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John Drescher

John Drescher

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Contributing Editor, The Assembly

Raleigh

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Total articles 149

  • UNC Men’s Basketball is Having a Kodak Moment–and Not in a Good Way

    By John Drescher Verified| The Assembly Verified University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis is a Carolina guy all the way through. For better and for worse. Davis played for coach Dean Smith from 1988 to 1992. While UNC won a national championship in 1957, it was Smith’s reign from 1961 to 1997 that established and defined Carolina basketball as elite. Smith was consistently excellent.

    By John Drescher Verified · The Assembly

    Feb. 28, 2025

  • Two Raleigh Moms Who Battled Jesse Helms Died a Month Apart

    By John Drescher Verified| The Assembly Verified Shortly after her youngest son died of AIDS in 1994, Patsy Clarke received a phone call at her Raleigh home from a woman she’d never met. The woman, Eloise Vaughn, also of Raleigh, introduced herself with what Clarke remembered as a warm, Southern voice. “I understand you’ve lost a son to AIDS,” Vaughn said. “So have I.” That was the beginning of a remarkable partnership.

    By John Drescher Verified · The Assembly

    Jan. 31, 2025

  • UNC Men’s Basketball is Having a Kodak Moment–and Not in a Good Way

    By John Drescher Verified| The Assembly Verified University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis is a Carolina guy all the way through. For better and for worse. Davis played for coach Dean Smith from 1988 to 1992. While UNC won a national championship in 1957, it was Smith’s reign from 1961 to 1997 that established and defined Carolina basketball as elite. Smith was consistently excellent.

    By John Drescher Verified · The Assembly

    Feb. 28, 2025

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The Assembly

A digital magazine for stories that aren't being told - and for those that deserve a deeper look.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States