Tuesday, May 8, 2018

The Bible had plagues of locusts. We have plagues of robocalls.  They are becoming more frequent and annoying.  So what can be done?

Atrium Health says an ad campaign by its former anesthesiology contractor is causing it to lose patients. The health system added this new allegation to its lawsuit against Mednax, which still employs doctors that work at Atrium through the end of June.  

Fifteen days of early voting are over and Tuesday is primary day across North Carolina. Republican and Democratic candidates are seeking their parties' nominations for Congress, the state legislature and county offices.  WFAE's David Boraks talked with host Mark Rumsey for an overview of the primaries.

Monday, May 7, 2018

Ongoing efforts to improve upward mobility have resulted in more attention being paid to social capital, the currency we use to make connections and get ahead.  Our deficit of that is being further hurt by segregation.  So, if you don’t have social capital, how do you get it?  How do make connections and forge relationships that will help you become upwardly mobile?  We take a closer look at what’s being done to address the problem.

House Bill 514 does have the support of Mint Hill elected officials, says the town’s Mayor Ted Biggers. The legislation would allow Matthews and Mint Hill to create their own charter school, with preference given to students in the two towns.