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Thu, Nov. 12.
The final count
Chuck Hubbard beat Virginia Foxx in the 5th District, 139,788 to 139,453, a 335-vote margin. In N.C. House 93, Democrat Charlie Wallin beat Republican Rep. Ray Pickett, 19,075 to 18,730, a 345-vote margin. Both are unofficial until canvass and certification. How the count moved, what it meant locally, and what happens at canvass.
The Rack
Boone Mayor Dalton George weighed in on Do You Even Live Here? Hubbard beat Foxx, he said, "who's been in Congress since I was in kindergarten." Listen on The Rack
Weather
Wind has opinions Thursday, up to 35 mph. Showers by night, then a rain and snow mix early Friday, low around 31. First flakes of the year, nothing that sticks. Hat, jacket, trash cans. Boone forecast
Today's picks
Tray Wellington at Boone Saloon, Warp Street at Lily's Snack Bar, plus the Big Band Dance Party at Crossroads Coffee Shop, are in the orange button below.
◆ Book of the Week · with Huzzah Books
The Leaders of the CPSU are Betrayers of the Declaration and the Statement
Editorial Department of Renmin Ribao
A polemical tract from China's state newspaper accusing Soviet Communist Party leadership of abandoning Marxist-Leninist principles. This Cold War-era political critique reflects the ideological rupture between Beijing and Moscow in the mid-1960s.
Read the pick →
🌒 Waxing Crescent · 9% lit
Near-new moon — the darkest skies of the month for the Milky Way and meteors.
Sky's truly dark after 6:49 PM.
☄ Leonids peaks Nov 17 — look the east the hours before dawn.
◆ NASA's photo today: Moon, Venus and Spica Meet →
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