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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: We need more school boards

A year ago, would you have correctly guessed that meetings of local school boards would be among the ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Home from Afghanistan

Our man in Afghanistan is home. But he is still covering Afghanistan for The New York Times. David ...

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CHAMBER COLUMN: The Chamber has a busy month ahead

2021 has been a wonderfully busy year for your Stanly County Chamber of Commerce and the month of ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is a wealth tax in the future?

Trillions of dollars were added to the national debt during the COVID-19 pandemic as the federal government poured ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Joe Biden needed Frank Porter Graham last week

Could the legendary president of the University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham, have helped Joe Biden last ...

Opinion

DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Care for body and spirit

My annual physical is always in the dead of summer. I remember getting my physical every other year ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Medicaid expansion remains unwise

North Carolina lawmakers are reportedly considering some form of Medicaid expansion as part of a final budget deal ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Surge in violence merits response

Are North Carolinians safer today than they were a decade ago? That depends on how you define the ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Mortgage discrimination claims are bunk

A few weeks ago, the Associated Press and a nonprofit journalism outfit called The Markup released a dataset ...

Opinion

DG MARTIN COLUMN: October hurricane on the Outer Banks

It is October on the Outer Banks. A late hurricane is threatening to wash away the beaches and ...

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