Sue Wasserman

The coronavirus has changed how we travel and book hotels. Here’s our review of a pandemic-ready tiny home ‘hotel’ in eastern North Carolina.

Making a teachable moment out of President Trump’s refusal to accept defeat in the 2020 election.

An absentee ballot meant for Bethel, Maine arrived in Bethel, NC right before Election Day. Then, this town clerk jumped into action.

Feeling overwhelmed with coronavirus and election stress? Yeah, we are too. Here are some tips on how to unplug and breathe.

With the coronavirus shuttering schools across the state, a NC writer talks about her rocky experience leading ‘The Pod Squad.’

NC officials are emphasizing new online registration and mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic. Registering to vote online takes a few minutes.

Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, a progressive wishlist items for years now, isn’t so far off, state Sen. Jeff Jackson says.

“The hospitality industry was instantly decimated,” says Margo Metzger of the NC Restaurant and Lodging Association. “There were approximately 18,000 restaurants with 500,000 restaurant workers in the state, 90% of whom have now been laid off.”

Joy Boothe knows actions speak louder than good wishes.  When the Yancey County resident read about the growing shortage of N95 surgical masks, she sewed a dozen to donate to her healthcare provider friends.  “When I made those first masks, my thought was that my providers could use them to cover their N95 masks and…