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Raleigh’s BJ Barham, founder and frontman of the band American Aquarium, talks about the ups and downs of the band, their fans, and perseverance.
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American Rivers, a national conservation organization, listed North Carolina’s Neuse River as the seventh most endangered river in the United States. They blamed hog and poultry industries for contaminating the waters. Advocates are urging legislators to restore a voluntary buyout program so that water resources can recover.
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Life Lines is an audio journal for death row inmates created by Duke University Divinity School graduates Chris Agoranos and Lars Akerson. The idea is to give inmates an opportunity to restore a sense of humanity and give those outside the prison a chance to look within, and perhaps, contribute to the national debate over the death penalty.
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This issue recaps the major North Carolina events in 2016, including the presidential election, state politics, Hurricane Matthew, and issues regarding civil rights, transgender laws, and voting. Resolutions are included for living under a new presidential administration.
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Orange County Public Schools are being urged to ban the Confederate flag and other hate symbols on school property. In light of a recent mass shooting and racial hate crimes, the Board of Education will discuss the ban as well as potential changes to the dress code.
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The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project remains questionable due to funding. Under the current light-rail proposal, the federal government would be responsible for half of the project’s funding. U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield is optimistic that the project will progress.
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Thousands of people gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump. This issue of Indy Week presents stories about this burgeoning movement, from the inauguration protests to the women’s marches.
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Vicki Ismail, a Raleigh restauranteur hopes to empower the disadvantaged with Carroll’s Kitchen. The new nonprofit will provide jobs and skills to women in need, and the people behind it hope to spark a movement.
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A United Airlines flight attendant reported Henry Amador-Batten to Raleigh-Durham Airport police for cuddling with his adopted son. Amador-Batten and his husband are a gay couple who legally adopted a child in 2011. They have hired an attorney to open a dialogue with the airline about the way their employees treat gay men.