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Mastering Furniture Craft with Brian Brace
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Brian Brace, an artisan furniture maker, began his career with an 8,000-hour apprenticeship in Vermont before opening a business in Black Mountain, North Carolina in 2010. After holding several woodworking positions in Naples, Florida, Brace returned to his passion for furniture making and navigated the effects of the 2008 financial…
North Carolina Education Case Returns to Supreme Court
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The North Carolina Supreme Court is set to revisit the Leandro education funding case in February 2022,…
Urgent: Asheville Police Search for Woman Missing Since March
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The Asheville Police Department is searching for 38-year-old Stephanie Necole Eakes, who was last seen in…
State Seeks EPA Grant Ideas for Pollution Reduction
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) is seeking ideas from low-income and disadvantaged communities to guide its application for the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, a program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants. The state expects to receive $3 million this year…
Police Chief Apologizes for Middle School LGBTQ Book Search in MA
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A police officer in Massachusetts searched a middle school for a banned book, "Gender Queer: A Memoir,"…
Top 10 Health Policy Challenges for 2023: Annual Review
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The KFF report identifies key issues such as rising health care costs, with family health insurance…
Davis, Smith-Jackson Join N.C. State Engineering Hall of Fame
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Lauren Davis, Ph.D., and Tonya Smith-Jackson from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have been inducted into North Carolina State University’s Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Alumni Hall of Fame. Davis was the sole recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Young Alumni Award, having…
Discover the Date of Winter Solstice: Asheville’s Longest Day
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The winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year, occurred on December 21 in the Northern…
Raleigh Resident Found Guilty in Nationwide Drug Trade: USDOJ
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Lawrence Levon Jones, a Raleigh man and leader of a local drug organization, has been convicted on…
More Underserved Communities Adopting Affordable Solar Energy
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Doris Brown's solar-powered home in Houston was a refuge during a power outage caused by a lightning storm, demonstrating the advantage of solar power in such situations. A federal initiative under the Inflation Reduction Act, known as Solar for All, includes $7 billion to fund approximately 60 solar projects in disadvantaged…