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During the 2016 election season, WHQR will bring you profiles of the candidates running in New Hanover County for: New Hanover County Board of CommissionersNew Hanover County Board of Education The primary elections will be held on Tuesday, March 15th. As a reminder, voters will need to bring photo identification to the polls. You can read more about voting in North Carolina here, and you can check your voter status and voter precinct here.This fall, look for WHQR's coverage of the general election. We will bring you the 2016 Candidate Forums.

CoastLine: Political Round Table with Jon Evans (WECT) and Tim Buckland (StarNews)

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On March 15th, voters will decide on a $2 billion bond and primary races ranging from U.S. President to NC Governor to County Boards. (Clockwise from top left: New Hanover County Courthouse, The White House, Connect NC Bond, NC Exec. Mansion)

Early Voting is underway in North Carolina.  The primary is less than a week away on March 15th.   On this edition of CoastLine, we break down the issues, the candidates, the fireworks, and the head-scratchers -- all the way from the presidential race and how it’s playing out locally to county-level politics. 

Guests:

Tim Buckland, Political Reporter, StarNews

Jon Evans, Anchor, WECT / WSFX

Rachel hosts and produces CoastLine, an award-winning hourlong conversation featuring artists, humanitarians, scholars, and innovators in North Carolina. The show airs Wednesdays at noon and Sundays at 4 pm on 91.3 FM WHQR Public Media. It's also available as a podcast; just search CoastLine WHQR. You can reach her at rachellh@whqr.org.