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DG MARTIN COLUMN: What would Oxendine think of the Washington situation?
What would Joe Oxendine say to the Washington NFL football team about its nickname? Oxendine, a proud Lumbee…
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CHAMBER COLUMN: Congratulations, Leadership Stanly graduates
Leadership Stanly, an enriching program sponsored by the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce, is an invaluable course that…
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THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: Finding new ways to enjoy summer reading
Summer has begun. While this summer may look different than those in the past, the opportunities for excitement…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are we in for a strong economic recovery?
My best friend at N.C. State University was a physicist. We had much in common. We were both…
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DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: On this Independence Day, recalling the Founders’ views of a free press
America’s Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to…
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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Celebrating the Fourth
I can smell the grills already. My mouth is watering just thinking about all the good food that…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will we regret the rescues from the crisis?
The coronavirus crisis continues to be “the” story of our day. Few events have hit our lives and…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: UNC’s new president
“Who is Peter Hans?” This is a question I am getting from friends who have learned that Hans…
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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: I haven’t got time
I had a wonderful great-aunt and uncle. They were almost like an extra set of grandparents and we…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Can Bookwatch survive the virus?
Can North Carolina’s television program about books escape the shutdown brought to us by the coronavirus? UNC-TV’s “North…