Today in North Carolina

"Price gouging" laws don't protect you during a crisis. They cause shortages. image

"Price gouging" laws don't protect you during a crisis. They cause shortages.

Right Bird
David Larson
Publisher
All the pumps had bags over them and a sign let me know that there was no gas to be had. But why? In basic supply and demand economics, if there is huge demand, won't prices go up to prevent shortages and also to send a signal to suppliers that more gas is needed urgently? Yes, but we do not operate under basic economics during a crisis.

Gov. Cooper: 'Forecast puts North Carolina in the bullseye of Hurricane Florence'

Source: Associated Press

The Carolina coast begins to prepare for historic storm

Gov. Cooper declares state of emergency, tells residents, 'Get ready now' Source: WRAL ECU cancels classes ahead of storm Source: Reflector What happens to NC’s wild horses when a major hurricane like Florence hits? Source: News & Observer FEMA stages relief supplies at Fort Bragg Source: Fayetteville Observer Eastern NC residents prepare for storm (photos) Source: Jacksonville Daily News
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"Further strengthening is anticipated and Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane through Thursday.” 

- the National Hurricane Center

What is your plan for Hurricane Florence?
Stay with family/friends out of state
Get provisions and hunker down
Go to a safer location but stay in NC
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“Hurricane Florence is still on track to make landfall in North Carolina
on Thursday as a Category 4 — becoming the strongest hurricane to ever
make landfall north of South Carolina.”

 - Eric Holthaus, meteorologist

CBS reports from Wilmington area on Florence

Source: CBS
Silent Sam and Kneeling Colin — What we're actually fighting about image

Silent Sam and Kneeling Colin — What we're actually fighting about
Right Bird
David Larson
Publisher
Every week there is something to be outraged at, no matter what side of the aisle you sit on. The latest examples of course are Nike's Colin Kaepernick marketing campaign and the fate of the Silent Sam statue at UNC Chapel Hill. These two fights, and many other recent ones, come down to what respect, if any, should be given to certain cultural symbols. But why are they so important to us that we can't seem to stop posting on social media and attending protests over them?

Panelists discuss NC's strange midterms, the fate of the state liquor monopoly and education

Source: NC Spin

2017-18 public school testing results released

Test scores in NC public schools decline Source: NC Policy Watch
An overview of state test scores and such Source: John Locke Foundation
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As hurricane season begins, NC could face wet weekend

Hurricane Florence to bring rip current danger to NC coast by the weekend Source: Spectrum News Tropics heating up as Florence now 3rd hurricane of 2018 Source: Wilmington Star News
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Scandal hounds Buncombe County Commission as federal indictments arrive

Corrupt or simply clueless, Buncombe commissioners have failed their most basic duty Source: Asheville Citizen-Times
While speaking against corruption, commissioners hesitant to adopt recommendations Source: Asheville Tribune
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It may feel like cars own the streets in Charlotte, but they don’t.
Bikes — and now scooters — belong there and have rights there too.

- Katie Levans Loveluck: Charlotte Agenda

How do you feel about the "Bird scooters" hitting the streets of NC cities?
Love them!
Cool but they need some regulations
They are a scourge — ban them now!
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I think these scooters are a mess. People leave them willy-nilly
everywhere, and it's not about 'learning how to ride them,' it's about
following the rules. People are riding these things on sidewalks, where
they are not supposed to!

- MahaaFoodie: Indy Week

Large Western NC health provider, Mission Health, purchased by "Hospital Corporation of America"

HCA to buy NC health system for $1.5 billion Source: Health Care Dive Mission reaches purchase agreement with HCA Health Source: Smoky Mountain News
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