>>No matter who you are, North Carolina lawmakers have probably done something to earn your ire. Between fracking, cutting the education budget, and playing fast...[Read More]
All posts by Jennifer Ferris
>>Nearly 80 years ago, a widowed Durham woman made history when she became the first female judge in North Carolina. >>Marie Dowd Walker faced an uphill...[Read More]
>>Jake Agosto is an adorable kindergartener with rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. Physically, he is indistinguishable from his classmates at his Chapel Hill elementary school;...[Read More]
>>Until recently, Chapel Hill mother >>Deborah Gerhardt wasn’t the type of parent to cause a fuss. Focused on her career as a law professor at UNC-Chapel...[Read More]
>>If you asked me how folks are doing in North Carolina, I’d likely poke my head outside my back door, take a peek, and pronounce...[Read More]
>>As a parent in North Carolina, it’s hard to keep up. My husband works at UNC-Chapel Hill, and in the past 5 years, his wages...[Read More]
>>Today marks the start of >>teacher appreciation week, which means my kids are headed off to school each day with homemade cards and hand-picked flowers. I...[Read More]
>>I understand that women’s health has not always been a top priority. Elected officials considered it a marginalized political issue in the 1970’s, when many...[Read More]
>>I didn’t intend to stay at home with my children. I knew that I had student loans to pay off. But what I didn’t know...[Read More]
>>Try to guess what the following things have in common: Alzheimer’s, autoimmune disorders, cancer, depression, and heart disease. Aside from being things that keep me...[Read More]