Superintendent Tata fired from N.C.‘s largest school system
Sentiments that Tata further divided the system instead of promoting unity let to a school board decision to fire him with a severance package on Tuesday.
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Duke professor turned romance novelist
Duke professor Katharine B. Dubois lived as a prominent scholar but undetected writer for a number of years. She used the pen name, Katharine Ashe, while writing her books. Her increasing popularity, including that of her newest book,“How a Lady Weds a Rogue,” prompted her to come clean.
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PETA piqued by possum drop tradition*
Last December, the unique Brasstown tradition of slowly lowering a possum in a cage on New Year’s caught the attention of animal rights’ activists and launched an ongoing court case.
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