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Toxic Clean-Up Continues Near RDU

By Darcie Dearth • May 14th, 2009 • Category: Environment, News, The Latest

Reports from residents near Raleigh-Durham International Airport describe an outlandish scene – workers roaming in white, full-body hazmat suits while a billowing plume rises in the sky.


Raleigh soup kitchens see record numbers, white-collar workers

By Darcie Dearth • Mar 28th, 2009 • Category: News, The Latest

Social-service organizations and soup kitchens in Raleigh are reporting longer lines and increased demand in recent months as the effects of the economic slump continues to unfold locally. (Left: The Saturday morning line at the Salvation Army soup kitchen in downtown Raleigh. Photo by Christie Starnes.)