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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Joe Biden needed Frank Porter Graham last week
Could the legendary president of the University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham, have helped Joe Biden last…
Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Care for body and spirit
My annual physical is always in the dead of summer. I remember getting my physical every other year…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Medicaid expansion remains unwise
North Carolina lawmakers are reportedly considering some form of Medicaid expansion as part of a final budget deal…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Surge in violence merits response
Are North Carolinians safer today than they were a decade ago? That depends on how you define the…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Mortgage discrimination claims are bunk
A few weeks ago, the Associated Press and a nonprofit journalism outfit called The Markup released a dataset…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: October hurricane on the Outer Banks
It is October on the Outer Banks. A late hurricane is threatening to wash away the beaches and…
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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Oh Possum!
The other day we were so busy inside the house, we hadn’t been outside all day. My wife…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Yes, government can be shrunk
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently in conversation with right-leaning leaders, policy experts, donors and activists.…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: School closures were a mistake
Closing down school buildings for many months last year — and offering poorly planned and executed virtual schooling…
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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Old timers
I opened Facebook the other day and saw a post about homecoming from a former colleague at East…