Letter to the editor
To whom it may concern, I am writing this letter with a heavy heart and real concern regarding the termination of Mr. Lorenzo Tucker, a respected community advocate and a member of the Charlotte Black Gay Pride community. I want to be clear about the timeline. Mr. Tucker was terminated from his position at C.W.…
When health insurance becomes unaffordable
I didn’t lose my health insurance because I stopped needing it. I lost it because I could no longer afford the price tag. The email arrived the way these things usually do. Quietly, buried among other notices I didn’t have time to deal with right away. My health insurance plan was renewing, and the monthly…
Qnotes Democracy: Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension should anger every American
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Michael Whatley will send NC backwards if elected
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