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One of the invariable questions during the county’s budget process is about the comparative funding for public schools versus public safety. Given that the former is the subject of perennial debate while the latter, at least of late, has flown under the radar, you can understand why it’s sometimes an invidious comparison. So, what does a fair analysis look like?
The Newsroom
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On this episode, Rachel Keith sits down with Ray Funderburk III, who recently settled with Cape Fear Community College three years after he was ousted from its board of trustees. Plus, Kelly Kenoyer talks with UNCW economist Mouhcine Guettabi about potential economic impacts of a toll bridge over the Cape Fear River, which is looking increasingly likely.
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- NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 hurricane season, officials still advise caution and 'vigilance'
- Hampstead Bypass construction will shift traffic starting next week
- Public hearing for Wilmington's 20% tax increase sparsely attended, council seems likely to move forward
- How much public money was used in CFCC lawsuit with former trustee?
- Is NC changing its liquor laws? What to know as lawmakers weigh happy hours, Sunday sales
- NHCS sees significant improvements on NC Teacher Working Conditions survey
- Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
- Transforming Wilmington's slumlord housing stock
- New Hanover County passes budget in 4-1 vote, maintains existing tax rate
- UNCW Faculty Senate officially votes to scrap Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- New Hanover County finalizing details on a two-year food and medication delivery pilot
- Sunday Edition: The Day After Groundhog Day
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
- Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
- "Taking Flight"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
- Commentary: Patricia Dew “Public Libraries For All”
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Craig Snow of the Cape Fear Chordsmen
- Commentary: Robert Leddy "Wright Brothers"
- MT Bottles on the Wilmington comedy scene, fatherhood, and his approach to making people laugh
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Choral Society, "Disaster!" and Bo Webb
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Suspected gunman killed after opening fire near White House identified
- This big university system is embracing AI. Students and faculty aren't all on board
- 'My body carried me,' Elizabeth Smart says. Now she's celebrating it
- Diners are staying home, so this restaurant lets patrons pay what they want
- California chemical tank has cracked, causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate
- Hacky sack is the latest trend, but its increased popularity is causing a shortage
- Research finds teen summer jobs help reduce crime
- Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together
- Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
- The fascinating way Milwaukee tenants are fighting one of the city's largest landlords
State News
- Q&A: Why state workers aren't happy with proposed raises
- North Carolina Museum of Art Winston-Salem will soon open new downtown gallery
- Wilkes, Watauga among hardest-hit counties as drought deepens in NC
- Guilford County Behavioral Health Center approaching 5 year anniversary
- DOJ sends 3 new judges to Charlotte immigration court, none with immigration law backgrounds
- Inside the $2B effort to rebuild I-40 after Hurricane Helene
- Charlotte immigration judge orders removal of asylum seeker who was killed in 2024
- Once stripped from the landscape, rivercane is returning to WNC as a climate solution
- High Point considers tax relief program for low-income homeowners
- Kyle Busch, famed NASCAR Cup Series Driver, dies at the age of 41
