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Of loss and Labor day and cultural shifts On Labor Day 2023, I’m thinking about the town of Canton, NC, just west of here. Their 100-plus year-old paper mill abruptly closed this year throwing over 1,000 workers out of their jobs. The mill was the town’s life’s blood. Now it’s gone. The city obtained the shift whistle from the mill as a reminder of the sounds that marked the days there for decades. People gathered downtown earlier this year to shed tears as the whistle blew for the last time. “This is not just 1,300 jobs; this is our blue-collar identity,” said Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers. Gov. Roy Cooper has pledged millions in support for the region’s displaced workers. Canton was also one of the few outposts of labor unions in the region. In March, Smathers told the Carolina Journal: “We’ve had a death in the family,” he said. “I had a mill worker tell me that. That’s exactly what it is and exactly what it feels like. Like a death, you just experience the numbness and shock of a sudden loss and that’s what happened out of the blue. I had to call the governor’s office and let them know.

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At the start of the year, the Prime Minister set out his five key priorities for 2023 as he sought to steady a sinking Tory ship. One key pledge was to bring down NHS waiting lists. ‘Judge us on the effort we put in and the results we achieve,’ said a self-assured Sunak.  Eight months […]

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Russell T. Davies has a new Doctor Who character coming up who is a nod to an influential EastEnders character. Maybe... same universe?

David Sirota speaks with the economist who first was among the first to call out the link between inflation and corporate profiteering.

The heavily-publicised protests were not quite the grassroots movement the right-wing press made them out to be

Federal Prison Industries dangles the promise of workforce readiness as it exploits incarcerated workers like me.

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Our thoughts on Doom's Day, an ambitious, elaborate, Sooz Kempner-starring multimedia event celebrating the Doctor Who 60th anniversary.

Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk writer Ben Abbatangelo spoke to Solidarity on the Voice to Parliament.

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MORE than 35 years ago, the late Sister Clement, former Principal of Seiwa Joshi Gakuin, School of Heavenly Peace, and her colleague, the late Sister Kimura, journeyed from Sasebo, near Nagasaki, in Japan, to Australia. Their intention was to establish a sister city relationship and, when they reached Coffs Harbour, they received a warm welcome...

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A GAME-CHANGER is how Rick Gonsalves, General Manager of Saltwater Freshwater (SWFW) Arts Alliance Aboriginal Corporation, described the establishment of the organisation’s new permanent headquarters, gallery and retail premises in Coffs Harbour. “It’s been a long journey to find our own premises,” he said. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...

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Last Friday (September 1, 2023), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their latest labour market data – Employment Situation Summary – August 2023 – which showed payroll employment rising by 187,000 but also that the unemployment rate has now starting rising (up 0.3 points) to 3.8 per cent. Is this the tipping point?…

COFFS Coast Legacy is calling upon the local community to buy a badge this Legacy Week, ending on Saturday 2 September 2023. “Calling everyone on the beautiful Coffs Coast, there’s only two days left to buy a Legacy badge, a bear or a pen and support our local families,” said Jane Sury, Community Liaison at...

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POLICE are investigating after a member of the public allegedly clashed with animal rights activists outside Coffs Harbour’s Dolphin Marine Conservation Park on Sunday 20 August. On the day of the incident, the Dolphin Park was holding a ‘Community Fun Raiser’ to keep the educational, research, rehabilitation and rescue facility open, amid fears it will...

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TWO Coffs Harbour-based Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) radiation therapists are the latest recipients of the prestigious Crestani Scholarships, which help allied health professionals to advance their educational studies. Jacqueline Pacey and Katie Mason from Coffs Harbour were awarded the scholarships which will provide them with the opportunity for higher education and research...

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