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How a Half Mile Long Dinner Table and One Word Manifestos are Defining Durham

STITCH asks: “Give us one word for what you’d like to see Durham become.”

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Should Colleges Give Grades For Emotional Intelligence?

Asheville-Buncombe TCC plans to give grades on soft skills like getting along with others and being on time.

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Desperate Times: Man Robs Bank to Get Healthcare in Jail

James Verone robbed a bank this month, but he didn't want any money. All he wanted was a doctor.

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Community College Students Need Federal Loans, Too

Over one million community college students in 31 states can't borrow federal student loans. What gives with this unequal practice?

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People Are Awesome: This Hardware Store Employee Saved Dozens from a Violent Tornado

Amid the tragedy, bravery emerges: This guy saved 100 people from a deadly storm.

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Help Decide Which High School Gets Obama as a Commencement Speaker

Six high schools are competing for the President to be their graduation speaker, and it's (partially) up to a public vote.

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Which High School Kids Will Obama Brainwash This Year?

The Commander in Chief will give the commencement speech to one of these six high schools.

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Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim Need to Learn This School's Anti-Bullying Rap

Hip hop beef is ubiquitous, but how about an anti-bullying track instead? Students at a North Carolina school are rapping a positive message.

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King Day Holiday Canceled in Charlotte, North Carolina Schools

Guess what school district's not going to observe the birthday of America's most famous civil rights leader—because they need to make up a snow day.

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OptimistiCartography: Every State is Good at Something

An infographic that lists something—from PhDs to teen pregnancies—that each state has or produces more of than its forty-nine rivals.

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Crop Mobs: Wannabe Farmers Dabble in Sustainable Agriculture

Urban living has its perks, but sometimes, the old fire escape garden just isn't enough. Now, when the mood strikes to dig in the dirt on a larger...