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the future of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, the status of Hurricane Matthew
recovery money amid other storms, the two counties that may not be part of
as new Innovative School District and more.
POLITICS & POLICY
A vote against justice (Winston-Salem Journal) -- The civil rights center at the
University of North Carolina law school has served as a training ground for
future lawyers and as a symbol of hope and justice in the state. The vote to ban
the center from litigating cases will mar the school's ability to serve its students
and will leave a black eye on the state's reputation.
UNC's revamped board sends a clear message: change is on the
way (Durham Herald -Sun analysis) -- Seats on the University of North Carolina
system's governing board are coveted and are typically held by politically
connected business leaders — the movers and shakers of North Carolina. But
the new 28-member board, which like the previous board was virtually all
Republican, is smaller and has more members with close ties to the GOP -led
legislature, including five former lawmakers and several others who earn their
living as lobbyists.
JOHN NEWSOM: 'We are by far the greatest, powerful, decent nation in
the world' — Joe Biden (Greensboro News & Record analysis) -- For the first
time in more than 40 years, Joe Biden isn't running for office. He still has a
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RICHARD CARVER: Triad prepares to cast long -shot bid for Amazon
headquarters (Winston-Salem Journal analysis) -- Triad economic officials
have placed a combined hand on their cast for the latest economic recruitment
holy grail — a second Amazon headquarters with a potential of 50,000
employees. Site selection experts and economists project the Triad as a long
shot to win the prized $5 billion project.
TAYLOR BATTEN: Jennifer Roberts just made Kenny Smith's life a whole
lot harder(Charlotte Observer column) -- Kenny Smith could perhaps have
beaten Jennifer Roberts. Against Vi Lyles, he faces a stiffer challenge.
Candidates, you are creative. Now show us. (Charlotte Observer) --
Charlotte needs creativity from its leaders. Here's our challenge to them.
JOHN HINTON: Hate or heritage? Winston-Salem's Confederate
monument remains controversial (Winston-Salem Journal analysis) --
Former Lt. Col. Alfred Moore Waddell, a former Confederate Calvary officer,
was the keynote speaker. He had served as a member in the U.S. House
during the 1870s. Many modern-day historians regard Waddell as a white
supremacist, mostly for his actions in the bloody 1898 Wilmington Riot, which is
regarded as the country's only successful coup d'etat.
LEE FRANCIS: On hate and heritage (Fayetteville Observer column) --
Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the day on which I stepped on the
American flag. In the year following flag -gate, I have lived in three states —
North Carolina, New York (Brooklyn), and Louisiana. I have returned to the
classroom, but this time, as a law student. Like me, our country has
experienced similar pangs within the past year. Our struggles have included
division regarding Confederate heritage, Black Lives Matter, and the mission to
"Make America Great Again."
.LAVERDRICK SMITH: NC triathion canceled after controversyoverTrurnp,
name (Charlotte Observer analysis) -- A triathlon that was scheduled to take
place at a Trump National golf course has been canceled after Trump's name
was removed from the event.
CELIA RIVENBARK: Trump relationship gets built (Wilmington Star -News
column) -- The relationship was off to a fine start. She met him at a dog park in
the neighborhood near her brand new apartment; he was the right age, looked
preppy -cute, but not to the point of being obnoxious, and was just the right
amount of attentive to his labradoodle puppy. He admired her dog, a recent
acquisition, and, truth be told, a shelter mutt.
ALLEN JOHNSON: President dishes out tweets better than he takes
them (Greensboro News & Record column) -- The White House's fevered
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TRAVIS FAIN: Did commuting state troopers violate truthfulness
policy? (WRAL-TV analysis)-- In 2009, the State Highway Patrol fired a trooper
for lying about how he lost his hat. Eight high-ranking members of the patrol
recently fibbed to state auditors about where they lived and their commutes.
ANNA DOUGLAS, STEVE HARRISON & FRED CLASEN-KELLY: Charlotte
spent $380K to review CMIRD's handling of protests. Where's the
report? (Charlotte Observer analysis) -- Charlotte hired the Police Foundation
to critique Charlotte -Mecklenburg Police after September 2016's shooting of
Keith Lamont Scott.
