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Watauga Virtual Academy offering dual-enrollment to homeschooled students this fall

by Amy Diaz

The Watauga Virtual Academy is adding a new option for families this coming school year with a dual enrollment program.
1:55pm Mar 17, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Bill Would Repeal Changes In Guilford County's Public Notice Process

by Keri Brown

A proposed bill aims to reverse a controversial 2017 law that gives Guilford County m
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4:13pm Apr 04, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Opinion: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What's Lost?

by Vishal Khetpal

If you happily order your contact lenses online, why not get drugs for migraines or erectile dysfunction that way, too? Be careful, a medical student warns. Your "simple" self-diagnosis may be wrong.
Ryan Johnson for NPR

2:36pm Feb 12, 2018

National National Science Health & Safety

Smartphone Detox: How To Power Down In A Wired World

In an era when many kids get a first smartphone at age 10, psychologists say the devices have turned us into Pavlov's dogs — drooling for the next notification, buzz or text. Ready to dial back?

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6:00am Dec 21, 2017

National National Education

For-Profit And Online Education: What's Going On?

by Anya Kamenetz

Even as regulations weaken, for-profit colleges struggle to stay afloat.
2:49pm Nov 21, 2017

Economy Economy

HPU Poll Suggests Black Friday, Thanksgiving Shopping Trends Changing

by Keri Brown

The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

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5:00am Aug 13, 2017

National National Health & Safety

You Can Order a Dozen STD Tests Online — But Should You?

by Tara Haelle

It sounds so simple: Order a kit online, test for sexually transmitted diseases in the privacy of home and mail it back. But deciding what to test for and who gets tested is far from easy.
Mark Fiore for KQED

10:31am May 18, 2017

National National Science Health & Safety

Is 'Internet Addiction' Real?

by Lesley McClurg

What started out as web surfing by a healthy teen descended into online obsession and isolation. Was it depression, internet addiction or both? Whatever you call it, rehab is now part of the answer.
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3:03pm Dec 27, 2015

National National Economy

Brick-And-Mortar Stores Go Further To Get You In The Door

While online shopping grows, traditional retailers are amping up their in-store experiences to draw in customers. But online stores are realizing they have something to gain from physical stores too.

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Watauga Virtual Academy offering dual-enrollment to homeschooled students this fall

Bill Would Repeal Changes In Guilford County's Public Notice Process

Opinion: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What's Lost?

Smartphone Detox: How To Power Down In A Wired World

For-Profit And Online Education: What's Going On?

HPU Poll Suggests Black Friday, Thanksgiving Shopping Trends Changing

You Can Order a Dozen STD Tests Online — But Should You?

Is 'Internet Addiction' Real?

Brick-And-Mortar Stores Go Further To Get You In The Door

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