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This article is discussing the actions Deputy Sheriff Mike Andrews during a riot/protest in Durham, North Carolina. The article discusses how Deputy Sheriff Mike Andrews did not stop the protesters from pulling down a confederate statue.
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In this article the author is discussing the confederate statue Silent Sam on UNC’s campus. Students camping around Silent Sam to protest stated they would not be leaving until Silent Sam was taken down. The week before protesters were not stopped while taking down another confederate statue. The article follows the theme of confederate statues through the south being taken down or protested to be taken down.
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In this article the author is discussing the reaction of Randi Harrison when they learned the history of the neighborhood they were moving into. The Uneven Ground project helps to show how white privilege has changed Durham in the past and presently. The Uneven Ground projects are photographs that try and show how minorities groups resided in these areas but they were influenced by “white privilege.”
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In the article the author is discussing how Curtis Williams went in front of the board of commissioners for Orange County’s water authority. Curtis Williams is arguing the addition of fluorine in the water supply. Curtis Williams’ argument was that fluorine is highly corrosive and highly poisonous.
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In this article the author is discussing how the Durham county Commissioners are trying to put a value on the confederate statue that was torn down. Some people in the community talked about how the statue had historical, cultural, and sentimental value while others in the community talked about the statue reminded them of the racial issue the statue represented. The Durham County Commissioners want to take the communities feelings into consideration and think that the confederate statue goes against the inclusive nature of the community.
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In the article the author is discussing a conflict about gathering of residents on Gearwood Avenue and Drew Street for a game of horseshoes. The argument is that the gatherings should be moved to a park or facility or should stay where it is at. The conflict is between longtime residents and new property owners. This horse shoe pit is the meeting place for the local horseshoe league called the Atlantic Coast Conference horseshoe league and new property owners are complaining about the gatherings to be large loud, blocking residential roads, the use of profanity, and the consumption of alcohol. The city council is hesitant to make a decision on keeping the pit there or having it moved. Local residents say that it is a tradition but new residents say that it is a nuisance.
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In this article the author is discussing a case where a protester scratched a sheriff, who was counter protesting, and could be facing legal action. The protesters in the article is Rann Bar-on and the sheriff is Terry Johnson. Rann’s legal counsel is seeking to get a change of venue for the case because they believe that they judge and jurors would be biased against the protester because the sheriff was a like elected official in the county. One piece of evidence of the biased nature of the case was the sheriff and district attorney was post billboards regarding the case which showed their political relationship.
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In this article the author is discussing a new policy being implemented across the UNC system. The new policy was put in place by the UNC Board of Governors and this new policy stated that if any protests on campus disrupt or hinder a speaker, meeting, or class, sanctions can be put on the protesters. This can include suspension, banning from campus, and expulsion. Many professors and students alike disagree with this new policy and have petitioned to get it removed.
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In the article the author is discussing how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants local jails to help detain and hold undocumented individuals even when they do not have any charges. The author states that Durham’s local sheriff’s office is complying with this request from ICE. Even though the Durham County Detention Facility does not work directly with ICE it has been reported that fifty-seven people were taken into ICE custody on detainer request from the sheriff’s office. In 2016 it was forty-nine and in 2015 it was thirty-two.
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In this article the author is discussing how there are plans for a new housing trust in Durham that they want to be funded through private donations. Mayor of Durham Steve Schewel gave his hour-long city address to talk about planting trees and was them to help take care of some decade’s old disparities. Under the leadership of Phail Wynn, the vice president of Durham’s regional affairs is trying to start a housing trust which are not very common. The unique part of this is that they are trying to get the housing trust funded through private donations.
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In this article the author is discussing how Durham city council was going to revamp their bus system but take away the free busses. GoDurham says that the proposal will have more simplified services and be adding an all-day service. GoDurham states that to be able to provide a fare free service they would need to look for more funding. Before the city council has been funding two-thirds of the $1.1 million bill and Duke covered the remainder. Recently Duke has cut their funding which means less funding going to the annual costs of transit.
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In this article the author is discussing how the tax cuts and job act proposed my republican senator creates tax breaks for the creation of opportunity zones. There are talks that underway between city officials, universities, and the Durham Housing Authority about what census tract will get the opportunity zone. Andre Pettigrew, director of the city’s office of Economic and Workforce Development, states that they will be choosing census tract 10.02 and that they have a focus on the poverty reduction initiative which was proposed by the former Mayor Bill bell.
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