FRED CLASEN-KELLY, STEVE HARRISON & JANE WESTER: Chief says
CIVIPD has changed. Critics say reforms didn't happen (Charlotte Observer
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
FEMA Diverts N.C. Matthew RecoverV Money (Coastal Review) -- FEMA has
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JEFF HAMPTON: Shelly Island is no longer an island ... for now (Norfolk
Virginian -Pilot column) -- Shelly Island may not be an island anymore — for no\
The massive offshore sandbar that gained national attention, and a name, afte
it formed in the spring has continued to grow — it now connects at low tide to
Cape Point, which belongs to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. A stream of
water maybe 20 feet wide and 6 inches deep flowed between the two land
bodies at high tide this week. It was fun while it lasted — tourism officials believ
it helped increase the number of visitors and seasonal revenue.
MARK HOLMBERG: Storm -stirred ocean bestows gifts (Wilmington Star -
News column) -- The beautiful post -Irma sunset Tuesday on Wrightsville Beac
capped our kindest encounter with the devastating storm. Big, good surf late ir
the day (after wind and rain) and the best shelling in years, many of us on the
beach agreed.
GenX and the unanswered questions (Fayetteville Observer) -- So far, the
state's response to the discovery of chemicals from the Chemours plant in the
public water supply has been strong. Environmental officials are getting testinc
done, taking legal action against Chemours, holding public hearings and
informational meetings and generally being as transparent as we've seen from
government in some time. Still, the experts are shrugging too often.
BENJAMIN SCHACHTMAN: Chemours cooperates with DEQ in public, b
private letter tells a different story (Port City Daily analysis) -- Chemours ha
accused the DEQ of acting in secrecy, violating its constitutional rights and
says the regulatory agency has not proven it has the authority to stop it from
dumping certain chemicals into the Cape Fear River.
TRAVIS FAIN: Chernours blasts state's GenX efforts as secret, arbitrary,
'unsupported factually' (WRAL-TV analysis) -- The company that has
discharged chemicals into the Cape Fear River describes itself as a good
corporate citizen "stymied by DEQ at every turn."
DAVE DEWITT: EPA Will Reconsider Coal Ash Safeguards (WUNC-FM
analysis) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will
reconsider safeguards the Obama Administration put in place to regulate coal
ash disposal. The EPA granted the petition made by Utility Solid Waste
Activities Group and AES Puerto Rico LLP. The former is a lobbying group
based in Washington that represents power companies, including Duke Energ
Environmental groups reacted strongly to the news that the EPA had granted
the petitions to reconsider coal -ash storage rules.
JOHN DOWNEY: Australian coal -ash recVcling company putting U.S. HQ
in Charlotte region —for now ' (Charlotte Business Journal column) --
Australian company Nu -Rock Technology, what processes coal ash into brick
and other construction blocks is establishing its U.S. headquarters —for now]
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RICHARD CARVER: CDC studV shows nearlIV 32 percent of NC adults
obese (Winston-Salem Journal analysis) -- The number of adult North
Carolinians considered obese has taken an upward turn after remaining
relatively unchanged for the past seven years. Of the state's 7.92 million adults,
about 31.8 percent, or 2.52 million, are considered obese, according to data
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's behavioral risk factor
surveillance system for 2017. The rate has been at 30 percent most of this
decade.
Innovation, patience, money needed for opioid crisis (Elizabeth City Daily
Advance) -- our Pasquotank County residents have died so far this year from
opioid overdoses, three fewer than last year. While 11 deaths may not seem
like a lot compared to the scores of deaths from disease and other causes, it's
an alarming number.
Bonnie Angelo political mournallist who wrote about moms of U.S.
pres dents, die at 93(Washington Post obit) — Winston-Salem native Bonnie
Angelo cannonballed to the forefront of political journalism with a ferocious
work ethic, a spitfire personality and a knack for winning the trust of the
powerful. Journalist Nan Robertson of the New York Times once called the
diminutive Ms. Angelo, with her Southern drawl, "ninety-eight pounds of pepper
out of North Carolina."
ALEXIS COE: William Howard Taft Is Still Stuck in the Tub (New York
Times column) -- The best gossip, of course, always contains a grain of truth.
President William Howard Taft was, indeed, very fond of bathtubs. He had an
extra large one installed in the White House and on several ships, including the
cruiser North Carolina, on which he sailed to Panama to oversee the
construction of the canal in 1912.
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