A controversial proposal on the State Bar’s disciplinary process moved forward last week despite concerns it will politicize the disciplinary process and reduce transparency.
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Posted inSports
Hubert Davis and Will Wade Are Just Cogs in a Money Machine
In today’s college sports, everything is expendable, loyalty is worthless, and there’s a price tag on anything and everyone.
Posted inCulture
Hidden in the Hills
Some of Western North Carolina’s “rockhounds” are mining for rubies and emeralds. Others dig for something deeper.
Posted inCourts & Justice
No Shortcuts
Prosecutors wanted the state Supreme Court to review an August ruling that overturned four men’s convictions in the murder of Nathaniel Jones.
Posted inPolitics & Government
N.C. Republicans Want Markwayne Mullin to Unlock FEMA Funds
All 10 House Republicans in the delegation wrote the new secretary of Homeland Security to ask for a review of unallocated FEMA funds.
Posted inHigher Education
In Search of Lost Education
A Syrian family’s commitment to education never wavered, even when civil war forced them to flee. They found what they were looking for in North Carolina.
Posted inCulture
How North Carolina Opera Is Beating the Odds
In recent years, companies nationwide have fought to keep opera profitable and relevant. In Raleigh, NC Opera just put on the best-selling show in company history.
Posted inHigher Education
The Next Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Could Come Out of UNC Pembroke
Ben Bahr leads the university’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Lab, which is working to develop a low-cost treatment for the brain disorder.
Posted inHealth
Whistleblower Pushes to Regulate Controversial Organ Retrieval Technique
A North Carolina surgeon has raised concerns about an innovative procedure that reanimates a dead body to enable organ transplants.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Phil Berger Concedes to Sam Page in State Senate Upset
The Rockingham County sheriff led by 23 votes, ending the decades-long reign of the state’s most powerful Republican lawmaker.