The Plight Of The Impoverished In The Triangle

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The Plight Of The Impoverished In The Triangle

吉彩网网站 | By Laura Lee,

Published August 27, 2013 at 11:02 AM EDT

Last weekend, Raleigh police stopped a charity organization from distributing food to the needy in downtown Raleigh. The action led to criticism from community groups.

At the same time, theis considering new panhandling rules. Host Frank Stasio talks with Colin Campbell, Raleigh reporter for The News and Observer, and Hugh Hollowell, director of , about the situation in Raleigh. He鈥檒l also speak with SatanaDeberry, executive director of the Dr. Leslie Smith, a formerly homeless individual; and Scott Holmes, an attorney who helped draft Durham鈥檚 panhandling regulations.

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Laura Lee

Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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