A sharp dresser and an unabashed evangelist of hope, Duke Professor Dr. Richard Bedlack built a research and support network for patients with ALS.
October 2025
Yum Yum is Forever
For over a century, this staple near UNCG has offered hot dogs, ice cream, and a return to a simpler time.
The Politically Connected Law Firm Leading Civics School Investigation
UNC-Chapel Hill hired the law firm K&L Gates, which has represented General Assembly Republicans, to review its civics school.
Lawmakers Worry Shutdown Will Delay FEMA Funds to North Carolina
FEMA is relying on its Disaster Relief Fund to keep payments going out.
Stein’s Medicaid Cuts Deadline Arrives as Legislative Gridlock Continues
The governor said North Carolina’s Medicaid program would begin cutting reimbursement rates to offset a $319 million shortfall.
Democrats Are Losing Members in N.C. But Are the Republicans Gaining?
Much has been made of the decline in registered Democrats. But who it’s benefiting is more complicated.
A Last Gift From Her Father
Writer Laura Carney lost her father in when she was just 25. In completing his unfinished “bucket list,” she reconnected with him—and herself.



