Number of Uninsured Grows

Wednesday, August 27 2008 by Leoneda Inge | Send to a friend

Figures from the US Census Bureau show the number of North Carolinians without health insurance is growing.  Nationally, the number of people without health insurance dropped half a percent from 2006 to 2007.  But in North Carolina, the number of un-insured increased by almost two percent.  Mark Holmes is Vice President of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine:

“North Carolina was one of eight states that experienced an increase and it was the fifth largest increase of all the states so that's something that has us concerned.”

Holmes says as the number of un-insured rises, so will the cost of health insurance for those who have it.   The number of un-insured in the state is up to 1-point-five million residents. There is some good news, the median household income in the state is up to 44, 600.   Charles Nelson works in the Census Bureau's Income, Poverty and Health statistics division:

“A 1.9-percent increase over a one year period in real terms is certainly a nice indication that 2007 was a fairly good year for the state of North Carolina.”

Meanwhile men continue to make more money than women.  Nationally, women earn about 78-cents for every dollar a man earns.

Immigrant Fear in NC

Tuesday, August 26 2008 by Jessica Jones | Send to a friend

In North Carolina, the recent arrest of a popular woman, who happens to be an illegal immigrant, has some doctors concerned. The woman had apparently received medical care and her immigration status was turned over to authorities. Now, doctors are worried illegal immigrants will be afraid to seek out medical assistance which might lead to public health problems. Jessica Jones reports.

Furniture Town Rebounds

Monday, August 25 2008 by Dave DeWitt | Send to a friend

(Photo: Dave DeWitt)

For the past decade, manufacturers have struggled to keep up with global economic realities. Furniture makers and textile companies have moved hundreds of thousands of jobs overseas leaving many North Carolina towns to fade in their wake.  But those communities have started to rebound.  Thanks to fuel prices, even some of those manufacturing jobs many thought were gone forever are trickling back, as well.  Dave DeWitt reports.

Voicing an Organ

Friday, August 22 2008 by Catherine Brand and Yasmeen Khan | Send to a friend

Goodson Chapel Organ (Photo:Richards, Fowkes, and Co.)

Duke University has a new pipe organ in Goodson Chapel.  The organ has been "voiced" to fit its new home and give it a unique sound.

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