Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Blame the Scots-Irish
Why are we the way we are? Can we blame it on somebody else, like the British colonist,…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: On becoming a political advertiser
It’s not personal, it’s just business — or so Facebook assures me. On this matter, I’m inclined to…
Columns
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Almost nobody knows he lives in North Carolina
North Carolina not only grows great writers, like Jill McCorkle and Clyde Edgerton, for instance. It also imports…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Manufacturing continues to thrive
With the recent announcements of a new Toyota battery plant in Randolph County, a new Fujifilm Diosynth drug…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Yes, college (usually) pays off
Is the purpose of a university education to prepare graduates to get jobs? I’ve never thought so. But…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is it cheaper to live in North Carolina?
With the inflation rate at 40-year highs, coping with a higher cost-of-living is on our minds. Both households…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Got to pick a pocket?
Did Fagin’s pickpockets stimulate the economy of London? ’Tis the season to reference a different Charles Dickens classic,…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Last-minute shoppers – North Carolina books to the rescue
“Are there new North Carolina books that would be good holiday presents for hard-to-give-to people on my list?”…
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KATELYN STEGALL COLUMN: Managing the mud
With usually heavy rainfall and mild weather, mud is an issue that all North Carolina livestock producers will…
Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Christmas joy
By the time many of you read this, we will be about a week away from Christmas. Oh…