"Those problems are particularly pronounced in rural communities, where more than 68 hospitals have closed in the last decade. The closures slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the federal government doled out billions of dollars in extra funds to hospitals. But with that money spent, hospital closures might tick up again, said George Pink, the deputy director of the UNC’s Sheps Center’s Rural Health Research Program."
“As a physician I am deeply concerned about North Carolina’s potential total ban on mask-wearing. It’s disturbing to think immunocompromised and cancer patients could be deemed criminals for following medical advice aimed at safeguarding their health,” [Jerome] Adams said in one post.
Thirteen year old daughter of sharecropper planting sweet potatoes. She walks down the row and places the young plants in the holes her father has dug with a hoe. They will return down the row, water the plants with a bucket, then cover the roots with earth. Her father hopes to send her to school. Note pine woods and light colored soil. Near Olive Hill, North Carolina
#Transgender Care Coverage Policies in North Carolina and West Virginia Are Discriminatory, Court Rules
The states violated federal #law by banning coverage of certain treatments for transgender people but allowing it for others, according to a decision that could influence #courts around the country.
#Charlotte / #NorthCarolina > At least 4 law enforcement officers struck by gunfire [5000 block of Galway Drive] from a suspect barricaded inside his home.
This is still an active situation. Please, avoid area.
Daimler Truck Workers Reach Deal and Avert Threatened Strike in #NorthCarolina
The United Automobile Workers reached an agreement involving workers who make Freightliner trucks and Thomas Built buses. The deal comes as the union seeks to expand its membership in southern states. #UnionStrong#UAW
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Tobacco sharecropper's daughter getting eggs from hen's nest in the henhouse. Enclosure for the pig is just beyond under the pine trees. Person County, North Carolina
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Zollie Lyons, sharecropper, home from the field for dinner at noontime, and part of his family. Upchurch, North Carolina. He has thirteen acres of tobacco and a labor force of five
"One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a #Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her... [another horror story]... And in #NorthCarolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound. The baby died.
Father of sharecropper family. He is sixty-nine years old, has six acres of tobacco, has a large family. Heard in conversation on his porch, "Land is like folks. It gets tired and needs a rest." Person County, North Carolina
Country filling station owned and operated by tobacco farmer. Such small independent stations have become meeting places and loafing spots for neighborhood farmers in their off times. Granville County, North Carolina
Country filling station owned and operated by tobacco farmer. Such small independent stations have become meeting places (community center) and loading spots for neighborhood farmers in their off times. Granville County, North Carolina
Who is Olivia Dennis? Olympic High School teacher in Charlotte charged with sexual activity with a student (haor.org)
Who is Olivia Dennis? Olympic High School teacher in Charlotte charged with sexual activity with a student