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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Election to-do list

Have you decided how you are going to vote in the upcoming election? Even if you have decided ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: North Carolina doesn’t overcharge drivers

RALEIGH — Our state levies a motor-fuels tax of 40.65 cents per gallon. This is one of the ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Push for liberty began in Rowan

RALEIGH — If you look at North Carolina’s state flag, you’ll see two dates: May 20, 1775 and ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The Desi diaspora and American presidential politics

If you want to understand what has been happening in this year’s presidential contest, it will help if ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Don’t overlook down-ballot races

RALEIGH — I have no idea who will be elected president this November. Respectfully, neither do you. If ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: I’ve got senioritis, how ‘bout you?

Senioritis is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the lack of interest and effort by high school seniors near the ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Shot clocks for permits make sense

RALEIGH — North Carolina plays a starring role in the origin story of college basketball’s shot clock. That ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Great juicy peaches from North Carolina

One of the great joys of summertime for many North Carolina families is a drive to the Sandhills ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Suppress freedom at your own peril

RALEIGH — During each election cycle, we are treated to an endless parade of politicians extolling freedom. Given ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Did COVID permanently change labor market?

I doubt that anyone alive during the COVID pandemic will forget it. Many of us are reminded of ...

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