Snowbirds are currently migrating north. We touched a nerve. In yesterday’s blog post Palm Beach County’s Tourist Season: Five Reasons We’re Happy It’s Ending, we wrote about the relief Palm Beach County locals feel at the end of this record-breaking…
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Why we’re happy Palm Beach County’s snowbird season is ending: Readers …
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Report: Wage gap hurts most vulnerable in NC
Report: Wage gap hurts most vulnerable in NC(Photo: Fotosearch, Getty Images/Fotosearch RF) ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Unequal pay is hurting North Carolina’s most vulnerable citizens. According to data released Monday by the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonpartisan advocacy…
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Conference address NC coastal issues
While taking a seat at the start of a roundtable discussion in Durham, Gov. Pat McCrory’s chair slipped out from under him, sending him crashing to the floor.
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10Best Readers’ Choice, Hotel Edition!
Vote for your favorites in the 10Best Readers’ Choice, Hotel Edition!(Photo: bst2012) Unless you’re on a ‘stay-cation,’ hotels are an inevitable part of the travel experience, but the best hotels offer more than just a place to sleep at the…
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This Morning from CBS News, April 15, 2015
Marathon bombing Today is the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. CBS News Correspondent Don Dahler reports that while the city awaits sentencing for convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, survivors find themselves at a pivotal moment — figuring out how…
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Tourism conference to focus on festival success
Steve Morse, director of the hospitality and tourism management program at WCU, said the conference hopes to accomplish three things: allow WCU to engage with the communities it serves; provide WCU students majoring in hospitality and tourism real hands-on experience;…
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Low-wage workers plan walkouts, call for $15 an hour
Local News Police: Bellingham man tries to rob bank, waits to be arrested again
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2016 DE Julian Okwara follows brother to Notre Dame
Julian Okwara’s right hand made an immediate impression. More than three years ago, Romeo Okwara – not his younger brother – was the promising defensive end garnering interest from Notre Dame. Romeo hosted Irish assistant coach Mike Elston for an…
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Dinosaur hunter makes rare discovery in North Carolina
Andrew Heckert, a professor at Appalachian State University, is the lead author of a paper detailing the discovery of a species that went extinct some 230 million years ago.(Photo: Dale Neal, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times) BOONE, N.C. — Andrew Heckert usually…
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Charlotte City Council approves $975000 for new coliseum seats
CHARLOTTE, NC (Steve Harrison/The Charlotte Observer) – The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved spending $975,000 to install 8,700 new seats at Bojangles’ Coliseum, part of a $16 million renovation plan over the next two years. The city agreed last…
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