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Columnist John Boyle takes a look at teacher salaries, in light of a local politicians call for a statewide teacher strike.

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North Carolina added more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases Feb. 3, thanks to a backlog of cases from December and January that previously went unreported. The state Department of Health and Human Services dashboard shows an addition of 12,079 new cases Feb. 3, which would be the most one-day addition ever, beating 11,581 on Jan. 9. But a note says that 7,912 of those were "from tests performed at FastMed Urgent Care clinics during December 2020 and January 2021 that had not been previously report...

New observatory sets sights on community, educational outreach The Gaston Gazette After selling property in Myrtle Beach, Chris Ayers and Vicky Willis Ayers turned to land thats been in the Willis family for a long time, but not to build their dream home.  Instead, on Bear Creek Road between Bakersville and Spruce Pine, they built an observatory, a place to use the latest technology to glimpse the universe in an area of dark skies nestled between three ridges where Vicky Ayers grandfather u...

CoRWM is an advisory non-departmental public body (NDPB). It was established in 2003 and has a remit to provide independent scrutiny and advice to UK government and devolved administrations (DAs) on the long-term management of radioactive waste, including storage and geological disposal. Membership Our current members are listed on our About us page. We meet as required to discuss progress on our work programme and formulate advice. We also collate and evaluate evidence from a wide range of sou...