The Massacre That Spawned the Alt-Right
The Greensboro Massacre, as it became known, was the coming-out bloodbath for the white nationalist movement that is upending our politics today.
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Process for drawing new congressional maps may look a lot like one used for legislative districts
Experts say the General Assembly may soon enter another round of map redraws. The speculation stems from an Oct. 28 court injunction, in which a three-judge panel in Harper v. Lewis ordered no preparations be made for the 2020 congressional elections based on 2016 maps. The fact the court was willing to stall election preparations suggests plaintiffs will likely win the case, leaving legislators to draw new maps, said Michael Bitzer, professor of politics and history at Catawba College.
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News & Record still cannot describe Nov. 3, 1979 accurately
NO! The Greensboro Massacre was not a “shootout.” That false depiction, stated in your headline of Oct. 24, was discredited years ago during the wrongful death lawsuit and by the Truth and Reconciliation report.
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Greensboro police investigating after abandoned child found
GREENSBORO, N.C — Greensboro police are investigating after an abandoned baby was found.
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District 5 city council forum: Lots of excuses for inaction
It appeared everyone came with something to say. Thurm talked about trying to get bus service out in that area of the city and said, “I’ve asked about bus routes out this way and I don’t see that in the near future because it’s so expensive.”
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‘Your future is at stake’: Former Attorney General Eric Holder urges A&T students to keep up fight against gerrymandering
The former U.S. attorney general discussed politics, elections and redistricting with A&T students for about an hour Thursday.
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Greensboro won’t identify industry that contaminated downstream drinking water
The release happened on or before Aug 7. That’s the date Greensboro officials took a water sample that was later found to contain 1,4 dioxane at a concentration of 957 parts per billion. That level was 2,700 times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cancer risk assessment of 0.35 parts per billion in raw surface water.
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With Hardister, it’s hard not to be skeptical
Why not support a “clean” Medicaid expansion bill that involves no work requirement or premiums? Hardister mumbled something vague about instead being for better mental health and drug addiction treatment programs in North Carolina (which Medicaid expansion would, in fact, address). He also cited cost overruns in some states that have expanded Medicaid.
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Process for drawing new congressional maps may look a lot like one used for legislative districts
Experts say the General Assembly may soon enter another round of map redraws. The speculation stems from an Oct. 28 court injunction, in which a three-judge panel in Harper v. Lewis ordered no preparations be made for the 2020 congressional elections based on 2016 maps. The fact the court was willing to stall election preparations suggests plaintiffs will likely win the case, leaving legislators to draw new maps, said Michael Bitzer, professor of politics and history at Catawba College.
Read MoreNews & Record still cannot describe Nov. 3, 1979 accurately
NO! The Greensboro Massacre was not a “shootout.” That false depiction, stated in your headline of Oct. 24, was discredited years ago during the wrongful death lawsuit and by the Truth and Reconciliation report.
Read MoreGreensboro police investigating after abandoned child found
GREENSBORO, N.C — Greensboro police are investigating after an abandoned baby was found.
Read MoreDistrict 5 city council forum: Lots of excuses for inaction
It appeared everyone came with something to say. Thurm talked about trying to get bus service out in that area of the city and said, “I’ve asked about bus routes out this way and I don’t see that in the near future because it’s so expensive.”
Read More‘Your future is at stake’: Former Attorney General Eric Holder urges A&T students to keep up fight against gerrymandering
The former U.S. attorney general discussed politics, elections and redistricting with A&T students for about an hour Thursday.
Read MoreGreensboro won’t identify industry that contaminated downstream drinking water
The release happened on or before Aug 7. That’s the date Greensboro officials took a water sample that was later found to contain 1,4 dioxane at a concentration of 957 parts per billion. That level was 2,700 times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cancer risk assessment of 0.35 parts per billion in raw surface water.
Read MoreWith Hardister, it’s hard not to be skeptical
Why not support a “clean” Medicaid expansion bill that involves no work requirement or premiums? Hardister mumbled something vague about instead being for better mental health and drug addiction treatment programs in North Carolina (which Medicaid expansion would, in fact, address). He also cited cost overruns in some states that have expanded Medicaid.
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