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Join Bill Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina and host of North Carolina People, as he leads listeners on a public radio-style journey across North Carolina. 

"The Strength of Our Communities" tells the story of the perseverance of a state and its people.  It's told in the words of those who are seeing us through not only the challenges of today, but the circumstances they have committed their lives to changing.

Visit places like Conetoe where a pastor has turned every sermon and church function into a lesson about healthy eating and exercise.  Travel to Asheville to hear how interpreters are ensuring that a lack of communication does not equal a lack of care.  And in Winston-Salem we learn how a dining room chair has evolved into a symbol for the thousands touched by breast cancer.

These stories are proof that our communities, though faced with unquestionable challenges, are indeed built on a foundation of resolve.

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