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DOUG CREAMER: Back to school

It seems like summer barely begins and they are running back-to-school ads on television. Teachers and students need ...

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It is easy to second guess somebody else’s political decisions. Especially if you are not a big fan ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Which economic scenario – good or bad – will emerge?

Mark Twain once said, “It’s difficult to make predictions, particularly about the future.” Economists like me often use ...

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GARY PEARCE COLUMN: Democrats debate left or center – again

The headline raised the dreaded c-word that deeply divides Democrats – Centrist: “Jackson projects centrist platform in NC ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The ugliest word, or the sweetest

Revenge. It may be the ugliest word in the English language. Or the sweetest when it describes a ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: The Garden Season

How is your garden doing? I went out the other day and checked on my potatoes. I have ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should wage and price controls be brought back?

Fifty years ago, I was sitting in a summer school class studying microeconomics. I had just switched my ...

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THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: A few reads thanks to BookPage

If you’re like myself and the avid library users we adore, you’re always looking for your next great ...

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COLUMN: Golf tournament spots limited

It is time for the Chamber’s annual golf tournament. The tournament is scheduled for Aug. 18. The tournament ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Lessons from famous and ordinary people

What North Carolinians would you most like to be subject to a new biography? People whose lives are ...

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