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Williams favored to win second term as mayor

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 - by Conrad Hamel - Leave a Comment

Art by Tula Winton Election Day is on Tuesday, and incumbent mayor Leonardo Williams is the heavy favorite to win a second term. Williams’ career began at Southern High School, …

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Editorial: Eleccion nacional, repercussions locales

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Gráfico de Jamari Murphy Cada cuatro años, los adultos votan para elegir a los gobernantes, y los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales y estatales de noviembre son un gran acontecimiento. …

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Editorial: National election, local impact

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Graphic by Jamari Murphy Every four years adults vote to put people in power, and November’s results for the Presidential  and state-level elections are a big deal. The results leave …

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Making sense of Mark Robinson

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 - by Isabelle Abadie - Leave a Comment

Photo Courtesy of Anthony Crider Two distinct Republican political candidates, both famous for saying extremely controversial things, then not owning up to them and deflecting when they are brought up …

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Fights, scandal, allegiances: high school or city council?

October 6, 2023October 13, 2023 - by Elena Paces-Wiles - Leave a Comment

From an alleged punch thrown to a campaign scandal to inflammatory speeches, it’s shocking that Durham’s City Council finds time to get anything done at all.  On September 21, I …

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Censorship in Education: The importance of critical analysis in our classrooms

February 23, 2022 - by Isaac Janiak Stein - 2 Comments.

The discourse surrounding American education has been dominated recently by many extreme cases of censorship, book bannings, and harmful legislation.  A particularly egregious example is a recent bill passed in …

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Q&A with Elaine O’Neal, the Next Mayor of Durham

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 - by Eden Mae Richman - Leave a Comment

Hillside Graduate Elaine O’Neal was elected mayor yesterday. She claimed victory on Tuesday, with 85% of the votes. The following is a Q and A with O’Neal from an interview …

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The Women’s March: A Photo Essay

October 6, 2021October 8, 2021 - by Eden Mae Richman - Leave a Comment

Hundreds of protesters gathered at marches and rallies in both Raleigh and Durham on Saturday to protest the abortion ban in Texas that outlaws abortion after 6 weeks that went …

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Teacher Shortage Worsened by Pandemic Creates Crisis at Riverside High School

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 - by Eden Mae Richman - 2 Comments.

The North Carolina statewide teacher shortage has reached a breaking point. COVID-19 has exacerbated current problems, making large class sizes unsafe, and causing teaching to become an increasingly unattractive profession.  …

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Living to Tell the Story

January 11, 2019 - by The Pirates Hook - 3 Comments.

Holocaust survivor believes her experiences matter now more than ever

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