A news story isn’t finished after it gets reported – often, that’s just the beginning of the conversation.
Here are five stories from this week that got people talking.
- We spoke with a local family battling a rare disease which doctors describe as Alzheimer’s for children. Find out more about their struggle to save their one-year-old daughter.
http://portcitydaily.com/2017/05/15/wilmington-family-fighting-a-rare-and-so-far-incurable-childhood-disease-likened-to-alzheimers-news/
- Military veterans often suffer in silence after returning to civilian life. We spoke to two long-serving vets about what makes the transition so hard, and what can be done to help.
http://portcitydaily.com/2017/05/19/veterans-speak-about-healing-the-invisible-wounds-of-war/
- Wilmington surveys its residents every two years to see how they feel about the Port City. The responses aren’t always flattering, but they should help guide the future of Wilmington.
http://portcitydaily.com/2017/05/19/wilmington-residents-say-traffic-jobs-and-downtown-safety-as-top-concerns-in-survey-news/
- A closer look at the job scene in the Cape Fear Area, including the severe divide between low-income service jobs and high-paying tech sector careers. What happened to the middle class? And what can be done?
http://portcitydaily.com/2017/05/12/wilmington-doesnt-have-a-jobs-problem-it-has-two-news/
- Some good news, and a local success story: a long-time Wilmington couple open up another outlet of their successful bakery chain in their home town.
http://portcitydaily.com/2017/05/18/wilmingtons-nothing-bundt-cakes-plans-to-bring-something-sweet-to-the-beach-business/
