The outside world slips away in the Christmas tree lot. Walls of evergreens muffle the sound of rush-hour traffic inching through downtown Carrboro. Overhead, a single string of white lights illuminates the rows of trees and keeps out the night. There is no escape from the sweet smell of pine. It’s like having 300 air […]
Paul Cuadros
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Taking the Initiative
Tucked inside Chatham Hospital in Siler City is one of the most innovative health-care services for immigrants in North Carolina. The Immigrant Health Initiative was designed to reduce the barriers faced by many Latinos in finding access to decent, affordable health care. “We’re here to help provide health education to the community and also help […]
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Second-Class Access
Everyone’s watch is set to 4:30 in the afternoon in Siler City. It’s the hour when everyone comes home. Children come home from school and toss their backpacks on the floor. Parents come home from the chicken plants and leave their boots on the doorstep. And Susana comes home and picks up her 9-month-old daughter […]