Former Managing Editor, The Charlotte Observer
Joined May 2008
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May 29
Maybe there are two acceptable ways to spell it?
May 29
Wow, never seen this. At the National Spelling Bee, a contestant was asked to spell the name of an Indian city. On the TV screen, it said it was spelled Bhubaneswar. The speller added an “h” before the “w” but the judge said he had spelled it correctly. @ScrippsBee
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May 29
Wow, never seen this. At the National Spelling Bee, a contestant was asked to spell the name of an Indian city. On the TV screen, it said it was spelled Bhubaneswar. The speller added an “h” before the “w” but the judge said he had spelled it correctly. @ScrippsBee
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Mar 9
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles (@CLTMayor) opens up to @theobserver's @theodenjanes about how she's learned to bounce back from challenges and tragedies. charlotteobserver.com/news/p…
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Feb 26
Heather Patrek didn't know the college president. She saved his life anyway. @nkf @livingstone1879 charlotteobserver.com/living…
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Feb 25
The water stinks and tastes bad. Nearly a year later, why hasn’t NC town fixed it?
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Feb 5
Panthers’ Tetairoa McMillan apologizes for use of racial slur on livestream charlotteobserver.com/sports…
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Feb 5
Carol Quillen has stayed busy since leaving @DavidsonCollege. charlotteobserver.com/news/p…
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Feb 4
Hundreds of NC United Methodists denounce federal immigration raids
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Jan 27
People are sleeping outside Charlotte ICE office overnight because of long waits
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Jan 14
Would you guard North Carolina prisoners for $37,000 a year? charlotteobserver.com/news/p…
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9 Dec 2025
A real loss for North Carolina. DG was one of the truly nice guys: charlotteobserver.com/news/l…
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13 Nov 2025
Conservative columnist Andrew Dunn has a more charitable view of Stein's comments: charlotteobserver.com/opinio…
Shame on @NC_Governor for denigrating the hard work of the Border Patrol and ICE. These lies show how out of touch radical Democrats are and puts law enforcement officers in danger.
This is the same person who as NC Attorney General said sanctuary cities "aren't real."
#NCPOL
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12 Nov 2025
Want to lead a session at the next NC News and Information Summit? Make a pitch! The NC Open Government Coalition is now accepting proposals and would love to hear your ideas. linkedin.com/posts/north-car…
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11 Nov 2025
Compelling, deep reporting from Briah Lumpkins.
11 Nov 2025
After a decade of relentless development, the brothers at Westmoreland Dairy Farm are selling land their family has kept for over a century — one of the hardest decisions they’ve ever made.
My latest about the choice to sell, legacy and family ties⬇️:
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4 Nov 2025
Retiring Charlotte police chief Johnny Jennings, in perhaps his last public remarks, emphasized that the courts and DA need to do a better job of ensuring chronic repeat offenders are locked up. (At a @HoodHargett lunch.) @observer story to come.
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10 Oct 2025
Whether you are an oldtimer or new to the Charlotte area, this is worth your time: charlotteobserver.com/news/l…
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30 Sep 2025
What's better than the Roofman movie, coming out next week? @theobserver's account of the REAL roofman. @juliamcoin and @theodenjanes kick off a fascinating three-part series this morning. Check it out: charlotteobserver.com/news/l…
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