Oranges, fruit snacks, chips and water bottles. That’s what Sophia Chitlik, the incumbent District 22 state senator, packs in the snack bags she’s bringing to…
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Bettina Umstead, the lone incumbent seeking re-election on the Durham school board this March, acknowledges the problems that have plagued the district. “I agree that…
“I thought your number had been taken over by a bot.” That was Duke University senior Grace Peng’s immediate reaction to a text from The…
Endorsements matter in Durham. The 9th Street Journal analyzed Durham County Board of Elections records for the past 10 years and found striking patterns. We…
In the library at Easley Elementary School on Wednesday, candidates for the District 4 school board race appeared at ease. The three former educators settled…
Nadeen Bir is most known for where she is every Wednesday from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.: the northeast corner of Broad and Main streets, where…
DeDreana Freeman lost her City Council seat in November, after spending eight years in the position. Now she’s aiming higher. “I fully expected to be…
In the crowded race for School Board District 2, only one candidate was physically present at the Durham Senior Democrats’ candidate forum on Friday, Feb.…
Every day, Satana Deberry’s job reminds her that not all crimes cause the same degree of harm. “Until you’ve seen an autopsy of a 10-month-old…
In his sophomore year of high school, Jonathan Wilson II decided to defend an indigenous chief torn between war and submission to the Spanish conquistadors. …