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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: How deep is our economic divide?

The term “economic divide” is commonly used today. It can refer to several aspects in our economy, such ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Why we talk this way

“Prove it.” One of this column’s readers challenged me to back up my recent assertion that characteristics of ...

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SOCIAL SECURITY COLUMN: Not ready to retire? You can still apply for Medicare online

By Lisa Wallace Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in North Carolina Did you know that you can apply ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Exit polls offer useful insights

Every two years, exit pollsters attempt to survey voters who’ve just cast ballots. They post interviewers at hundreds ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Getting ready for the storm

If you read my columns regularly, you know that I had a busy week last week keeping an ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: A new adventure

Just before Christmas I received the news that my job teaching Chinese students was coming to an end. ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Revolutionary history surrounds us

RALEIGH — When I set out a couple of years ago to write my first novel, a historical ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Civil war — our people versus my people?

To live in interesting times, is it a blessing or a curse? To live in the era of ...

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COLUMN: Representative payees help you manage your Social Security

By Lisa Wallace Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in North Carolina Some people who receive monthly Social Security ...

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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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