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Carter Wrenn: Right out of the Dark Ages
Carter Wrenn posted on the blog, Talking About Politics: Fleeing toward the mountains from her burning village, fifteen ... Read more
Carter Wrenn posted on the blog, Talking About Politics: Fleeing toward the mountains from her burning village, fifteen ... Read more
Gary Pearce, from his blog, Talking About Politics. All American politics today – the battle over immigration, the ... Read more
Should a dart or laurel go to dumb crooks? Take the case Thursday night of an armed robber ... Read more
“They are positive numbers and positive elements, but we still have a long way to go.” — Robert ... Read more
Fayetteville Observer As state environmental officials compose new regulations for Duke Energy’s cleanup of its coal-ash dumps, the ... Read more
… The price of new jobs In reality, businesses look at everything. Executives don’t want to pay high ... Read more
Something has to give in the coming year, if the state doesn’t restore $26 million that goes to ... Read more
News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, on lawsuit filed by Gov. Pat McCrory: It’s hard to keep up ... Read more
The economic news from abroad is not good. Japan has plunged into a recession and Europe could soon ... Read more
What, in the name of God? It is a question that demands asking, that haunts this most recent ... Read more
“I am mad as hell and I want my state back.” Former UNC-Wilmington Chancellor Jim Leutze wanted to ... Read more
RALEIGH – It’s beginning to feel a lot like – um, Jones Street – on Jones Street. It’s ... Read more
There were 60 Democrats in the Senate on Christmas Eve 2009, when they voted in lockstep to pass ... Read more
One of the great things about our form of government is that every two years the people have ... Read more
Running out of money for economic development grants is good news for North Carolina. It means businesses are ... Read more
By M.H. Clements Special to the Salisbury Post One of the chief architects of the Affordable Care Act, ... Read more
Last week, I spent a day at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where some students and I ... Read more
These are remarks made at the Nov. 7 meeting of the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education by Chairman Richard ... Read more
Laurels to Novant Health Rowan Medical Center and Rowan Helping Ministries for teaming up again this year to ... Read more
By Bob Trundle Special to the Salisbury Post Concerning David Post’s column, “Democrats’ team deserved this defeat,” in the ... Read more
RALEIGH — Why did Democrats have a disappointing midterm election? Ask the Democrats. They’ve been thinking about this ... Read more
Winston-Salem Journal During the campaign, while candidates were busy tossing around numbers about the North Carolina school budget ... Read more
News & Observer It’s no small irony that President Barack Obama supported protections for an open Internet on ... Read more
Dear Republican Party: Impeach President Obama. Go ahead, you know you want to do it. The very thought ... Read more
Pipe bombs and butcher knives. Who would have expected middle school students to bring such weapons into school ... Read more
Newsday Having commemorated Veteran's Day this week, one genuine way to honor those who've served the nation is ... Read more
By Mildred L. Culp McClatchy-Tribune News Service Hiring veterans is challenging. Are companies hiring for the wrong reasons ... Read more
“We are not youth any longer. We don’t want to take the world by storm. We are fleeing. ... Read more