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Cabarrus County speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Oct. 16, 2026
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Independent Tribune.
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Somewhere around half of all North Carolina public K-12 schools are more than 50 years old. They were built when regulations allowed teachers to open windows for fresh air.
In recent years, my organization has helped schools survey air quality in almost 500 North Carolina public and private school classrooms.
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Somewhere around half of all North Carolina public K-12 schools are more than 50 years old. They were built when regulations allowed teachers to open windows for fresh air.
In recent years, my organization has helped schools survey air quality in almost 500 North Carolina public and private school classrooms.
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