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BBB offers 5 ways to avoid delivery scams, package theft

The following is from the Better Business Bureau: Some consumers have recently been getting text messages stating a ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: ‘I just want to keep on voting after I die.’

From 1977 until 1985 and from 1993 through 2001 Wilson County was the de facto capital of North ...

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LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: Stanly County Museum had a productive year

Greetings! I am the Stanly County Museum firector and guest writing this month’s Library Lookout article. Why is ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Economic freedom is a shock absorber

RALEIGH — In a normal market, creditors demand higher interest from borrowers to whom they lend money for ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The lottery — still bad for North Carolina

I was firmly opposed to the state of North Carolina getting into the lottery business back in 2005. ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is economics about more than jobs and inflation?

Every time there is trouble looming for the economy, my schedule of presentations and interviews explodes. It happened ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Gas-tax hike is a non-starter

RALEIGH — As North Carolina keeps growing, so will the need for our governments to ensure the adequate ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: A humble end on a mighty river

We had the Mississippi River to ourselves. At least for a little while a few weeks ago. We ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Men — and boys — and their bicycles

Why does it seem that the only bicycle riders I see these days are grown men? When I ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: When it comes to Thanksgiving prep, I’m a turkey

I found out several years ago that I’m a “coddled trophy husband.” My elite status was thrust upon ...

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