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Clean Water for North Carolina and a handful of North Carolina county officials filed a complaint against the Mining and Energy Commission (MEC), the State of North Carolina, and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, May 2, 2015. In prior months, the MEC ruled that local governments could not pass ordinances to forbid fracking within their jurisdictions. The lawsuit attacks this action, contending that the Legislature violated the state constitution by allowing the MEC to draft this law. A temporary statewide ban on fracking could occur if a judge decides the case has worth.
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23046
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Duke Energy pled guilty for nine misdemeanor violations of the federal Clean Water Act in May 2015. In prior months, the company dumped 39,000 tons of ash in the Dan River, causing Duke Energy to come under scrutiny.
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Omar Currie, a third-grade teacher at Efland-Cheeks Elementary School in Orange County, was accused of promoting homosexuality in the school after reading the book King & King to his students to discourage bullying. This action sparked a controversy in Orange County and Currie is questioning his future with the school system.
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23169
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North Carolina residents in Lee County oppose Duke Energy's plan to dispose of potentially carcinogenic ash in abandoned brick mines.
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23188
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Dynamic Community Charter School fights back as the N.C. State Board of Education decided to begin the process to revoke the school's charter for various reasons.
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23208
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Chapel Hill developers must face the growing issue of rising property values, which push poor residents out as landlords seek to attract college students.
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23243
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While many cities wait for Google Fiber, Wilson already launched its own municipal broadband, which is becoming a popular public model for other cities.
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23252
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Nerys Levy works within Chapel Hill and Carrboro to fight for social justice.
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23274
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The ArtsCenter in Carrboro hopes to move to a new downtown location, partnering with children's museum KidZu to split costs.
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23586
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Orange County Historical Museum contains the words \"Confederate Memorial\" on its portico. Museum leaders requested to have it removed after some black visitors reported feeling uncomfortable entering the building.
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23949
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A rally in Hillsborough took place in early August. Rally-goers attended to show their support of the Confederate flag and in protest of possible alteration of the words \"Confederate memorial\" from the portico of the Orange County Historical Museum.
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23955
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Chatham County nonprofit Cross Disability Services is working with the innovative idea of building small homes for homeless people with mental illness or other disabilities. These homes bring the possibility of affordable housing to some of Chatham County's neediest.
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23963
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The author examines lengthy and torturous executions in the U.S. last year. Many executions are botched because they employ a variety of lethal injection drugs that are often untested and unreliable.
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23972
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The North Carolina Senate seeks to cut funding for the state's mental health organizations, even though Medicaid spending on mental health is far too low.
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24119
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Few Republican candidates have won elections in Chapel Hill since the early-1990s. Chapel Hill is considered a liberal town, making it difficult for the Republicans to gain ground among voters. Gary Khan, a candidate for mayor, was a member of the Republican Party until he launched his current campaign--as a Democrat.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 35, September 2015,
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