A ...

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Monday numbers: A closer look at early voting

By Melissa Boughton
10/22/2018

Early voting has begun, and North Carolinians are turning out in droves at the polls. It’s a big year for the state’s midterm elections — voters get to decide if the GOP will keep its legislative supermajority and if six of their constitutional amendments will pass.

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Last chance for the red wolf? Advocates ask federal judge to intervene to preserve endangered species

Last chance for the red wolf? Advocates ask federal judge to intervene to preserve endangered species

By Lisa Sorg
10/18/2018
State panel commences examination of NC’s cash bail system

State panel commences examination of NC’s cash bail system

By Joe Killian
10/18/2018
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Trump’s irresponsible tax policies: Tillis defends, state constitutional amendment mimics

By Rob Schofield
10/23/2018

It’s one of the great ironies of modern American politics that it is so-called “conservatives” who have become the most ardent champions of what can only be described as hedonistic, live-for-today, instant gratification public policy. Think about it.

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Night of the Living Dead Issue

Night of the Living Dead Issue

By John Cole
10/22/2018
NC’s latest school takeover experiment will deny Goldsboro students the education they deserve

NC’s latest school takeover experiment will deny Goldsboro students the education they deserve

By Kris Nordstrom
10/19/2018
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