Charlotte's Local News | Charlotte, NC

By Pam Kelley | 12:39AM

This sounds crazy, but it's true: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg library's Michele Gorman teaches other librarians how to read books.

2 candidates with different approaches

By Lynn Bonner | E-mail | 10:02PM

The candidates for state superintendent of public instruction promise that their background and expertise can make the most of a job with no power or management duties.

N.C. lauded for Medicaid efficiency

Thomas Goldsmith | E-mail | 9:46PM

An innovative approach called Community Care may have found a cure for Medicaid's losses in North Carolina.

Across the Region | | 9:46PM
UNC plans to sell digital textbooks | 9:46PM
Austrian politician sparked controversy | 8:17PM
Minivan bandits shoot 3, kill 1 | October 11, 2008
McCain plans town meeting in Wilmington | October 11, 2008
Immigration court opens in Charlotte Nov. 4 | October 11, 2008
Seeking help in a crisis | October 11, 2008
Uptown museum still on schedule | October 11, 2008
Democrats press Berry to return money | October 11, 2008
Election news from the Carolinas | | October 11, 2008

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