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Byron York: What next for Trump legal team?

By Byron York The Trump campaign’s top lawyers — Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis — went into last weekend on the offensive. On Thursday, ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Friday, November 27, 2020 12:21 am

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Quotes of the Week: ‘All of the trash is pretty remarkable’

“All of the trash is pretty remarkable, the amount of trash it actually collects. As we cleaned it out, we were collecting about four 96-gallon ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Friday, November 27, 2020 12:19 am

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My Turn, Mary James: My gig as a Census worker in 2020

By Mary James “I’ll do my civic duty,” I thought when the little Census Bureau post card arrived in the mail asking citizens if they’d ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, November 26, 2020 12:00 am

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Other voices: Home for the holidays

From the Winston-Salem Journal Christmas Eve’ll find me Where the love light gleams I’ll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams As ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:00 am

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My Turn, Linda Darden: Hospice care business has grown to meet community needs

By Linda Darden Since our inception in 1979, Trellis Supportive Care (formerly Hospice & Palliative CareCenter) has grown to meet community needs and has benefited ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:00 am

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Gary Pearce: Are candidates like Gov. Cooper history?

By Gary Pearce North Carolina may never see another Democratic governor like Roy Cooper. In fact, we may never see another Democratic statewide candidate like ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:00 am

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Sharon Randall: New ‘mug’ shows different phase of life

By Sharon Randall My granddaughter, Eleanor, is 5 years old. She loves to have her photo taken. And every photo is just like her: beautiful. ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:00 am

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John Hood: Good news on state budget

By John Hood RALEIGH — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 recession in March, North Carolina policymakers have been watching government revenues and expenditures carefully. ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:00 am

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Nalini Joseph: Keeping your child on even keel during coronavirus

By Nalini Joseph Everyone’s talking about mental health these days. Most of us have good food to eat, a warm bed to sleep in and ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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Kathryn Lopez: Christians in Middle East need us

By Kathryn Lopez Archbishop Bashar Warda is a man of hope, humility, courage and defiance. Christians will stay in the Middle East, like it or ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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Cal Thomas: Alito’s warning signs ring true

By Cal Thomas Everywhere one looks there are warning signs, from labels on cigarette packs warning that smoking causes cancer, to ridiculous labels on thermometers ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:00 am

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Francis Koster: Think of battling COVID-19 like civil defense

By Francis Koster There are four facts in this article you do not know. Our population of COVID-19 infected people is split into two groups. ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:07 pm

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My Turn, Renee Bradshaw: United Way supports work of Family Crisis Council

By Renee Bradshaw October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about domestic violence, services for survivors and recognize those working to ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:00 am

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D.G. Martin: Greek and Hebrew guides to our political differences

By D.G. Martin How can ancient Greek and Hebrew thinking help us understand why our friends who support other political candidates see things so differently ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:00 am

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Thomas Mills: Lessons learned from Cunningham’s loss

By Thomas Mills Cal Cunningham very likely cost Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. He was running against an unpopular incumbent and led by a ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:00 am

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Sharon Randall: When so much is different, Thanksgiving is, too

By Sharon Randall Different. That’s a word I’ve been saying a lot lately. Maybe you’ve been saying it, too. I’ve said it so often it’s ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:00 am

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John Hood: Parity extends down the ballot

RALEIGH — In 2020, North Carolina Republicans and Democrats took their respective cases to the public. Each party asked voters to put them fully in ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:00 am

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Nalini Joseph: Make your child’s path to greatness a musical one

By Nalini Joseph I always knew there was a strong connection between learning to play an instrument and a child’s high performance in school, but ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:10 am

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Cal Thomas: Where should evangelicals go after Trump?

By Cal Thomas Evangelical Christians have unquestionably been a loyal and largely unmovable base of support for President Donald Trump since he has been in ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:05 am

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Kathryn Lopez: What if we turned off rhetoric?

By Kathryn Lopez “Are you celebrating?” The Uber driver’s question took me a little off-guard. And then he may have gotten an earful from me. ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:05 am

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Francis Koster: Depression epidemic accompanies coronavirus pandemic

By Francis Koster Our country is having two epidemics, not one. The first one is COVID-19. In the past eight months, the COVID-19 virus has ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Saturday, November 14, 2020 12:05 am

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Quotes of the week

“I live off of theater and I need theater, so to do this show has been great. I’m so excited.” — Maryella Rosko, who will ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00 am

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Steven Roberts column: Trump will have ‘enormous impact’ on GOP going forward

Will Trumpism survive once Donald Trump leaves office? We don’t know yet. Too many critical variables remain unclear, including Trump’s own predilections. Will he run ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00 am

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Byron York column: Pennsylvania election rules lawsuit is one Trump should win

In its effort to challenge vote counts in key states, the Trump campaign has filed lots of lawsuits that have little chance of winning. But ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00 am

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Sharon Randall: Share dreams with someone who will help you finish

By Sharon Randall For days now, I’ve been trying to figure out how to tell you something that I promised to tell you a long ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:00 am

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John Hood: Seven trends that affected result of 2020 election

By John Hood RALEIGH — Over the course of 34 years penning a column on North Carolina politics and public policy, I’ve seen it all. ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:00 am

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Gary Pearce: Cooper scores win and losses in election

By Gary Pearce Governor Roy Cooper did something this election that North Carolina’s last two governors couldn’t do: win a second term. Now, he may ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:00 am

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Ada Fisher: Post-election reforms to count every vote

By Ada Fisher What a presidential race! The winners are: the moderator of the last presidential debate, Kristin Walker, who gave the public a chance ... Read more