Ellin Schott spent three days in jail for violating a city panhandling ordinance. She was denied access to her anti-seizure medication, and two days later she was dead. Senior Editor Jordan Green and Associate Editor Eric Ginsburg chronicle a troubling pattern of inadequate medical care in local jails in this week’s Triad City Beat cover story.
NEWS
• Davis pulls ahead, Blust comes up short and Walker sweeps up in Guilford special primary
• Foxx and Brannon top 5th, Larson prevails in bitter South Ward race
• The North Carolina Supreme Court primary
OPINION
• Editorial: Trudy Wade draws a blank
• It Just Might Work: Stop saying ‘Word of mouth’
• Fresh Eyes: The folks behind the scenes
• Editor’s Notebook: An old story, revisited
COLUMNS
• Citizen Green: Woodstock in High Point
• Fun & Games: Archery clinic hits the mark
• All She Wrote: The graduate
CULTURE
• Food: Green Joe’s delivers dose of coffee geekery
• Barstool: Kimpton Cardinal Katharine
• Music: Nashville nationals meet local comers
• Art: Night Passage creates intimate space for literature
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