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45 years after the Supreme Court forced its schools to integrate, Charlotte continues to debate race, poverty, and education

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Why one of the nation's breadbaskets is also its unlikeliest food desert

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Before I let go: on Houston, mental illness, and family

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Appalachia isn't dead; it just needs reinforcements

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Jesus, Aunt Mary, and me

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North Carolina prisoners are dying in custody

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Re-booting the feminist bookstore

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The all-purpose presidential stump speech

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Police and the silent majority

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To catch a carp

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