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Byron York: When a ‘difficult conversation’ threatens free speech
By Byron York Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is perhaps the leading Trump inquisitor in the House ...
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My Turn: Elim Craighill-Middleton: Star Trek’s First Contact Day
By Elim Craighill-Middleton April 5th was Star Trek’s First Contact Day. In 1996, ‘Star Trek: First Contact” hit ...
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John Hood: Light touch can make homes affordable
By John Hood Because North Carolina is one of the seven states likely to determine the outcome of ...
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David Larson: Schools are moving to ban smart phones in class. Research suggests it’s the right move.
By David Larson Psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book, “The Anxious Generation,” lays out the latest research on what constant ...
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Letter to the editor — April 7
Reading to children enriches the reader and the child In the Thursday, March 28, edition referencing reading to ...
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Alexander Jones: NC business can be key to defeating the right
By Alexander Jones The titans of the market in North Carolina face a profound moral test. Situated in ...
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Brad Rhodes: Living a fulfilling, healthy and long life
By Brad Rhodes As the saying goes, age is just a number. But the quality of years you ...
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Kenneth L. Hardin: I wish I was a kid again
By Kenneth L. Hardin I don’t go out much anymore and I don’t particularly engage in small talk ...
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Elisabeth Strillacci: A few of the little things
By Elisabeth Strillacci For the Salisbury Post Last week, I promised you that I am aware of my ...
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Cal Thomas: When will it end?
By Cal Thomas Another day, another dead New York City police officer, another grieving widow. The familiarity of ...
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Steven V. Roberts: Taking third parties seriously
By Steven V. Roberts The recent headline in the Washington Post read: “Democrats are taking third-party threats seriously ...
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Lib Campbell: Privacy and the princess
By Lib Campbell “There is a strange man outside,” Katherine announced, standing by the parlor window… “this man ...
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Dear Neighbor: Sue McHugh: I miss my friends
By Sue McHugh I miss my friends. Friends. People I care about. People who I wish no discomfort. ...
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Algernon Cash: NC Congressional delegation should demand balanced-budget amendment
By Algernon Cash As the United States grapples with a staggering national debt surpassing $34 trillion, which grows ...
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Cal Thomas: Moscow massacre: Could it happen here?
A mass shooting at a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people. With many others seriously ...
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Clyde — April’s Fool
Proverbs 12:15 “The way of the fool is right in his own eyes.” Guess we all know that ...
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Kenneth L. Hardin: Good customer service is like the dinosaurs
By Kenneth L. Hardin I’ve opined previously how good customer service should be placed on the back of ...
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Elisabeth Strillacci: Lost at sea
By Elisabeth Strillacci I usually try to keep my thoughts in these columns upbeat, or at least with ...
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My Turn: Keith Townsend: Trump causing existential crisis
By Keith Townsend The issue in this year’s election is singular and goes far beyond a dispute over ...
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Byron York: Lawfare: the next stage begins
By Byron York Donald Trump was first indicted nearly a year ago, on April 4, 2023, when Manhattan ...
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Letters to the editor — March 31
Supreme court justice fails to support free speech With recent oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, the ...
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Tom Campbell: The puppet show
By Tom Campbell King Henry II believed it was his divine right to rule England, including the Church ...
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Renee Scheidt: The perfect, final sacrifice
By Renee Scheidt On March 31, Christianity will celebrate the most important event of all time, the resurrection ...
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Dear Neighbor: Karen Puckett: Support public schools with your time and talents
By Karen Puckett Dear Neighbor, It’s true — “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick ...
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Rob Schofield: Incessant gambling ads in North Carolina
By Rob Schofield Americans obsess and argue a lot about morality these days. This is especially the case ...
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Lib Campbell: Making a scene
By Lib Campbell The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed into law on July 26, 1990. The ADA ...
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Save NC’s endangered farmland from becoming solar facilities
By Jon Sanders The American Farmland Trust (AFT) ranked North Carolina second in the nation for farmland threatened from ...
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My Turn: Sasha Weintraub: A salute to our natural gas utility workers
By Sasha Weintraub On March 18, energy companies celebrated Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day by encouraging the communities ...