Ray Gronberg
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10. High tip expectations, hidden receipt fees cause customers to question service culture
Last autumn, Brandon Tarbert — who often visits Asheville for work — stopped in a farmer’s market in his home...
1. GOP nominee to run North Carolina public schools called for violence against Democrats, including executing Obama and Biden
The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by...
2. North Carolina labor chief rejects infectious disease rule petitions for workplaces
North Carolina’s elected labor commissioner has declined to adopt rules sought by worker and civil rights groups that would have...
3. NC lawmaker in close primary files protest claiming voting issues
A state lawmaker who appears to have lost last week’s primary has filed protests of the election results. The latest...
4. In second blow, Feds now cite HCA’s Mission Hospital for violating emergency treatment standards
Asheville’s Mission Hospital has violated the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA), the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
5. $418 million settlement paves way for negotiable commissions in housing market
American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group...
6. After being ‘roasted,’ Jeff Jackson apologizes for how he handled TikTok ban vote
Charlotte Democratic Congressman Jeff Jackson apologized in a video over the weekend for how he handled his vote to potentially...
7. NC State found PCBs in 2018 testing of Poe Hall, D.H. Hill Jr. Library, new records show
NC State found PCB concentrations that exceeded EPA limits in 2018 testing of Poe Hall and D.H. Hill Jr. Library,...
8. Garner mobile home park residents reach settlement with property owner
A federal court has signed off on a $1 million settlement agreement between residents of Indian Creek Mobile Home Park...
9. Grants boost High Point projects
Congress recently approved federal expenditures for two projects in High Point. Rep. Kathy Manning, whose district includes the city, secured...
10. NHC staff outline revised homelessness strategy, propose ‘informal working group’
A more structured approach to New Hanover County and Wilmington’s joint homelessness response was presented to county commissioners Thursday after...
1. Hunting has a diversity problem, and an NC State program aims to fix it
Dwight Wadford climbs the wooden steps of the box stand. He’s a hunting mentor with Academics Afield — a hunter...
2. Elm City rejects accountants’ plea for file access
Residents booed and stormed out of the room Tuesday when the Board of Commissioners ignored Town Attorney Slade Rand’s recommendation...