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New Hanover County Schools is looking to make sure all employees are awarded raises and bonuses fairly, which means making up the difference when state funding doesn't cover locally-supported staff. The district superintendent said he hopes he can cover the shortfall with savings from the last fiscal year. Board members also voted on changes to several district fee structures.
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This year's WHQR luncheon guest was Tamara Keith, Senior Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Keith spoke about covering the president, the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and her new series, Swing Shift, a long-term project to document the perspectives of voters in swing states. Keith also took questions from our audience and sat down with WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman.
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Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
- Commentary: Freedom of Religion - Bob Thompson
- Commentary: First in Freedom: Gary Trawick
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
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- Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
- Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
- Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
- New art gallery and supply store on Castle Street offers art for everybody
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National News
- Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One
- ICE agents shot and killed a Houston man during a traffic stop. Here's what we know
- Ohio entrepreneur wants to bring 'farm-to-table' concept to clothing industry
- Why the death of MS student-athlete Nolan Wells is capturing national attention
- Should you sign your kids up for Trump Accounts? Four things to consider
- Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal how their books add to their income
- Appeals court denies Trump's request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center
- What we know about Nolan Wells, the student-athlete found dead off the coast of Mississippi
- Inspiration for Trump's arch was sparked long before the design was first approved
- Do you know where your birth certificate is? Journalist warns of new voting barriers
State News
- Meet the wildlife cinematographer filming Asheville's bears for a global audience on the BBC
- The Tennessee Valley Authority's new draft energy plan moves the public utility even further away from renewables
- Elkin City Schools launches survey for superintendent search
- Lexington weighs request tied to major economic development project
- Trump pardons Hendersonville mechanic, formerly convicted of violating the Clean Air Act
- Stein signs budget law, enacting raises across state government, teachers
- Davie County passes one-year data center moratorium
- High overnight temperatures are increasing heat risk in the Carolinas
- Randolph commission appoints library trustees amid pushback
- UNC Health purchases Westgate Shopping Center as it seeks to build new hospital in Asheville
