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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: How has the economic pie and its slices changed?

With the holiday season upon us, it is appropriate that pie is on my mind. Incidentally, my favorite ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Our technology made us resilient

The COVID-19 crisis had enormous and destructive consequences for our health, our economy, our education systems and the ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Family trees

It is hard for me to imagine that my parents are now great-grandparents. My parents don’t seem that ...

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THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: Wrapping up 2021

In the season for wrapping gifts, we thought we’d wrap up our year with an update of the ...

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BJ DRYE COLUMN: Thanks, Bill, for everything

Bill Turner is partially responsible for me being at The Stanly News & Press. When I wrote in inquiring about ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Racial preferences are ending soon

RALEIGH — The state of Washington has it. California has it. Michigan has it. Oklahoma has it. Nebraska ...

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DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: Fund local journalism to help communities

A portion of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was included in the recent Build Back Better bill ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolinian wins coveted National Book Award

What’s the biggest news in our state’s literary circles? On Nov. 17, Jason Mott won the National Book ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Can a wage-price spiral be avoided?

Who doesn’t like to be paid more? Maybe there are a few workers who are indifferent to their ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Why write?

I grew up in a home where my parents read. They both read the newspaper at breakfast. They ...

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