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Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Durham poised to send $500 checks to ex-cons in basic income pilot

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
The city of Durham is set to give monthly checks worth $500 to 115 formerly incarcerated people. The move is part of a nationwide basic income experiment, primarily bankrolled by Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey. Applications for the program opened on Wednesday, Jan.
Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, testifying during a trial addressing N.C. election maps. (Photo from WRAL.com pool video)

Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, testifying during a trial addressing N.C. election maps. (Photo from WRAL.com pool video)

N.C. redistricting leaders defend map-drawing process

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Two leaders of North Carolina's legislative redistricting committees defended their election map-drawing process during the third day of a trial focusing on the future of those maps. Closing arguments in the trial are scheduled Thursday morning. Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, and Rep.
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Image from Pixabay

January is National Train Your Dog Month

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
 The Kuykendall family has been training border collies for decades, and that training has included instruction on everything from basic obedience to the highly specialized skill of herding away unwanted Canada geese for clients.
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Image from Pixabay

Five Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Birth Defects

News Staff
Monday, January 3, 2022
If you are thinking about becoming pregnant, now is a perfect time to make a plan. There are steps you can take to increase your chances of having a healthy, full-term pregnancy and baby – and part of that includes learning about birth defects.