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D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: The virus claims another victim
The virus hit home the other day. Right in the tummy. During the last few weeks I have…
Opinion
D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: A cure for the isolation and a troubled marriage
What is the big news in North Carolina? For some it is not the bad news that the…
Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: What is your story?
Everyone I talk with has a story about how the coronavirus has affected their lives. High school students…
News
D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Plots, hoaxes and pandemics
Is the COVID-19 virus the result of a plot by the Chinese to bring down the United States?…
News
D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Fighting virus confinement boredom
“Smart people don’t get bored,” my friend announced when I told her that a lot of people were…
Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Don’t miss it
I was driving out of town the other morning, along a familiar route. It was the route I…
Opinion
B.J. DRYE COLUMN: Communication has changed
It has been a rough couple of weeks for local “celebrities” and it continued late last week. We…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: How will the economy change after the virus crisis?
By Dr. Mike Walden Most crises have lasting effects. World War II spawned the United Nations but also…
News
JOE GUZZARDI COLUMN: Babe Ruth beat Spanish flu … twice
In 1918, an influenza panic much like today’s COVID-19 struck the nation. The Spanish flu, as it was…
News
B.J. DRYE COLUMN: We have to work together
Over the last several weeks, The Stanly News & Press has reported on how many residents and businesses…