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COLUMN: Armyworms are taking out lawns, pastures
If you haven’t already heard, fall armyworms are wreaking havoc in pastures, hayfields and lawns all over the…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Books for ‘Bookwatch’
Although “North Carolina Bookwatch” in no longer airing on PBS-NC, people still ask what books are being featured.…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Taxpayers deserve better than this
RALEIGH — In 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a budget that funded core state responsibilities, instigated…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What will AI mean for North Carolina jobs?
AI — short for “artificial intelligence”— is the technology wiz of the moment. One-third of businesses are now…
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DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: Our democracy depends on it
Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Election to-do list
Have you decided how you are going to vote in the upcoming election? Even if you have decided…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: North Carolina doesn’t overcharge drivers
RALEIGH — Our state levies a motor-fuels tax of 40.65 cents per gallon. This is one of the…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Push for liberty began in Rowan
RALEIGH — If you look at North Carolina’s state flag, you’ll see two dates: May 20, 1775 and…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The Desi diaspora and American presidential politics
If you want to understand what has been happening in this year’s presidential contest, it will help if…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Don’t overlook down-ballot races
RALEIGH — I have no idea who will be elected president this November. Respectfully, neither do you. If…