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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Insurance commissioner seeks third term
RALEIGH — If incumbent Mike Causey wins the Republican nod for insurance commissioner in March, it’ll be his…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: 6 Republicans want to be auditor
RALEIGH — The former state auditor of North Carolina, Beth Wood, never lost an election. She clinched the…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What went right to prevent the 2023 recession?
The 2023 economy ended with a bang. In the last three months of the year, real gross domestic…
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KATELYN STEGALL: Managing the mud
With usually heavy rainfall and mild weather, mud is an issue that all North Carolina livestock producers will…
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CHARTERS OF FREEDOM COLUMN: William Ellery
Foundation Forward, Charters of Freedom — Founding Fathers and other Influencing Citizens. How They Served Our Country This…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Jill McCorkle does it again
Jill McCorkle takes ordinary people, puts them in common situations and makes extraordinary stories. She has done it…
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OPINION: The founder for adult day health care in Stanly County
As a former member of the Board of Stanly Adult Care Center (SACC) and its predecessor, the Coltrane…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Superintendent races draw five candidates
RALEIGH — Of the 10 executive offices that make up North Carolina’s Council of State, half will be…
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: A diner in New York and N.C. roadside eateries
What does Old John’s, a diner on the Upper West Side of New York City, have to do…
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will the Fed be involved in politics in 2024?
2024 is a big political year for the country. More so than in other years, decisions having national…