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Mark Schultz @TriangleEditor

I'm the metro editor for The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun in North Carolina. Contact me at mschultz@newsobserver.com

Joined July 2009
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Durham County is out as Pride sponsor this year. tinyurl.com/5fsnz8ju (FREE READ)
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City of #Durham 'reviewing the matter' after police chief wrote #CharlieKirk “shamed Black women like me, believed that gun violence was necessary to preserve the 2nd Amendment and created a culture of divisiveness through hate speech.” tinyurl.com/4faupxz4
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"I now realize that by expressing support for our #LGBTQ community I may have unintentionally suggested the Town’s official support for one set of deeply held beliefs over another set just as deeply rooted." tinyurl.com/2s3s5ywn #WakeForest
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Update: Remember those dogs rescued from a suspected puppy mill in Chatham County? Some are coming back to NC for adoption. #animalrescue newsobserver.com/news/local/…

85 dogs, puppies rescued from suspected NC puppy mill are almost ready to be adopted

The dogs will be sent to and adopted through local rescue groups, including at least one in the Triangle.

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Was it the city's rules or the rapper's content that led to the disciplinary action? Anna Millicent Johnson reports. tinyurl.com/yvjw4pds

A rapper filmed a video at a Raleigh firehouse. Now some firefighters are in trouble.

The video features two Raleigh fire trucks with their lights on and the rapper wearing a plastic red fire helmet.

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Sign up for my #Durham Report and Orange Report newsletters and get a free digest of LOCAL news in your email inbox at 11 am today and every Thursday. (For N&O subscribers) #bullcitypol #chtc t.news.newsobserver.com/webA…
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Blue says join this guy at Orange County's next Low-Cost Rabies Vaccination & Microchip Clinic from 9 am to noon this Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Orange County animal shelter, 1601 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill.
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Getting close to makeup days for missed classes during #DurhamPublicSchools salary dispute: newsobserver.com/news/local/… #DPS #bullcitypol

Durham students might have to make up lost days if school closings persist

Interim Superintendent Catty Moore said missed class time over budget issues is “one day or less” away from exceeding “banked time.”

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#Durham closes 7 schools due to ongoing power outage. #DurhamTech closes for 2nd day: newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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$100M for books in Wake County? newsobserver.com/news/local/… #wakepol

Wake County considers nearly $100 million bond for libraries. And it could go higher.

The last library bond was approved just before the Great Recession in 2008.

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Why rents are so high in the Triangle right now: newsobserver.com/news/busine…

‘Hotter than Atlanta’: Triangle rents remain competitive. What that means for 2024.

Looking for a rental? While prices may be cooling, the market is still tight compared to the national average, study finds. What to know.

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Think you could make it post prison? How one NC county is trying to help: tinyurl.com/mps3md4f
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“My first concern was, do we know where all the bodies are buried?" ... One family's quest to protect the graves of its ancestors, some of the first free Black people in Orange and Chatham counties. tinyurl.com/m975kdts
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What's that Sesame Street song? This one candidate for #Raleigh mayor is not like the other ones? #ralpol newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Does Raleigh need 400 more cops? This new candidate for mayor says yes.

“When we allowed a group of out-of-town political activists to tear up our city with zero repercussions, we became a soft target.”

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Triangle area residents shot intruders four times in the past 13 months. What happened in each case: newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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“This is good not just for NCCU and Durham Tech. It’s good for the state of North Carolina." newsobserver.com/news/local/… #nced #ncpol #nccu

NCCU guarantees acceptance for Durham Tech transfers in newly expanded partnership

”This is good not just for NCCU and Durham Tech. It’s good for the state of North Carolina.”

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Could 60 days of sick leave make employees stay in jobs longer? Wake County thinks so. Every Wake County govt. employee who reaches a 5-year milestone of employment will get 60 additional days of sick leave. (Via @kristensuzettee) #wakepol #ncpol newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Can 60 days of sick leave make employees stay on the job longer? Wake County thinks so.

In 2022, Wake County estimates it lost over $66 million due to turnovers across departments.

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Today's vocabulary word: sleuth: A group of bears Speaking of which ... newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Murray the bear? It’s down to 3 names for black bear cub at Durham museum. Vote now.

The now 9-month-old American black bear cub was just 4 pounds when he was found all on his own last spring.

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A spike in armed robberies of Latino community members in Durham raises calls for more police, not fewer: newsobserver.com/news/local/… #bullcitypol

‘I’m sick of it’: Armed robbers are targeting the Latino community in Durham

Serial armed robberies continue to target Hispanic immigrant residents in Durham.

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City Councilman Corey Branch running for #Raleigh mayor. newsobserver.com/news/local/… #ralpol

Raleigh City Council member Corey Branch to run for mayor. Who else might run?

The 2024 election season has begun, even if the official filing period is months away. Here’s what Branch told us, plus a quick look at other possible candidates.

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