MAY 10: Unisex signs hang outside bathrooms at Toast Paninoteca on May 10, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. Debate over transgender bathroom access spreads nationwide as the U.S. Department of Justice countersues North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory from enforcing the provisions of House Bill 2 that dictate what bathrooms transgender individuals can use.
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WA: New Ferry Director Young and Passionate
Forty-year-old Amy Scarton became director Feb. 1, bumping interim boss Elizabeth Kosa back to her No. 2 staff chief position.
One on One – Galifianakis: Nick or Zach?
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – ” Did you ever feel so let down after an election?Many North Carolina Democrats have been asking each other this question every day since they learned the results of the latest presidential election.Some old timers remember other times when they felt like they had been hit in the stomach by disappointing election … (more)
Repeal of N.C.’s – bathroom bill’ stumbles
A sign protesting a recent North Carolina law restricting transgender bathroom access is seen in the bathroom stalls at the 21C Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C., on May 3, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File photo A deal has fallen apart to undo the North Carolina law known as the “bathroom bill” in a sign of the state’s bitter political divide.