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CHAMBER COLUMN: Reverse Raffle coming in November

On Nov. 13, the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce will host a Reverse Raffle in partnership with the ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Wiley Cash — another big success

When we first read Wiley Cash’s debut novel, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” we knew he had ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Mayberry fans seek solid ground

Before “The Andy Griffith Show,” before nearby Pilot Mountain became the nucleus of a popular state park, Mount ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Biden decline prompts three questions

RALEIGH — When President Joe Biden’s approval numbers began to plummet in early August, driven by public disgust ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should economic growth be a goal?

Although today we live in a fractious political environment, there is one area of widespread agreement among individuals ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Welcome fall

My Chinese students had a holiday from school this week. It is their Autumn Festival. It is a ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Make licensing reform a priority

According to the most-recent ranking I can find, North Carolina requires state-approved licenses in more occupations (nearly 200) ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Labor force shouldn’t be shrinking

North Carolina’s economy has enjoyed a substantial recovery from the depths of the Great Suppression — that is, ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Income and poverty facts matter

The income of the median American household fell by nearly 3 percent last year as the COVID-19 pandemic ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is round two of the COVID recession on the way?

Just when we thought things were getting better, could they go the other way and get worse?   ...

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