Opinion
Judge worries case could prompt candidates to shield their views
A recent N.C. Court of Appeals ruling prompts one judge to warn against threats to free speech and open debate.
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Revisionist history
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Mistaken identity
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Governing isn’t just poll-taking
Surveys are very useful but they must be interpreted carefully — and they are no substitute for deliberative, representative government.
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Is Medicaid properly helping those in the shadows?
Hubert Humphrey once said, “The ultimate moral test of any government is the way it treats three groups of its citizens. First, those in the dawn of life — our children. Second, those in the shadows of life — our needy, our sick, our handicapped. Third, those in the twilight of life — our elderly.”...
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And back?
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Remembering Leanne Powell: Distiller, creator, innovator, leader, friend
I met Leanne Powell on a searing hot June day in 2016, as I was writing “Still & Barrel.” She popped out of a newer-model Camaro — I can’t remember the color — dressed all in black. She wore a long skirt and a T-shirt with a lone white-on-black image and letters that read, simply,...
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Campaign contributions
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Official data understate growth rate
When adjusted properly to count all income, including government benefits, the poverty rate has fallen from about 14 percent as recently as 1982 to less than 4 percent today.
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What teachers do in the summer and other mysteries
Have you ever heard “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper or “See You in September” by The Tempos? Perhaps you’ve watched “Summer of ’42,” “Adventureland,” or “Dirty Dancing.” The pervasiveness of summer vacation in music, film, and TV is indicative of the remarkable role it plays in the life of Americans. Children celebrate it. Teachers welcome...
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Role models
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On alcohol reform, state lawmakers have finally started to listen
State lawmakers, to their credit, have started to listen. The loudest proponents of alcohol reform in North Carolina — lawmakers such as Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, and Sen. Rick Gunn, R-Alamance — now have their colleagues’ unwavering attention. Finally. Breweries and wineries are now free of the long-time restrictive and tired rules from an overbearing...
