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I’m homeward bound ... well, at least a little closer
I have the clearest memories of my first trip to Stanly County.
One of those being finally getting to Albemarle Road on the outskirts of Char-lotte and thinking I must be close then feeling lost for the next several miles. -
Enough to make Dr. Seuss sick
I am sick and tired of being sick.
My assumption is that most of those reading this are as well. -
Investing in turblent times
Confused about what to invest in today? Join the club. The stock market has made up most of what it lost during the recession, but some say it’s gone too high.
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Oscar 2013 Held Few Surprises
The 85th Academy Awards were held and movie fans around the globe had a great time rooting for their favorites. Here are a few thoughts about the evening.
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Newly discovered writings bring hope for knowledge preservation
A treasure trove of literary works by Rudyard Kipling, lost for decades, were found in an American home recently.
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Unwinnable game now being played in Raleigh
A plank of the state Republican Party platform, adopted last June, reads that targeted tax incentives are “contrary to the free enterprise system” as other businesses “bear the full burden of taxation.”
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Sacrificing academics on the altar of big-time athletics
One of the more astounding aspects of the scandal that has enveloped the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its athletics program is how willing the powers-that-be have been to throw academics under the proverbial bus.
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The eerie quietness of a once thriving island
Portsmouth where?
Maine? Virginia?
Like many North Carolinians, my friend had not heard of Portsmouth, N.C. He was resisting my push to visit Portsmouth in connection with a planned trip to Ocracoke Island to participate in a program for public school teachers organized by the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, known as NCCAT. -
An old, old debate over estate taxes
RALEIGH — It is a debate that has been going on for a long time.
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An old, old debate over estate taxes
It is a debate that has been going on for a long time.
In fact, politicians were arguing about it during the nation’s founding. - More Opinion & Letters to the Editor Headlines
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