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Category: Letters to the Editor

August 11, 2025

[LETTER TO THE EDITOR] For Yanni, for Science, for Hope: Marking Malan Syndrome Awareness Day

Every Aug. 19, families like ours join with doctors, researchers, and advocates around the world for Malan Syndrome Awareness Day. It’s a day that means more to us than I ever could have imagined, because this rare disorder changed our son’s life, and with it, ours too. Our son Yanni is 15. He’s vibrant, joyful, and…

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June 12, 2025

[Letter to the Editor] South Durham Infrastructure Neglect – Paving, Safety, and Equity Concerns

On June 10, 2025, Hope Valley Farms Homeowners Association President Holly Hayes sent a letter to Ward 3 Durham City Council Member Chelsea Cook. She gave permission for Southpoint Access to share her concerns with readers. Dear Council Member Cook, I’m reaching out not just about Juliette Drive, but about the broader issue of long-term…

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March 6, 2025

[Letter to the Editor] Support Tourette Syndrome Research Funding

Writes Maria Xenakis Easton: “Four years ago, our daughter was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. At the time, we had noticed some jerky movements but were blindsided by the diagnosis. Like many, we had little understanding of what TS really was. We thought it was mostly about uncontrollable cursing (a type of TS called coprolalia, affecting…

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1, durham, funding, M, News, newsletter, tourette syndrome
January 29, 2025

[Letter to the Editor] Support Local Food Banks

Dear SoDu Community: With federal cuts and rising food prices, now is the time to donate to food banks, which will soon be stretched thin. Anything helps. I reached out to Parktown Food Hub (5123 Revere Rd.) and they need the following: They have limited open hours: I know we are all busy and overwhelmed, but please…

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September 5, 2024

[Letter to the Editor] Fed Up with DPS Transportation Fog

Readers of Southpoint Access are encouraged to share their viewpoints in letters to the editor. Use this link to submit your thoughts! As I write this, I have no idea where in the city of Durham my 11-year-old son is at 5:45 p.m. on a Wednesday. And it’s not the first time. It’s not the…

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Category: Letters to the Editor

[LETTER TO THE EDITOR] For Yanni, for Science, for Hope: Marking Malan Syndrome Awareness Day

[Letter to the Editor] South Durham Infrastructure Neglect – Paving, Safety, and Equity Concerns

[Letter to the Editor] Support Tourette Syndrome Research Funding

[Letter to the Editor] Support Local Food Banks

[Letter to the Editor] Fed Up with DPS Transportation Fog