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When government push comes to shove
Government is inevitable and necessary because human beings are flawed creatures with temptations, inherent in our unchangeable human natures, to break the very rules that allow civilization to flourish.
Opinion
The success of community college ‘noncompleters’
A sense of urgency has taken hold of higher education leaders nationwide. Reports of declining community college graduation rates and the lack of skilled workers have led policymakers and college leaders to sound the alarm and vow to do whatever it takes to lower the high rate of “dropouts” and equip students to meet the...
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Not breaking through
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Overcriminalization: N.C. criminal laws are a mess
North Carolina suffers from a severe case of overcriminalization. We have more activities and actions classified as a crime, something worthy of public condemnation, than just about any state. In addition, those crimes are scattered far and wide — not only in Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, the “crime” chapter, but throughout an additional...
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Wildfire
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Hooked
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States should drive health reform
Democrats and Republicans have been debating health care reform for decades in Washington. It’s the wrong location — and which national plan to adopt is the wrong question.
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Forthcoming decisions could help voters in 2020 N.C. Supreme Court races
The state's highest court could rule in the months ahead in cases linked to elections, immigration, and First Amendment rights.
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Honesty, for a change
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Honor and sacrifice
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Self-government requires local news
When reporters aren’t around to cover counties, municipalities, and school boards, the public lacks the basic raw material with which to practice self-government.
