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One hundred fifty years ago this month, the American Civil War came to end and Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet held a last meeting…

On occasion, we hear stories in the news of animal cruelty perpetrated by owners on their pets. We wondered what happens next? What happens to those…

Lots of political satirists work in comedy clubs and on TV but none have been working longer than Mark Russell. He started in the '50s, did PBS specials…

The treatment of cancer is on the cusp of change and part of that is coming from Charlotte. Several doctors at Levine Cancer Institute are involved in new…

As LGBT issues work their way through secular society, they often find roadblocks within religious institutions. While some have opened their doors, other…

On the surface, the United States has a two party system of government. But there’s no law about that. Democrats and Republicans don’t have to be the only…

Perhaps you heard about Luis Lang. He’s the self-employed man from Ft. Mill who opposed the Affordable Care Act and opted not to buy coverage, only to…

The U.S. is in the middle of the worst drug plague ever. More people now die from drug overdoses than in traffic accidents and Charlotte has been cited as…

You may have noticed, there are a lot of runners in Charlotte. On nice days in certain parts of town, the streets are practically clogged with them. It's…

Testing in North Carolina schools – the kind of testing and the frequency of exams have been a hot topic among parents, teachers and students in recent…

Historically, Charlotte has been a city of suburban neighborhoods. In recent years, a more urban profile has developed with apartments and condominiums…

Charlotte and other municipalities have been developing greenways for years and now, the city and county are working to connect them. If they’re…

Monday, July 27Twenty-five years ago this week, the first President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act which attempted to level the playing…

Friday, July 31 You may remember Webb Hubbell. A former Associate Attorney General of the United States and longtime friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton,…

Tuesday, August 4Polls have traditionally been an important tool in elections, but currently polls are in the midst of an existential crisis. Once they…

Friday, August 7Carl Zimmer is considered the top writer on genomic science and everything related to it. He has written 13 books on a number of other…

Monday, August 17Charlotte’s growing restaurant scene has some rising star chefs from here and elsewhere and many of those chefs concentrate on serving…

Friday, August 21 Physicist Sean Carroll spends a lot of time researching theoretical aspects of cosmology, field theory, and gravitation. Recently, he’s…

Growing up in small-town North Carolina, Resa Goldberg endured a horrible experience with a high school boyfriend which impacted much of her adult life…

Monday, August 31There have always been bullies intimidating people of all ages. But the digital age has added new platforms for bullying and often the…