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New monuments could unify state
North Carolina’s public spaces are underpopulated with monuments to our rich history of fascinating stories, momentous events, and inspiring leaders. These tales need telling, including with public art.
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Green New Deal would feature high costs, focus on fear
A recent forum highlighted the burden each N.C. household would bear if Congress approves a left-of-center environmental program.
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Swing and a miss?
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Leading from behind
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Government’s basic tasks need doing
It shouldn’t take multiple calls and the navigational skills of Ferdinand Magellan to reach a public employee during a workday to get a basic government task performed.
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Digging a hole
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Medicaid expansion isn’t ‘free’ to the state
Amid the pandemic, state lawmakers and liberal advocacy groups continue a push to expand Medicaid, as allowed by the Affordable Care Act. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Medicaid expansion is optional, state lawmakers have decided against moving forward with the policy. Expansion proponents say the state won’t have to pay anything, and that such...
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Resistance to changing bar exam would make baseball purists envious
It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball. Baseball is a game notoriously resistant to change. It took nearly 70 years for the American League to adopt longtime Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack’s request for the designated hitter. Let’s not forget about how long it took to get lights at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. This year, MLB will see...
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The assault on working parents must stop
A Union County teacher recently declared, “This might be rude, but I don’t care about parent child care issues. That should not be a valid reason for opening schools. #ihave3” Of the 367 comments to that Facebook post, a sizable majority agreed. “It’s time to hold parents accountable for raising the children they decided to...
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Sins of the fathers
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