Students at top public colleges and universities in NC face cultural pressure for achievement that could harm more than help.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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On the local news roundup, Charlotte City Council’s safety committee focuses on transit security and debates the return of red light cameras, Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney says he won’t resign following a vote of no confidence by the town board, and the Hornets are in the final stretch of their most successful season in years.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, a story of the courage and tenacity it sometimes takes to open doors. It’s a story set in 1950, before Martin Luther King, Jr. was a household name, before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. It is the story of a man taking a stand against discrimination who ended up on the front lines of the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott, and it is a story told by his daughter, an award-winning journalist.
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LOCAL NEWS
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A group of Myers Park High School students is pushing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to start high schools later, arguing that current start times leave teens chronically sleep deprived.
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Former Union County Commissioner Gary Sides has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 68. He resigned from the board last week.
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The money will support twelve community-based organizations across the state.
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The lack of a budget and other unfinished business from 2025 leaves a lot for NC lawmakers to tackle in 2026 short session.
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Public education advocates say the fight over school funding in North Carolina is far from over after a recent state Supreme Court ruling in the long-running Leandro case.
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Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney said he will not resign despite a no-confidence vote by the town board of commissioners Monday night.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The man accused of stabbing Iryna Zarutska last year on the Charlotte light rail has been found incompetent to stand trial. The NTSB is sending an investigation team to the site of a Mooresville chemical explosion. Former Union County Commissioner Gary Sides has died.
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