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Kenneth L. Hardin: I pledge allegiance to the United States of hypocrisy

Seventy-one, thirty-five and thirty-one words —  words that are supposed to represent loyalty and commitment to this country. ...

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Sharon Randall: Making the best of it

My dad was a simple man. He loved simple food, like the cornbread his mother baked every day. ...

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Alexander Jones: Medicaid expansion would be a signal achievement

Republicans such as Senator Phil Berger opposed Medicaid expansion so tenaciously it almost seemed to be a matter ...

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DG Martin: Looking at Gov. Roy Cooper for president

Some people are asking if North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper might be the Democrats’ best presidential candidate in ...

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Evelyn Uddin-Khan, my turn: Robinson has lost his way

By Evelyn Uddin-Khan Well, Lt. Gov. Robinson, do you realize that if you were in that Buffalo supermarket ...

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Whitey Harwood, From the Wood Shed: Here’s your sign

I n the My Turn by Roger Hull (May 22), the question was, “Why would someone take signs?”  ...

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Roger Barbee, my turn: Choose words carefully because rhetoric matters

Words matter, and that is why advertisers, lawyers, religious leaders and politicians usually are careful of their chosen ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: I refuse to swim in the pool of poor politics

Although I’ve been in politics before, I won’t wade into that pool of water again. I found myself ...

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Sharon Randall: A dose of sunshine

Sunshine is the best disinfectant. That’s what my mother always said. Actually, she said a lot of things. ...

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Pat Bullard, My Turn: Second Amendment shouldn’t allow anyone to destroy another’s right to life

By Pat Bullard T he Second Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights passed by Congress in ...

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John Hood: A conservative’s job is to remember

By John Hood RALEIGH — Political conservatism, say its critics, is less a rational movement to shape the ...

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Alexander Jones: Whither, organized labor?

For the first time in at least a decade-and-a-half, union activity is crackling across the country. Workers at ...

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DG Martin: Details behind the Montana land squabble of Charles Kuralt’s lover

Would you be interested in a new privately published memoir by a Bozeman Montana lawyer, titled “Tilting at ...

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My turn, Roger Barbee: Time for open caskets again?

In 1955 when the body of 14-year-old Emmett Till arrived home to Chicago, the only thing that identified ...

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My turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: Wake up America and smell the gunpowder

By Evelyn Uddin-khan If ever there was an oxymoron in the English language it has to be pro-life, ...

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Ada Fisher: Curbing gun violence  

Steve Kerr’s outspokenness at his press conference post the Golden State Warriors recent playoff loss was right on ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: Relax good people, it’s only an opinion

I’ve been cautioned to refrain from publicly commenting on certain issues because there’s danger involved when you have ...

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Sharon Randall: Graduation a time to celebrate

There’s a growing sense of excitement and great cause to celebrate this time of year. Why? One word: ...

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John Hood: Don’t count on a soft landing

R ALEIGH — According to the latest estimate from fiscal analysts at the North Carolina General Assembly, our ...

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Alexander Jones: Three questions after the primary

L ast week saw one of the livelier primaries North Carolina has held in recent years. But for ...

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DG Martin: Great replacement what?

What were the two most used new words in the news last week? The term “Great Replacement.” I ...

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My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-Khan: Latest mass shooting a sad indictment on humanity

By Evelyn Uddin-Khan It is a painfully sad indictment on humanity when innocent people are shot to death ...

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Chris White: NATO’s continued relevance

By Chris White    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has received renewed attention since Russia began its ...

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My turn, Roger Hull: Why would someone take sign?

About two weeks ago, a sign was removed from our yard. I wasn’t angry. I was sad and ...

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Sharon Randall: Bitter or better?

What would you say has been the greatest loss of your life? The death of a loved one? ...

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John Hood: When Carolinians killed Carolinians

RALEIGH — Two hundred and fifty-one years ago this month, two large groups of armed North Carolinians camped ...

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My turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: Ask voters what they need, and the wisdom of a teenager     

By Evelyn Uddin-khan   There are all sorts of candidates who want us to vote for them in ...

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My turn, Pat Bullard: Safe, legal abortion must remain

I read with sadness the letters published in the Rowan County Democratic Party’s Voters Speak Digest (May 12) ...

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