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Presents from the deep

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series from CJ columnist Nelson Paul on his unique perspective of what it was like in the early 1970s when, as a teenager, he joined a cooperative shrimping operation in North Carolina internal waters. Part one can be found here. The routine was familiar. Get the trawl...

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What President Biden owes North Carolina

President Joe Biden is set to come to Greensboro this week and will give a speech at North Carolina A&T.  The administration promises that he will explain how he’s going to “bring down costs for the American people as part of Building a Better America.” I can’t wait to hear the explanation. Graduates from NC...

Mark Walker

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Entitlement is not just bad politics, but a sickness of the soul  

Jussie Smollett’s release from jail mere days into his sentence for faking a hate crime reveals another example of entitlement culture run amok. It’s not just that Smollett likely got preferential treatment with his release because of his money and status, but that he never apologized or admitted any wrongdoing from his hoax. When held...

Ray Nothstine
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Master and commander: the far side of the creek

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series from CJ columnist Nelson on his unique perspective of what it was like in the early 1970s when, as a teenager, he joined a cooperative shrimping operation in North Carolina internal waters. Dick Oliver was an unusually short man. Not an inch over five feet....

Nelson Paul