Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread
Amy Maxmen
February 21, 2025
Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched,...
A Critical Deficit
Flawed thinking can lead us into a lifetime of pointless arguments and bad decisions. Fixing the problem won't be easy — but we know...
Concrete Poetry: Thomas Edison and the Almost-Built World
By Anthony Acciavatti
Historians often speak of “contingency”, by which they mean something like “things could have been otherwise”. But is this even true? It can...
Transitional gardening: How to choose plants that can thrive moving from cold to warm...
(BPT) - Keep your garden vibrant all season long with these cold weather-resistant plants.
As winter continues to keep temps fluctuating, many gardeners assume their...
Medicaid Advocates Say Critics Use Loaded Terms To Gain Edge in Congressional Debate
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
March 7, 2025
In Washington’s debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground.
Many Republican lawmakers and...
Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.
By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact and Amy Sherman, PolitiFactMarch 13, 2025
The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing...
History for Lunch
Harriet Jacobs: A Woman of Conscience
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Museum of the Albemarle will host our monthly History for Lunch on Wednesday, March 19...
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths...
by Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-JesterProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like...
Science on the Sound Lecture Series – “What do greentails have to do with...
Join us for the March 2025 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer...
