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DAN KIBLER COLUMN: 13 more CWD-infected deer discovered in NC

Some people might think it was bad news that the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission confirmed 13 new cases ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolina’s most famous person

Who is North Carolina’s most famous person? If you go by who got featured in a front-page article ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: North Carolina gets a pleasant April surprise

RALEIGH — I’ve never been more delighted to be mistaken. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Why are jobs increasing?

The American job market just seems to keep rolling on. The recently released March labor market report showing ...

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DAN KIBLER COLUMN: In pursuit of the elusive green thumb

I am never going to be mistaken for someone who was born with a green thumb. Two left ...

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PAINTING THE TOWN RHETT: Lowder provides inspiration in more ways than baseball

Rhett Lowder’s journey as a baseball player began right here in Stanly County. He played on the same ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: My brother’s mountain cabin

A few days ago, with my wife and family, I drove along I-77 up into Virginia and turned ...

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DAN KIBLER COLUMN: ‘Please, release me, let me go’: How a fish needs to be returned to the water

Pretty soon, bass are going to be spawning across North Carolina’s Piedmont, and it won’t be long until ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Unwelcome critters

We live at the end of a street next to acres of woods. It makes for a quiet ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Call before you dig

There is one natural gas emergency I will never forget. When I pulled into the driveway, a young ...

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