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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: DOGE can learn from North Carolina

RALEIGH — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped business leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up the ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: When taxes (almost) killed tap

RALEIGH — I write a syndicated column on politics and public policy that often centers on the issue ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Operator, could you help me place this call?

I once talked on my neighbor’s bedroom telephone while she was trying to sleep and her husband was ...

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D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Building Trump’s support group

Promptly after the election President-elect Trump announced some of some of his close support group: • Secretary of state: ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: North Carolina needs to compete for nurses

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly has made our state a more attractive place to live, work, ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is the economy passing its annual evaluation?

Most of us — especially senior citizens like me — have a yearly medical evaluation. In fact, I ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: How can Social Security be saved?

My wife and I have been receiving monthly Social Security payments for several years. We also receive monthly ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Let’s reform how we pay teachers

RALEIGH — During the just-ended 2024 election campaign, candidates for offices such as governor, legislature, county commission, and ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Trump won the ‘Double Haters’

RALEIGH — The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American ...

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D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Month of many holidays

November is full of special days and holidays. This year one of the most important was Election Day, ...

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