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Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Being white
By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, I was raised in the true South: north Florida/south Georgia. I was a ...
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Tom Campbell: Can we teach civics without partisan politics?
By Tom Campbell “It is difficult to look at the state of American civic life right now and ...
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Letter to the editor — April 25
When will work begin on the Empire Hotel? For over one half of a century, I have read ...
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Brooke Medina: Getting away with murder
By Brooke Medina As it turns out, when criminals think it’s likely they’ll be arrested (and punished), fewer ...
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Kenneth L. Hardin: Citizens deserve more than thoughts and prayers
By Kenneth L. Hardin I humorously recall an Iraqi newscast being played on American TV back in 1991 ...
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John Hood: Sometimes it’s good to be wrong
By John Hood RALEIGH — I’ve never been more delighted to be mistaken. A couple of weeks ago, ...
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D.G. Martin: North Carolina’s most famous person
By D.G. Martin Who is North Carolina’s most famous person? If you go by who got featured in ...
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Elisabeth Strillacci: Playing by the rules
By Elisabeth Strillacci Throughout life, by the time each of us has reached adulthood, I know every one ...
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Kenneth L. Hardin: My military memories — part five
By Kenneth L. Hardin Everyday should be Veteran’s Day. Those who honorably wore the uniform shouldn’t have to ...
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Cal Thomas: A taxing time
By Cal Thomas Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we ...
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Alexander H. Jones: Can NC build a liberal majority?
By Alexander H. Jones After 14 years of total control, North Carolina’s conservative legislators seem to believe they ...
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Dave Gammon: A proactive approach to our “forever chemical” problems
By Dave Gammon In just the past year, chemical industries 3M, Dupont, Chemours and Corteva paid out billions ...
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Letter to the editor — April 21
Choices If our government can legislate a woman’s choice to abort her unborn child, then the same legislature ...
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UNC System president: What smartphones do to our students
By Peter Hans (Editor’s note: This opinion piece was first printed in The News and Observer, April 11, ...
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Letters to the editor: April 18
Thanks to local businesses for supporting volunteer efforts I wanted to write and tell all the local business ...
Education
Dr. Francis Koster: Our state politicians are hurting our kids in public schools
By Francis Koster, Ed. D. For the Salisbury Post Do you remember when your teacher used to loudly ...
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Tom Campbell: Could HB2 happen again?
By Tom Campbell Return with us now to those memorable days of 2016. The Carolina Panthers endured a ...
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Dear Neighbor: Whitney Peckman: Fungus among us
By Whitney Peckman Dear Neighbor, I love sautéed mushrooms! I’m excited to find more varieties in the markets ...
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Renee Scheidt: Abortion to be a hot election issue
By Renee Scheidt One of the hot-button issues of the coming November election is abortion. The practice of ...
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Beth Dixon: Judge disagree with juvenile crime article
By Beth Dixon I am compelled to address the inaccuracies in the April 7, 2024, article entitled “Two ...
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John Hood: Cities differ on public safety tech
By John Hood The police department in Winston-Salem uses a commercial product called ShotSpotter, a network of audio ...
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Cal Thomas: Trump’s abortion statement
By Cal Thomas Donald Trump issued a lengthy statement on abortion this past Monday. It is the latest ...
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Letters to the editor — April 14
Spencer: Taxation gone wild Spencer is a small town that is spending money like it is a world-class ...
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Steven V. Roberts: Abandoning Reagan’s legacy
By Steven V. Roberts In June of 1987, Ronald Reagan stood at the barrier dividing East and West ...
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Kenneth L. Hardin: We’re at DEFCON Level One with our local youth
By Kenneth L. Hardin The military uses a five-point readiness condition scale to keep our country on alert ...
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My Turn: Rev. Olen V. Bruner: Illuminating insights: A journey into compassion with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
By Rev. Olen V. Bruner In the resplendent wisdom of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a beacon of compassion pierces ...
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Dear Neighbor: Eileen Hanson-Kelly: Communities over corporations
By Eileen Hanson-Kelly Dear Neighbor, Have you done your taxes yet? I tackled mine during a recent rainy ...
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D.G. Martin: Candidates who help the other side
By D.G. Martin What did the Democrats in Ohio do in the recent Republican U.S. Senate primary that ...