Throughout 2012, The Herald-Sun has used this space to highlight the people of our communities who have gone above and beyond to help others; the people who have overcome illness, disease, disability, and hardship; the people who work selflessly and tirelessly to make life a little easier for their fellow residents.
Lines at stores and traffic at peak times showed that there are plenty of local folks out there who did a lot of holiday shopping. The same goes for the post-Christmas rush: lots of traffic, a lot of apparent business at a number of stores.
In a story just before Christmas, The Herald-Sun’s Laura Oleniacz talked to a number of local health care leaders about an important change coming in the federal health overhaul: An increase in Medicaid fees for certain expenses from primary physician care. Medicaid is the federal health insurance program for people with low incomes.
Throughout the year 2012, The Herald-Sun has brought our readers the biggest and most compelling stories of the past 12 months.
To all of our readers, we wish a happy, safe, and rewarding holiday season. That goes for those who celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and any and all other observances.
Many debates in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting are raging right now, and they will continue. Some are proposing changes to the way that security is handled at elementary schools, indeed at all schools.
Observers who are looking for a sign that the economy might be on a subtle upswing will not have far to look this holiday season.
For the past several decades at least, newspaper coverage has been as much about photographic images as it is about words. The intersection of stories and photos is key to what makes newspapers and news coverage compelling. A picture often does do as much to tell a story as a thousand words might.
On particular roadways around Durham, such as along the U.S. 15-501 and Fayetteville Road corridors, they are a familiar sight: Men and women clad in orange vests, soliciting for donations.
Two recent projects provide a needed perspective on local civil rights history. Learning and knowing that history should be of importance to every American, but is particularly meaningful to those of us living in the South.
The Durham Area Transit Authority reported to the City Council recently about changes to its route network and resulting on-time performance figures.
Two area churches are showing what goodwill toward women, men and children is all about this holiday season.
To offer a few tentative thoughts in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting is a daunting undertaking.
According to recently released rankings, Durham County is the eighth healthiest county in the state of North Carolina, out of 100 counties statewide. North Carolina, however ranked just 33rd in health out of the nation’s 50 states.
The painted cows of the North Carolina CowParade graced Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh for the past few months, and are now heading to greener pastures.