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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Could the post-pandemic economy be better?

It has become common to hear economists and others say the post-pandemic economy will be different from the ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: It’s Monday

When I opened my eyes this morning I thought, “Well, I better get moving, it’s Monday.” I have ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Good news for Trump?

There is some surprisingly good news for Donald Trump in a new book that, ironically, aims to demonstrate ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Voters would end racial preferences

RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina systemically discriminates by race and ethnicity in student admissions and faculty ...

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GARY PEARCE COLUMN: Can Democrats defuse ‘defund the police’?

Crime issues have bedeviled Democrats for decades. Every time they get painted as soft on crime, they lose ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Trusting God

My former pastor told us a story many times about getting a skin cancer diagnosis. No one wants ...

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COMMISSIONER COMMENTARY: Stanly County, we can do better — we must do better

As one of your Stanly County commissioners and as a vaccine ambassador for Atrium Health, the information I ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Lawmakers embrace capital idea

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s state government has a multi-billion-dollar surplus. Its enormity has multiple causes: past spending discipline, ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Dewey’s legacy decimates system

RALEIGH — Just about everyone has an opinion about how to improve education, and it’s usually an opinion ...

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OPINION: What Makes Stanly County Great?

I have been fortunate and humbled to have lived in Stanly County for the past 13 years and ...

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