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A big tent still has sidewalls
To exclude cranks and bigots is not to “cancel” them. They retain the rights to speak, publish, and assemble. We conservatives are simply exercising our own rights to do the same.
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Emergency sessions were built for hurricanes, not politics
Perhaps most telling about the manufactured nature of this crisis is a simple fact: the North Carolina General Assembly is already in session.
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Treasurer takes aim at NC’s CON health care restrictions
The "keeper of the public purse" believes state restrictions drive up health care costs and reduce access.
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Opinion
Our state’s foster children deserve a quicker path to permanency
What is the sustainable solution to avoiding the bleak outcomes associated with foster care, such as homelessness, prison, human trafficking, and generational cycles of trauma? Shorter timelines to permanent families for foster children is crucial.
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Kitchen table budgeting
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North Carolinians join the first battle
It was 250 years ago this week that North Carolinians fought in their first formal battle for American independence. But they didn’t fight it in North Carolina — and they didn’t fight British redcoats. As of late 1775, the Continental Army under George Washington was still besieging the primary British army up in Boston. Other...
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NC Republicans are in trouble, but there’s still plenty of time to fix it
NC Republicans have time to regain some ground. But if the numbers stick, or slip more, it could signal major 2026 losses.
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AI in college should aid not replace academic skills
College is a rare chance to struggle, to think critically, and to build the habits that define a career. If we hand that process over to AI, we are not just cheating the system. We are cheating ourselves.
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Au pair program brings much-needed childcare to NC families
The program is 100% funded by participants and designated sponsor organizations — with the latter facilitating the program, screening participants, and ensuring the regulations are followed — and does not rely on any taxpayer subsidies or government funding.
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Why consumers should feel better headed into the holidays
Costs for food and everyday goods, which hit NC households the hardest, are showing signs of stabilization, as are energy costs, which often set the pace for consumer prices.
