Listen "Meetings at the mailboxes: Big Hungry recovers from Helene"
Episode Synopsis
There's a little piece of Polk County you've probably never heard of. Tropical Storm Helene destroyed a bridge on the only road in and out. The story of how the folks who live their responded is worth hearing, because it changed the very nature of the piece of the county,
Resources
Brennan Center story on Big Hungry and Cliff Marr:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/north-carolina-wont-let-hurricane-hamper-election
Globe and Mail story
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-in-north-carolina-officials-scramble-to-ensure-flooding-doesnt-dampen/
Washington Post story
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/04/hurricane-election-voting-north-carolina/
Resources
Brennan Center story on Big Hungry and Cliff Marr:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/north-carolina-wont-let-hurricane-hamper-election
Globe and Mail story
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-in-north-carolina-officials-scramble-to-ensure-flooding-doesnt-dampen/
Washington Post story
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/04/hurricane-election-voting-north-carolina/
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