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Ballots start moving Friday. NC's county boards start mailing absentee ballots for the 2026 General Election, but only to voters who've already requested one. Haven't asked yet? Request your ballot and check your registration before the two-week cutoff. This one is big.
Until then, get out to Hot dayz cool nights at Betsy's Barn in Todd, the tables at Huzzah Bazaar Used Goods at Huzzah Books, or Funkelstiltskin with Hellbender opening at Boone Saloon, all happening the same day.
◆ Book of the Week · with Huzzah Books
On Exercising All-Round Dictatorship Over the Bourgeoisie
Chang Chun-chiao
A theoretical work from the Cultural Revolution era examining the concept of dictatorship of the proletariat and its application to class struggle in China. This text reflects the political ideology of the mid-1970s People's Republic.
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🌗 Last Quarter · 61% lit
Half-lit moon: planets and bright constellations show well, the dimmest stuff hides.
Sky's truly dark after 9:18 PM.
◆ NASA's photo today: Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola →
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