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The rural journalism group, The Daily Yonder recently presented a series called "Home-Cooked: A 50-Year History of Meth in America." Host and Producer of the series, Olivia Weeks was our guest. She talks about certain parts of the series, including "Old Meth - New Meth", and "Made in the USA". We also hear about the biggest difficulties for law enforcement as they try to prevent access to meth.
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Asheville Watchdog Report - John Reinan talked about his story on the River Arts District and how there's been a significant change due to development. Some artists have already departed the district because renting space and/or selling their artwork has become too expensive. Reinan tries to answer if the district has become too upscale and what the future might hold.
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Joining a national trend, the city of Durham, N.C. has been dispatching mental health teams and not police to some 911 calls — with WUNC Reporter Jay Price.
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WFAE Public Radio's Steve Harrison, Politics Reporter, returned to More to the Story to discuss some of the hot topics from Charlotte. That included CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) avoiding a strike by its employees to changes with the Wells Fargo building, located downtown. Steve also talked about Mecklenburg County's property tax revaluation and what to expect
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Shelby Harris, representing Carolina Public Press, talked about the latest news and notes on ARPA - The American Rescue Act. Its purpose is to effectively support, especially underserved and rural communities. Just how have different cities and counties spent ARPA funds that were provided from the events caused by Covid-19?
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Smoky Mountain News Reporter Holly Kays went over her story, "Marked Absent, From Kindergarten Through College - Men Struggle In School". Across the state and Western North Carolina, Holly talked about evidence showing a significant gap between the academic success of males compared to that of females. The question remains, how far will educational leaders and institutions, as well as political leaders, go to adjust the problem?
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WUNC Political Reporter and Capital Bureau Chief, Jeff Tiberii, joined WNCW for a conversation about the North Carolina General Assembly coming back into session to start a new year. As House and Senate members joined back together, Jeff said issues like education, voting maps, abortion, and Medicaid expansion would be some of the biggest things they debate. Another hot-button topic is no doubt Gov. Roy Cooper's current veto power.
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It's rare to get to speak with a member of the news media coming off of a trip to war-torn Ukraine, but that's exactly what happened when WNCW sat down with Cory Vaillancourt of Smoky Mountain News. Cory was able to travel to parts of Ukraine before the holidays. The country has been invaded and attacked by Russia for almost one year. The sights and sounds of what Cory experienced make you feel fortunate to be in America.
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It was a listen back to a few of the highlight interviews over the past year. We went back to discussions with WUNC, WFAE, Carolina Public Press, and the Asheville Citizen Times. Topics included "The Deadliest Jail in N.C.", "Abortion in North Carolina", "More Pay for State Teachers" and "Progress In The Review of North Carolina Rape Kits".
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WNCW received the assistance of The Blue Ridge Conservancy, located in Blowing Rock, and NPR (National Public Radio) for this story on Virginia Big-Eared Bats at Grandfather Mountain and Box Turtles along the North Carolina Coast. Both have been in the endangered category. Find out what's being done to help in their survival and expansion.
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After writing and reporting on North Carolina's state of mental health concerning youth for WUNC Public Radio, Reporter Will Michaels visited WNCW to share what he had learned. The CDC reports there's a rise in cases of depression and anxiety in youth that goes back to the pandemic.
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Prior to the huge midterm elections on Nov. 8th, WNCW spoke with Carolina Public Press and Reporter Shelby Harris about early voting in North Carolina.