Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses reaction to the recent Moore County power outage, which stemmed from intentional damage to two Duke Energy substations. King offered these comments during the Dec. 16, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Carolina Journal’s Donna King discusses security concerns linked to Moore County power outage
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