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Milestones
Aug. 17, 2024 * Barbara Lorraine Neal Nordman, 95. Memorial gathering planned Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Mich. Sept. 7, 2024 * Norman P. Barnes, 82. Memorial service on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Church. * Aiden Cash
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News
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press The U.S. Senate will vote for the second time this year on legislation that would establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization — Democrats’ latest election-year attempt to force Republicans into a defensive stance on women’s health issues. The bill, which the
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Commentary
Video Details: In the 13th episode of To the Point, Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, talks about Durham Public Schools’ continued issues in transportation, as well as dozens of DPS job openings, and thoughts on the state data about how Durham schools are performing on standardized tests.
Criminal Incident Reports
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Features
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News
By SARAH PARVINI and MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writers Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the next big waves of technology. So when some of the industry’s biggest names endorsed former
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By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis. Both major presidential candidates have signaled support for a federal policy change to reclassify marijuana as
News
Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. NOTE: Sept. 17 is an early release day for year-round schools as they begin intersession. Year-round schools go back into session on Oct. 7. Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade Breakfast Sept. 16 * Southern
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Business
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Chris and Marie Curran have found a home in Durham, and since early 2023, they’ve also found the perfect
News
By BILL BARROW, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump launched campaign blitzes Thursday with dramatically different approaches to attracting swing-state voters who will decide the presidential contest. In North Carolina, Democratic nominee Harris used rallies in Charlotte and Greensboro
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Commentary
Legacy sequels are all the rage these days. Indiana Jones played with his dial of destiny and Tom Cruise went all maverick. Everything old is new again as Hollywood raids Gen X’s memory banks for the next IP to plunder for fat sequel cash. Not that I’m complaining.
Local Government
Book Harvest, a local nonprofit children’s literacy organization, opened its newly expanded headquarters on Wednesday. More than 150 community members, supporters, children, and local dignitaries attended, including Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams and Durham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Lewis. During the event, Williams declared September as “Durham: City of