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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

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It’s all about Barack

Gary Pearce, from his blog, Talking About Politics. All American politics today – the battle over immigration, the ... Read more

Editorials

Darts and laurels: Hooray for dumb crooks

Should a dart or laurel go to dumb crooks? Take the case Thursday night of an armed robber ... Read more

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Quotes of the week

“They are positive numbers and positive elements, but we still have a long way to go.” — Robert ... Read more

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Other voices: Clear conflict on coal ash case

Fayetteville Observer As state environmental officials compose new regulations for Duke Energy’s cleanup of its coal-ash dumps, the ... Read more

Opinion

Talkback: What online readers say about …

… The price of new jobs In reality, businesses look at everything. Executives don’t want to pay high ... Read more

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Driver’s ed hits a curve

Something has to give in the coming year, if the state doesn’t restore $26 million that goes to ... Read more

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McCrory afraid to veto?

News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, on lawsuit filed by Gov. Pat McCrory: It’s hard to keep up ... Read more

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Steve & Cokie Roberts: Taxes and trade are the test

The economic news from abroad is not good. Japan has plunged into a recession and Europe could soon ... Read more

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Leonard Pitts: They killed Peter Kassig

What, in the name of God? It is a question that demands asking, that haunts this most recent ... Read more

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D.G. Martin: Jim Leutze wants his state back

“I am mad as hell and I want my state back.” Former UNC-Wilmington Chancellor Jim Leutze wanted to ... Read more

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Patrick Gannon: Beginning to look a lot like session

RALEIGH – It’s beginning to feel a lot like – um, Jones Street – on Jones Street. It’s ... Read more

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Byron York: Dems going down, thanks to Obamacare

There were 60 Democrats in the Senate on Christmas Eve 2009, when they voted in lockstep to pass ... Read more

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My Turn: Bruce LaRue: The mid-term exam of a lifetime

One of the great things about our form of government is that every two years the people have ... Read more

Editorials

The price of new jobs

Running out of money for economic development grants is good news for North Carolina. It means businesses are ... Read more

Guest columns

M.H. Clements: The price of ignorance

By M.H. Clements Special to the Salisbury Post One of the chief architects of the Affordable Care Act, ... Read more

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Waiting to see whether Ferguson burns

Last week, I spent a day at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where some students and I ... Read more

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Richard Miller: The right time to bring completion and closure to central office debate

These are remarks made at the Nov. 7 meeting of the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education by Chairman Richard ... Read more

Editorials

Darts and laurels (11-15-14)

Laurels to Novant Health Rowan Medical Center and Rowan Helping Ministries for teaming up again this year to ... Read more

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Bob Trundle: Democrats wisely avoided these talking points

By Bob Trundle Special to the Salisbury Post Concerning David Post’s column, “Democrats’ team deserved this defeat,” in the ... Read more

Opinion

John Hood: Legends of the Dems’ fall

RALEIGH — Why did Democrats have a disappointing midterm election? Ask the Democrats. They’ve been thinking about this ... Read more

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Teachers deserve better treatment

Winston-Salem Journal During the campaign, while candidates were busy tossing around numbers about the North Carolina school budget ... Read more

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Everyone’s equal on the neutral Net

News & Observer It’s no small irony that President Barack Obama supported protections for an open Internet on ... Read more

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Leonard Pitts: An open letter to GOP

Dear Republican Party: Impeach President Obama. Go ahead, you know you want to do it. The very thought ... Read more

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Keeping schools safe

Pipe bombs and butcher knives. Who would have expected middle school students to bring such weapons into school  ... Read more

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Important steps to clean up Veterans Affairs mess

Newsday Having commemorated Veteran's Day this week, one genuine way to honor those who've served the nation is ... Read more

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How to hire more veterans

By Mildred L. Culp McClatchy-Tribune News Service Hiring veterans is challenging. Are companies hiring for the wrong reasons ... Read more

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Honor a vet; say thank you

“We are not youth any longer. We don’t want to take the world by storm. We are fleeing. ... Read more