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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is there a winner in the debate over taxes?

Few public policy issues create more debate than taxes. That’s because taxes are linked to several complementary issues ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Can we disagree more constructively?

RALEIGH — If you maintain a diversified portfolio of politically active friends — and you really ought to, ...

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D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: MecDec lives

A book about the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence published in April has raised again the question of whether ...

Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is it a bird, a plane or a crazy economy?

When I was growing up in the 1950s, I was a fan of the Superman TV show. The ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Budget delay strengthens case for limits

RALEIGH — House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters last week that the North Carolina General Assembly is unlikely ...

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DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Jacksonville to Bolivia

Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...

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OPINION: A simple call can save your life

“It takes too much time.” “I heard it’s expensive.” “I didn’t know 811 existed!” During my 33-year career ...

Opinion

DG MARTIN COLUMN: Stephen Curry is no longer underrated

In my hometown of Davidson, almost everyone worships the same god. A basketball playing-god named Stephen Curry. When ...

Opinion

DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Whiteville, Nashville, Washington and more

Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Omar – slave and scholar

What should we teach young students about slavery and its place in North Carolina history? Should we follow ...

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