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This month, Aaron welcomes Tracy Belles, the intake coordinator for Piedmont's PACE program, providing all-inclusive care for the elderly.

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This week, Scott and Aaron look back on D-Day, the Bill of Rights, the right to privacy, and the woman who brought kindergartens to America.

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Trending today: a brand-new Egyptian museum in Cairo, which took as much time to build as the original Great Pyramid.

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Duke's Anne Mitchell Whisnant joins Aaron to discuss the impact of federal cuts on our national parks - especially the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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In today's news: neighbors of Union Grove Farm (formerly Maple View) push back against the new owner's development plans.

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97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news we learn that Carrboro is the first of our local governments to adopt their budget for the upcoming fiscal year. We hear from CORA Food Pantry's Melissa Driver Beard on their expansion and the effects of federal cuts. We hear from UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts on international student visas and more. In sports, the Diamond Heels continue to prep for their super-regional, several athletes win individual awards, and more.

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Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, June 4, discussing county news and events. She discussed Tuesday night's business meeting, which saw proclamations passed for Pride Month and for Juneteenth. She discussed the latest on the county's solid waste master plan, and other business from the meeting. She also discussed the board's intent to adopt the budget at their meeting tomorrow night, but with some amendments still to resolve, and more. 

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97.9 The Hill T-Shirt Design Contest Winners Creighton Irons and his daughter Callan Irons spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, June 4. They discussed what motivated them to enter the contest, how they decided on the design, and what the process for making the art was like. They talked about their plans for the $979 prize money, the excitement of seeing their art on a T-shirt, and more.

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Aaron welcomes Stephanie Elizondo Griest, whose new book "Art Above Everything" explores what it is that makes art worth sacrificing for.

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In today's news: Chapel Hill police seek another missing teen, and UNC baseball gears up for this weekend's NCAA Super Regionals.

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