Anne Blythe

Raleigh

Reporter at North Carolina Health News

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Articles

Omnivorous Reader | O.Henry Magazine

5 days ago | ohenrymag.com | Anne Blythe

If you’re one of those people who likes to walk on the beach and dream up scenarios for what might be happening in some of those homes looking out over the ocean, Kristie Woodson Harvey has a whale of a tale for you. In Beach House Rules, the Beaufort-based author takes readers inside a massive two-story oceanfront home enveloped by “the salt air and rhythmic shush of the waves” in fictional Juniper Shores, North Carolina.
Seeing red: NC’s beloved Cheerwine faces scrutiny over its iconic color

2 weeks ago | wunc.org | Anne Blythe

Cheerwine, a cherry-flavored soda brewed in Salisbury for slightly more than a century, has become widely known as the "nectar of North Carolina."On May 17, the Rowan County city held its annual festival to celebrate the beverage that L.D. Peeler, a general store owner, created in 1917. Peeler was interested in producing his own soft drink, according to a brief company history, and met a St. Louis salesman who sold him a wild cherry flavoring that he thought would mix well with others.
Seeing red: NC’s beloved Cheerwine faces scrutiny over its iconic color

2 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Anne Blythe

Cheerwine, a cherry-flavored soda brewed in Salisbury for slightly more than a century, has become widely known as the “nectar of North Carolina.”On May 17, the Rowan County city held its annual festival to celebrate the beverage that L.D. Peeler, a general store owner, created in 1917. Peeler was interested in producing his own soft drink, according to a brief company history, and met a St. Louis salesman who sold him a wild cherry flavoring that he thought would mix well with others.
A Knotty Felon Voting Rights Case Reachs the Court of Appeals

3 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Anne Blythe

As politicians and election law advocates sort through the long-term implications of Jefferson Griffin’s failed effort to throw out 65,000 votes in the state Supreme Court race, voting rights advocates might want to turn their attention to a case before the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
N.C. Lawmakers Consider Bringing Back the Firing Squad

1 month ago | theassemblync.com | Anne Blythe

If a group of Republicans in the state House of Representatives has their way, North Carolina could join the handful of states that allow a firing squad to carry out capital punishment. On Tuesday afternoon, a House judiciary committee is scheduled to take up HB 270, which would revise execution methods available for the death penalty.
Is NC dental profession oversight/business model about to change?

1 month ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Anne Blythe

Shital Patel became a widow almost five years ago after she took her husband, an admired cardiologist, to a Wilmington dentist for what she was told would be a routine dental implant procedure. Hemant “Henry” Patel, nicknamed “Ninja” in the electrophysiology lab because of his ability to tackle complex challenges, died on Aug. 3, 2020, after complications arose during the administration of anesthesia while he was in the dental chair, causing his brain to be deprived of oxygen for too long.
Is NC dental profession oversight/business model about to change?

1 month ago | dental.einnews.com | Anne Blythe

Shital Patel became a widow almost five years ago after she took her husband, an admired cardiologist, to a Wilmington dentist for what she was told would be a routine dental implant procedure. Hemant “Henry” Patel, nicknamed “Ninja” in the electrophysiology lab because of his ability to tackle complex challenges, died on Aug. 3, 2020, after complications arose during the administration of anesthesia while he was in the dental chair, causing his brain to be deprived of oxygen for too long.
Why Hampton Dellinger Ended His Legal Battle Against President Trump

1 month ago | theassemblync.com | Anne Blythe

Hampton Dellinger was on his way back to Washington from his Durham home on a Sunday night, making the same interstate commute he had many times while serving as head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. This trip was different, though. Just two days earlier, the Trump administration had informed him in a two-sentence email that he had been terminated “effective immediately,” putting him at the crest of the tsunami of firings, layoffs, and job cuts crashing through the federal government.
Edenton's Confederate Monument Wars Continue

1 month ago | theassemblync.com | Anne Blythe

After a group of eastern North Carolina residents sued elected officials in the town of Edenton and Chowan County over a controversial vote to relocate a Confederate monument, the local governing boards took a mulligan. The residents had accused the boards of hammering out details of the relocation in secret in violation of the state’s open meetings law.
Jefferson Griffin’s Gambit Scores a Win

2 months ago | theassemblync.com | Michael Hewlett |Anne Blythe

Jefferson Griffin’s gambit for a state Supreme Court seat has worked, for now. In a 2-1 ruling last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals stopped short of giving Griffin everything he wanted, which is to throw out more than 65,000 legally cast ballots in hopes of ensuring his victory.