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On today’s show, we’re looking back at the year that was 2025 with my colleagues, Rachel Keith, Aaleah McConnell, Kelly Kenoyer, and Nikolai Mather. From the local impacts of DOGE and the Trump Administration to the struggles over education funding, from rural reporting to community engagement, we’ll recap the toughest, most rewarding, and some of the most fun stories of the year.
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On today’s show, we’re looking back at the year that was 2025 with my colleagues, Rachel Keith, Aaleah McConnell, Kelly Kenoyer, and Nikolai Mather. From the local impacts of DOGE and the Trump Administration to the struggles over education funding, from rural reporting to community engagement, we’ll recap the toughest, most rewarding, and some of the most fun stories of the year.
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Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Commentary: Bob Thompson "Longfellow and the Bells"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Susan Habas, director of the Thalian Association
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Marva Mapson Robinson, director of the Williston Alumni Community Choir
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Say I Don’t Know"
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- WHQR Now presents Tercel
- Holiday Programming 2025
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Meghan McDonald, education and outreach manager for the Wilmington Symphony
- "Upcycled and Deconstructed" Fourth Friday Reception
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Dan Brawley, director of Cucalorus Film Festival
- WHQR Public Media Wins Six Broadcast Journalism Awards
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National News
- In newly released testimony, Jack Smith defends his investigations into Trump
- California study has lessons for efforts to protect workers from excessive heat
- Thousands of people turn out for NYC Mayor Mamdani's inauguration
- Congress failed to extend Obamacare subsidies. This Democrat says Trump can save them
- Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1
- Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired. What that means for millions of Americans
- Warren Buffett officially retires as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO
- Morning news brief
- Some of the cultural works entering the public domain in 2026
- Baltimore's crime rate dropped dramatically in 2025. A look at what the city did
State News
- In western NC state House primary, past and present representatives face off
- North Carolina health officials identify state's second measles case of 2025
- Some WNC communities are still grappling with Helene-related road closures. It’s not an easy wait.
- North Carolina awarded $213 million for rural health initiatives
- Greensboro continues support for displaced residents of West Market Street complex
- Duke Energy seeks federal review for potential Belews Creek nuclear site
- 211 acres of Randolph County forest now permanently protected
- Innovation Quarter continues to grow with Phase II of development
- NC, 11 other states win lawsuit against FEMA over emergency preparedness grants
- Greensboro to end free parking in some downtown lots in 2026
