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SPORTS COLUMN: Emergency planning, AEDs are saving lives in high schools
On Jan. 2, millions of people held their collective breaths as Buffalo Bills’ defensive back Damar Hamlin dropped…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Don’t ask; don’t tell
Who owns the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill? The faculty? The Chancellor? UNC Chapel Hill’s Board…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We must support Ukraine
Ukraine. Yes, The Ukraine in Eastern Europe. What has that got to do with the people of Stanly…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is the labor market returning to normal?
After inflation, the labor market shortage has probably been the top story of the past two years. Many…
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OPINION: Almond releases full comments about library sculptures
Editor’s Note: Stanly Arts Guild Treasurer Kathy L. Almond spoke to Stanly County commissioners Feb. 20, 2023 at…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Can a 25-year-old woman be a great political party chair?
Earlier this month, the North Carolina Democratic Party’s state executive committee elected 25-year-old Anderson Clayton state party chair.…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Broyhill helped build the modern GOP
RALEIGH — As the founder of one of North Carolina’s largest companies, James Edgar Broyhill helped build high-quality,…
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FOUNDING FATHERS COLUMN: A look at Onesimus
This is an American history educational moment of those who made a difference during the Revolutionary War era…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: West Mills is not Walterboro
In a small Carolina coastal area town, where a dominating family controls much of life, some members of…
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DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Hunters for the Hungry
There is often a sense among deer hunters that the number of animals they need to kill every…