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Drug Abuse and Our Biased Compassion – Huffington Post

Drug Abuse and Our Biased Compassion – Huffington Post

Drug Abuse and Our Biased Compassion
Huffington Post
Recently the world has been privy to the intimate details of the drug use of two white male celebrities. On one hand there is Justin Bieber; during a recent arrest for DUI, Bieber… Continue reading →

East Meck Crowns Transgender Homecoming King – WCNC

East Meck crowns transgender homecoming king – WCNC


QNotes
East Meck crowns transgender homecoming king
WCNC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 17-year-old East Meck High School student has become the first transgender teen crowned Homecoming King in North Carolina. The announcement was made during a halftime ceremony inside the school… Continue reading →

Duke Energy Plant Reports Coal-Ash Spill – Charlotte Observer

Duke Energy plant reports coal-ash spill – Charlotte Observer


Washington Post
Duke Energy plant reports coal-ash spill
Charlotte Observer
The Dan River plant is about 130 miles northeast of Charlotte near the Virginia line. The North Carolina environmental agency said it notified downstream water districts of the spill. The nearest… Continue reading →

North Carolina Awaits Snow and Sleet – News & Observer

North Carolina awaits snow and sleet – News & Observer


WCNC
North Carolina awaits snow and sleet
News & Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Mike Hammond pushed his grocery cart filled with food to his car, he looked at the sky. Gray clouds, but no snow – at least… Continue reading →

Announcement of Drug Abuse Screening Grant Swerves Into Politics – vtdigger.org

Announcement of drug abuse screening grant swerves into politics – vtdigger.org


My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
Announcement of drug abuse screening grant swerves into politics
vtdigger.org
BURLINGTON — Gov. Peter Shumlin's announcement of a $ 10 million grant for substance abuse screening and intervention was hijacked by a litany… Continue reading →

Task Force Named to Probe Chemical Dumping – Charlotte Observer

Task force named to probe chemical dumping – Charlotte Observer


CL Charlotte
Task force named to probe chemical dumping
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina last year issued fish-consumption advisories for PCBs in striped bass caught in Lake Norman. Advisories were issued for Mountain Island Lake, Charlotte's main water source, and the… Continue reading →