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Cooper has no good reason to be shocked about rolling blackouts
The governor's concerns about rotating power outages remind this observer of a famous fictional movie character.
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Criminal referral
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New law properly checks governor’s power
When COVID-19 first struck North Carolina nearly three years ago, Gov. Roy Cooper responded with a series of executive orders that closed or limited the operations of schools, businesses, public amenities, and even churches. Cooper’s attempt to regulate worship services didn’t survive legal challenge, but most of his other pandemic policies stayed in place for...
Opinion
New state Supreme Court justices take oaths, flip control to Republicans
On the first day of 2023, Republicans officially took over majority control of North Carolina's highest court.
Opinion
Will 2023 be naughty or nice?
The traditional holiday question to children, “Have you been naughty or nice?” is a perfect lead-in to the economic outlook in 2023. As 2022 ends and 2023 begins, we face two economic challenges — inflation and recession. The big questions are, will inflation return to normal in 2023, and if so, will it take a...
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Ominbus bill
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Duke Energy’s ‘Black Christmas’: outrageous story of the week
Over Christmas weekend, instead of the iconic “white Christmas” most long for, many North Carolinians experienced something very different — a “black Christmas” of rolling (i.e. on purpose) blackouts across the state. Duke Energy, which provides power to most our homes and businesses, decided to cut electricity to half a million ratepayers in order to...
Opinion
No offense, but the freedom to offend is necessary for progress
Our right to be offensive is increasingly being seen as this pesky, little symptom of the First Amendment that must be either begrudgingly entertained or reluctantly accepted. People will casually write off being offensive as uncouth or unbecoming of a civilized society; they are, however, mistaken. The ones who are annoyed by our right to...
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Stop the presses
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A Christmas Wish: Greensboro woman still searching for missing sons
Ruth Parker spent decades as a social worker in the triad region serving North Carolina’s most vulnerable children. Now retired in Davidson County, Ruth still has one final mission when it comes to children. Finding her own.
Opinion
Parents made their voices heard in 2022 school-board races
North Carolina school board race results are a strong reminder that, despite the reopening of schools and loosening of pandemic restrictions, the parent revolt continues in the state. Parents across many North Carolina counties feel unheard, that their choices within schools are infringed upon, and, most importantly, that students’ basic educational needs are not being...
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