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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Where will the jobs be?

The overwhelming economic concern for a majority of individuals is jobs. There are two elements to this concern: ...

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CHAMBER COLUMN: Chamber stayed active in 2020

2020 was an interesting year, to say the least. Like all businesses, the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Rudolph’s little brother

I know Rudolph’s little brother. And now that Rudolph and the other reindeer are safely back at the ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Perspective

As I sit down to write we are just a few days away from Christmas. You are now ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will these seven predictions come true in 2021?

It’s that time of year again for predictions about the upcoming year. In my case, of course, these ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The college sports we want to save

Is the U.S. Supreme Court going to put college athletics out of business? Last week it agreed to ...

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In 2020, we need this: ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’

Editor’s Note: The following comes from the Dec. 23, 1980 issue of The Stanly News & Press. One of ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Allan Gurganus takes us back to Falls

What is going on in Falls, North Carolina? It is an insiders’ question, but don’t be put off. ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Merry Christmas 2020

I read Lynna Clark’s fictional retelling of the birth of Christ in “An EncouragingU Christmas.” She did a ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Jim Crow is still alive in North Carolina

Unbelievable when you think about it, how North Carolina maintained its segregated and discriminatory racial system for such ...

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