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Clyde: Night under the stage 

By Clyde Gray dry sticks in the well-worn path crackled as he made his way past the light ...

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Elisabeth Strillacci: A little trust, a timely phone call, and some good police work

I usually write about crimes from an outside perspective, talking with victims or families and police officials, and ...

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D.G. Martin: Month of many holidays

By D.G. Martin November is full of special days and holidays. This year, one of the most important ...

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My Turn: Jennifer Ethridge: Nazareth Child & Family Connection

By Jennifer Ethridge In North Carolina in 2023, there were 9,618 emergency department visits due to opioid overdose. ...

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Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Sunday school lessons

By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, It is safe for me to say I was not really brought up ...

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Cal Thomas: The big money in marijuana misinformation

By Cal Thomas As in most presidential election years, ballot measures are usually overlooked or downplayed by the national ...

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John Hood: Trump won the “double haters”

By John Hood The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about ...

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My Turn: Jim Beard: Living with the results

By Jim Beard If you are a Democrat or a Democrat-leaning person, you are probably like me, in ...

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My Turn: Dr. Kelly W. Withers: United Way helps RSS meet important student needs

By Dr. Kelly W. Withers In Rowan County, we take pride in looking out for one another. When ...

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Sometimes a little endorphin boost helps

I got my first tattoo at the age of 43, and I thought my dad was going to ...

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Tom Campbell: Democrats take a bath

By Tom Campbell There’s no other way to describe the General Election than to say Republicans enjoyed a ...

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D.G. Martin: The military and UNC

By D.G. Martin My wife Harriet and I were grateful last month to be invited to the Annual ...

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Gene Lyons: Interests outside work will fuel a happier retirement

By Gene Lyons Odds are I won’t have to deal with it: the latest thing men are doing ...

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Steven V. Roberts: Gas and groceries

By Steven V. Roberts Two words dominated the presidential campaign from the beginning to the end: gas and ...

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Letter to the editor — Nov. 10

Capstone saves substance abusers Around the corner, across the street, our next-door neighbor. We never know whose life ...

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Mike Walden: How can social security be saved?

By Dr. Mike Walden My wife and I have been receiving monthly Social Security payments for several years. ...

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Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Life is a risk

By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, Have you ever thought of how risky it is to just live? Think ...

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Letters to the editor — Nov. 7

Our struggling public schools and the dismal voting records of Carl Ford and Harry Warren Rowan County’s state legislative ...

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Letter to the editor — Nov. 5

Teachers need candidates who support our public schools Teachers and school support professionals represent a large percentage of ...

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Steven V. Roberts: No time for knee-bending

By Steven V. Roberts When the megarich owners of the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times spiked ...

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Byron York: Republican irrational exuberance?

By Byron York You can feel it — Republican confidence in victory is growing. Many in the GOP, ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: So many have bent down and lifted me up

By Kenneth L. Hardin As I look back over the rollercoaster that has been my existence on this ...

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Elisabeth Strillacci: Monsters under the bed

By the time I write another column, this election will be over and we will have some new, ...

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Letters to the editor — Nov. 3

Democrat messaging needs clarifying Democrats need to clarify their message in two misunderstood and important areas — foreign ...

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My Turn: Renee Scheidt: Buyer’s remorse

By Renee Scheidt Nothing stings worse than to realize too late that you’ve been duped. You buy the ...

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My Turn: Respecting the rule of law: North Carolina must count every vote

By Rep. Kevin Crutchfield (R-Cabarrus, Rowan), Rep. David Willis (R-Union) As elected Republicans serving North Carolina, we are ...

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My Turn: Robert Johnsen: Can we keep our republic?

By Robert Johnsen I am frightened. I’m afraid that we, as Americans, are on the edge of a ...

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Letters to the editor — Oct. 31

Sick of political ads? Anyone who decides how to vote based on the lies, half-truths, fear mongering and ...

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