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As we continue to follow the rescue and recovery from Hurricane Helene there are so many challenges facing those in Western North Carolina from the loss of loved ones, destruction of property - the thought of cleaning up and rebuilding could be overwhelming for some and that could lead to mental health challenges, with Chris Edwards to discuss the resources available to those in Western North Carolina and the state as a whole is Kody Kinsley, The Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services.
We continue to follow the cleanup and recovery in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene last week with Chris Edwards to talk about those efforts is North Carolina Labor Commissioner, Josh Dobson.
We continue to follow the cleanup and recovery in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene last week and those impacts stretch also to farms where livelihoods have been upended, farms destroyed and livestock killed. With Chris Edwards to talk about the impact of Helene on our farmers in Western North Carolina is former North Carolina Congressman and current North Carolina Farm Services Director, Bob Etheridge.
We continue to follow the cleanup and recovery in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene last week and a number of organizations are out front helping lead the recovery efforts to assist those in Western North Carolina. With Chris Edwards to talk more about their efforts to aid our friends in the West is Todd Unzicker who is part of the executive team at the North Carolina Baptists State Convention.
In a story that we've been following for several weeks, the dockworker strike that began earlier this week where 45,000 dockworkers went on strike after they were unable to come to terms over wages and automation of ports has been put on pause. With Chris Edwards to talk more in depth about this story is Lauren Beagen, the founder and CEO of Maritime Professor and a maritime attorney.