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4 The Orange County school board is ousting superintendent Moniqe Felder despite her considerable achievements. BY

JASMINE GALLUP

6 A Guilford County couple is mired in litigation after retired Durham judge Jim Hardin Jr. evicted them, causing them to lose their business and hundreds of thousands of dollars. BY

THOMASI MCDONALD

8 Questions remain about the Christmas blackout that left seniors and disabled residents of JJ Henderson apartments at risk. BY

CHLOE NGUYEN

ARTS & CULTURE

12 Spirit In the Land at The Nasher Museum of Art offers deeply rooted perspectives on urgent ecological concerns. BY

PAMIR KICIMAN

14 A preview of The View UpStairs at North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre and a review of RedBird Theater Company's Red BY BYRON

WOODS

16 Two new American Idol hopefuls keep the Tar Heel tradition of talent on the show strong. BY

KYESHA JENNINGS

18 "I want to continue to be a shapeshifter," folksinger Willi Carlisle says, interviewed ahead of his upcoming performance at The Pinhook.

BY NICK MCGREGOR

The Regulars

3 Backtalk | Op-ed 20 Culture Calendar