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John Hood: North Carolina should clarify voting rights

By John Hood North Carolina voters will be asked this fall to remove a troubling ambiguity in the ...

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Letters to the editor: July 7

Abortion laws Why do some conservative politicians continue to blame women for abortions? They are working against the ...

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Elisabeth Strillacci: Freedom is more rare and harder to achieve than you think

By Elisabeth Strillacci Over more than 35 years of journalism, especially since my beat for more than 25 ...

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Lib Campbell: A tisket, a tasket

By Lib Campbell “A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket. I wrote a letter to my ...

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Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Words

By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, Words mean a lot to me. You can do so much with them. ...

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My Turn — Stephen Pocklington: Making history

By Stephen Pocklington Attending a recent Historic Preservation Commission meeting sparked a reconsideration of history’s vast scope. We ...

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Dr. Mary Ann Wolf: Strengthening the educator pipeline through programs like NC teaching fellows 

By Dr. Mary Ann Wolf This year, my youngest child, Andrew, graduated from high school. And, yes, I ...

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Renee C. Scheidt: Joe’s getting the job done

By Renee C. Scheidt “I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done,” ...

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Letters to the editor — July 2

Trump’s lies still matter Rowan County Democratic Party believes in being honest and transparent. As RCDP chair, this ...

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Gene Lyons: Put the phones away

By Gene Lyons As far as I’m concerned, they can’t put warning labels on social media websites soon ...

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John Hood: GOP ahead on key issues

By John Hood A little over a year ago, I penned a column using polling data to explore ...

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Letter to the editor: June 30

Vote for pro-public education candidates I am writing on behalf of the Rowan Retired School Personnel. All of ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: Cowards always look to be offended

By Kenneth L. Hardin Sometimes it’s difficult being me because I purposely don’t fit into a category, a ...

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David M. Shribman: Summer’s losses mark the end of an era

By David M. Shribman The ascendancy of Donald Trump signaled the end of an era for the Republican ...

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Alexandra Sirota: Demanding transparency and fairness: North Carolina’s budget process needs reform

By Alexandra Sirota North Carolina House and Senate spending plans released last week show we can’t fix the big ...

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Kathy Vestal: Dear Neighbor: Prejudice does not mean hate

By Kathy Vestal Dear Neighbor, Prejudice does not mean that we hate or intentionally mistreat people who are ...

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Thomas Mills: Can Democrats reach rural voters?

By Thomas Mills North Carolina’s rural voters are getting a lot of attention this cycle. The Wall Street ...

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Cal Thomas: My questions for the candidates

By Cal Thomas The debate between President Biden and former president Donald Trump Thursday night on CNN ought ...

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Stubborn teacher pay facts in North Carolina

By Frank Hill Now that Medicaid expansion has happened, there may not be a more pressing public policy ...

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John Hood: Freedom has multiple definitions

By John Hood What does it mean to be free? Many seemingly intractable disputes about specific issues — ...

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Alexander H. Jones: How Jeff Jackson is winning NC politics

By Alexander H. Jones When he entered politics, Jeff Jackson appeared to quickly be approaching the doorstep to ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: My military memories — part 7

By Kenneth L. Hardin Prior to joining the military, I had only flown on an airplane once. It ...

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Letters to the editor: June 23

NC legislators should fund early education A crisis is looming in our state by June 30, just days ...

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Gene Lyons: Keep your head in the game

By Gene Lyons As a serious basketball fan, I regret to report that all this Mean Girl stuff ...

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Cal Thomas: White House economist doesn’t have the words

By Cal Thomas   Once in America — and in some parts of the world — we were gifted ...

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Elisabeth Strillacci: Common ground in animals

By Elisabeth Strillacci What’s the one thing that, no matter our politics or religion, nearly all of us ...

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Clyde: A fine mess you’ve got yourself into…

By Clyde “There we sat, night after night longing for the morning, when we could again catch a ...

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John Hood: Science of reading bears fruit

By John Hood Over the past two years, North Carolina had made critical investments in the future of ...

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