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Kickoff for the Cape Fear 2040 Transportation Plan

Starting Tuesday, residents of Southeast North Carolina will be able to give their input into the future of transportation. The Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO, will launch a public survey to consider a regional transportation plan for the year 2040.
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I’ve spent some time this week looking over some the comments made by listeners when they pledge at whqr.org. Here’s a sample: Eldon of Myrtle...

City Stage presents Brooklyn: The Musical. My guests were director Anthony David Lawson, and actor/singers Olivia James and LaRaisha Burnette. The...

Commentator Nan Graham is more than familiar with the needle-in-the-hay-stack method of finding southerners, so she wasn’t nervous when Louisa May

Wilmington residents living next door to Wave Transit’s industrial bus garage will not have to endure the sounds and smells for much longer....

The Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority could soon be leaving his post. Matthew Jordan has accepted a position in Tampa

Court Rules That Arizona Sheriff Engages In Racial Profiling

A U.S. district court has ruled that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department has violated the rights of Latino drivers by racially profiling them as...
Obama's Terrorism Fight Is Colored Gray, Not Black And White

It's difficult for an American president to govern through nuance, especially when it's necessary to persuade a majority of the people that certain...
Toronto Mayor: 'I Do Not Use Crack Cocaine'

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he doesn't smoke crack cocaine and isn't an addict, in response to a video that surfaced recently purporting to show him...
L.A. Blue Jeans Makers Fear Their Business Will Fade Away

Los Angeles is the world leader in the most American of clothing items: bluejeans. High-end, hand-stitched, designer bluejeans that will you run well...
Toronto Mayor Dodges Accusations Of Crack Cocaine Use

Melissa Block talks to Jeff Semple of the CBC about the video that appears to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.