Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: No silver bullet for school woes
RALEIGH — Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Can home ownership be made more affordable?
Traditionally, one of the ways to accumulate wealth was to buy a home. Indeed, owning a home was…
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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: God as our Father
Let’s face it, there are not many families like “The Brady Bunch” or “Leave it to Beaver.” There…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Carolina economy solid, not spectacular
RALEIGH — How has North Carolina’s economy been performing lately? Let’s focus on four standard measures: unemployment, jobs,…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Telling it true in 1964 and today
“Tell It True” is a book that takes you back in time to 1964 during the election season…
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BJ DRYE COLUMN: Celebrating Stanly’s talent
When I was given the suggestion last November to focus our Spirit of Stanly magazine on the theme…
Columns
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Jesus was a teacher
I have been teaching professionally for 39 years. Where has all that time gone? Over that period of…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Licensing laws shackle labor markets
RALEIGH — North Carolina is one of the toughest places in the country to enter a new career…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Mighty Mecklenburg
“Why do you Mecklenburgers always act so high and mighty?” I still get this question every now and…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Why no Poole’s in ‘Roadside Eateries’?
“I can’t find Poole’s in the revised edition of ‘North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries: A Traveler’s Guide to Local…