A good death: Like Sue Otterbourg, more people are taking control of the end

Terminally ill, Sue Otterbourg declined treatment so she could spend her last months living fully.
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Video: John Fullbright at the ArtsCenter

Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Fullbright played songs from his Grammy-nominated album in Carrboro.
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Bulls out-power Bats in landslide victory

On Monday night the questions were answered—Durham has the ability to score runs without Wil Myers in the lineup.
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Bulls rally falls short, lose to Indians in extras

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Elevator bureau falls down on the job

Elevator bureau falls down on the job

After reading a state report on North Carolina elevator inspections, you might want to take the stairs.

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What New Orleans can teach North Carolina

What New Orleans can teach North Carolina

What strikes me about New Orleans is that, eight years after the flood, it is a case study of this country's political paralysis in the face of major challenges that threaten to tear us apart.

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A sympathetic depiction of eco-anarchists in <i>The East</i>

A sympathetic depiction of eco-anarchists in The East

Opens Friday
In this indie thriller, we see a world that rarely makes the screen: the American leftist fringe of freegans, vegans, skaters, freight-hoppers and elusive activists whose tactics veer into law-breaking.

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Triangle music mainstay Rusty Sutton moves west, with fond memories of a decade well spent

Triangle music mainstay Rusty Sutton moves west, with fond memories of a decade well spent

One night in the Cradle's green room, KRS-One asked me how I got the name Rusty. When I told him it was short for Russell, he responded with, "MAAaaAAAn, you too smooth for a name like RUSTY! I'm calling you Crisco from now on!"

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George Packer's <i>The Unwinding</i> is a novelistic nonfiction about how we live now

George Packer's The Unwinding is a novelistic nonfiction about how we live now

Tuesday at Quail Ridge Books
If you've ever driven through freshly paved suburbia and wondered at the absurdity of two different pharmacies occupying opposite corners, The Unwinding might be for you.

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Raleigh Brewing Co.'s bold vision

Raleigh Brewing Co.'s bold vision

Tucked into a 19,000-square-foot warehouse along Hillsborough Street, Raleigh Brewing is more like an old familiar haunt than a room that's only been open for three months.

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