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There are dog lovers all over the region but our guests today take dog ownership to a very big degree. We’ll meet two people who breed, train and judge…

Sometimes researchers and historians are surprised by what they find when they decide to study a topic related to their field of study. This surprise was…

Owning a business is an ambitious venture for anyone. But as a female business owner, there are particular challenges that one might face. In the late…

The sounds of a city aren't just fire trucks and car horns. The real sounds of a city can be found in the music venues around town and at the concerts…

When you think of historic restoration, most times you think of those TV shows where they fix up old homes to look how they did in their heyday. But Peter…

In 2012, 618 refugees resettled in Charlotte. And tomorrow is World Refugee Day. It is also the day that Jose Martinez, a refugee from Cuba, will be sworn…

North Carolina’s first female State Treasurer is Janet Cowell, who was elected in 2008. She oversees billions of dollars in pension fund investments for…

From the wheel to the plow to the personal computer, there are inventions that have not only revolutionized a field of endeavor but changed the entire…

Programming Note: Today's show was originally scheduled with NC Budget Director Art Pope. Mr. Pope had to cancel, we are working to reschedule the show…

If you’ve been following public education in recent years, it almost seems as if the system is under siege. That’s certainly the case locally. CMS…

Wednesday, October 15, 2014Charles Best saw a need and filled it. That’s the short story. The more interesting long story is that, as a first year social…

Friday, October 17, 2014Most of us have heard about the Founding Fathers since we were little children. They are woven into the fabric of American society…

A government shutdown and the prospect of the US defaulting on its debts for the first time in history add up to a perplexing mess. Government systems…

We live in the age of Google and premium cable television, where people can look up an important event or watch a documentary about an important topic in…

During the holiday season there is pressure and desire to give to charity more than perhaps any other time of year. But not all charitable organizations…

Part One: Elevation Church. Elevation Church is one of the fastest-growing churches in the country. 33-year-old Elevation Pastor and Founder Steven…

By all accounts, Dr. Benjamin Chavis is a North Carolina legacy. The civil rights leader was not only on the forefront of civil rights protests in the…

Charlotte area business and economic leaders continue to work towards making Charlotte a major global hub, with the new intermodal facility at Charlotte…

In school, we learned all about the Founding Fathers, the men whose names we all know - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin. But NPR's…

PART II: OpponentsHere in North Carolina, throughout the South and across the nation, the discussion about medical marijuana legislation has gained a lot…