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BJ DRYE COLUMN: Thanks, Bill, for everything
Bill Turner is partially responsible for me being at The Stanly News & Press. When I wrote in inquiring about…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Racial preferences are ending soon
RALEIGH — The state of Washington has it. California has it. Michigan has it. Oklahoma has it. Nebraska…
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DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: Fund local journalism to help communities
A portion of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was included in the recent Build Back Better bill…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolinian wins coveted National Book Award
What’s the biggest news in our state’s literary circles? On Nov. 17, Jason Mott won the National Book…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Can a wage-price spiral be avoided?
Who doesn’t like to be paid more? Maybe there are a few workers who are indifferent to their…
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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Why write?
I grew up in a home where my parents read. They both read the newspaper at breakfast. They…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Thanksgiving to the rescue again
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I explained in a column many years ago. One reason is that…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Cawthorn’s handlers got it wrong
When Carolina Journal first reported first-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s intention to abandon his current district next year to run…
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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Thanks for Thanksgiving
I went for a walk on a recent Sunday afternoon and saw some neighbors decorating the outside of…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: UNC’s history: a minority view
Last month U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs ruled that UNC-Chapel Hill does not discriminate against white and Asian-American…