Features
Building a life as an adult with autism
Kyle Dumers makes and sells soap for NC Soap Opera. He delivers food for Meals on Wheels. And he enjoys riding the train at Pullen Park in Raleigh. He is also a 26-year-old with autism. […]
Month: May 2017
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Family ties test the unconventional Guardians of the Galaxy
LOS ANGELES After causing havoc in the universe and saving it from destruction, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” are back in a new adventure that takes the unconventional group of friends on a quest […]
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This week in N.C. History
May 1, 1845North Carolina first in nation for School of the BlindGovernor Morehead School, a school for the blind and deaf, opened in Raleigh. The building was located two blocks west of the State Capitol […]
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The Playlist
May 2-68 5th N.C. Strawberry Festival Chadbourn Five days of celebrating North Carolina’s official red berry in “The Strawberry Capital of the World.” The annual event features concerts, pageant, car show, parade, variety show, and […]
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Your guide to Mothers Day gifts
Mother’s Day is just over a week away and North Carolina’s retailers and purveyors of luxury have the goods and services that will make mothers in the Land of the Long Leaf Pine feel the […]
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Your Money: How to win the family data usage battle
NEW YORK If it were possible to develop Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome because of texts from your mobile provider, Brett Anderson would be suffering from it.The financial planner from Hudson, Wisconsin used to get a […]
Opinion
CLARENCE PAGE: Why dystopia has an odd appeal these days
On the day before President Trump hit his first 100 days, I woke up to a CNN headline saying that we could end up having “a major, major conflict with North Korea.”I was tempted to […]
News
North Carolinians grade Trump, Cooper
RALEIGH A new Elon University poll found that President Donald Trump’s favorability in North Carolina has slipped among registered voters, but that most opinions on current political topics including his presidency are […]
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Police say no one sang profanities to officers in Raleigh restaurant
RALEIGH After a much publicized encounter between employees at a Smithfield’s Chicken’N Bar-B-Q, the Raleigh Police Department released a statement Wednesday saying that the story had become overblown in social media through “misinformation and […]
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Small businesses continue to thrive in todays economy
RALEIGH It’s National Small Business Week and communities across the state and nation are celebrating the successes and challenges small business owners endure as well as the value of these businesses to the economy.According […]