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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: God moves unpredictably
When I moved to North Carolina back in the 1980s, people told me about the March that it…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: He made me famous
The man who made me briefly famous died last week. Tom Clark was 93. Dr. Clark taught me…
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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…