Diara J. Townes

An environmentalist, a researcher & a journalist, reporting from Central North Carolina & beyond.

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Lee County

Lee County Residents Are Just Getting Started

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Jul 31, 2026

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Warped in Washington

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Jun 30, 2026

Walk by Faith, Not By Sight

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May 10, 2026

Lee County says EMS deal is over

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Apr 16, 2026

Nearly 300 Rally in Downtown Sanford as No Kings Protests Sweep NC

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Mar 29, 2026

Elections

Dozens of NC Candidates Missing Ethics Forms Ahead of Primary

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Feb 28, 2026

Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: On Peace, the Past and the Path Forward

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Jan 23, 2026

Panic! at the Year-End Digital Media Disco

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Dec 31, 2025

The SNAP: When Power Becomes Tyranny

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Nov 30, 2025

"I Didn't Fight for This"

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Nov 20, 2025

Non-Biological Cruelty: How We Learned to Stop Being Human

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Oct 17, 2025

Scout's Compass: The Place

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Sep 26, 2025

Scout's Compass: The Call

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Aug 28, 2025

Curiosity as a Superpower

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Aug 18, 2025