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(09/01/11 6:04am)

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Call me ... maybe

(04/29/13 6:50am)

In deciding the topic of my senior column, I have come to the painful conclusion that the number of cell phones I have lost is probably the most accurate representation of my past four years at this school. The exact number is eight (with two close calls). To those that don’t know me, that might sound like an exaggeration. Unfortunately, it’s not. To those who do know me, you probably thought it was more. 


Help Wanted in North Carolina's most unemployed county

(10/31/12 2:27am)

Laurinburg, N.C. — In 2009, lifetime Laurinburg resident Ira Edge graduated from UNC-Pembroke with a degree in chemistry. Upon graduation, Edge looked for work at local manufacturers as a chemist with long-term plans to attend pharmacy school. Campbell Soup Company rejected Edge because he was overqualified. Hand sanitizer manufacturer QualPack, LLC closed its doors. Edge’s options dwindled.


Former Pentagon official talks Obama foreign policy

(10/03/12 8:56am)

Michele Flournoy, former under secretary of defense for policy, played an influential role in formulating defense policy in President Barack Obama’s administration. During her time as under secretary, she contributed to policy developments regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the intervention in Libya and the American response to the Arab Spring.



Out of the Woods: Homelessness in Durham

(09/28/12 3:09am)

Though the buzz of sirens, horns and nearby construction work pollutes the air around the church garden at the corner of Dillard and East Main Streets, to the sleeping residents of the garden benches the din is merely background noise. For them, the garden offers solace, serenity and a place to sleep in the sunshine during daylight hours. Despite its title as “Church Garden,” the small, circular plot of land hosts mostly weeds, caked dirt and the bench dwellers, clinging to garbage bags filled with their personal possessions.