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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Music to my ears

Last night my wife and I watched a television program we like, and when it was over, I ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Worker shortage won’t end soon

On a recent road trip through Western North Carolina and North Georgia, I had occasion to stop at ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Few senators served in House

Thanks to state Sen. Jeff Jackson bowing out of North Carolina’s Democratic primary, the 2022 field for U.S. ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The famous man from Tally Ho

Who is the most famous North Carolinian today? If you check the latest edition of the World Almanac ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will 2022 be a boom, bust or in-between?

Although all the final numbers aren’t in, it appears North Carolina experienced a very good economy in 2021. ...

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COLUMN: How to get your baby’s Social Security number

By Lisa Wallace Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in North Carolina Welcoming a baby to your family is ...

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LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: New year, new reads

If you’re like myself and the avid library users we adore, you’re always looking for your next great ...

Columns

DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Happy New Year

It was a year that many want to put to bed. Others found 2021 to be a good ...

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COLUMN: Nominations accepted for Citizen of the Year

At its annual meeting in the first quarter of each year, the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce presents ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Blame the Scots-Irish

Why are we the way we are? Can we blame it on somebody else, like the British colonist, ...

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