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Faulty number skewed health debate
Now that the individual mandate is essentially gone, we should be embracing reforms that work with our traditions of individual freedom and federalism rather than against them.
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Legal footnote highlights uncertainty about N.C. election maps
If the U.S. Supreme Court rejects future partisan gerrymandering cases, the primary legal battlefield is likely to shift to Raleigh.
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New campaign, new theme
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Spygate 2.0
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Amendment decision endangers Democrats
If a Democratic judiciary strikes down popular policies just approved by the voters themselves, most will see the Democrats as the party hostile to popular sovereignty, not the Republicans.
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The little engine that couldn’t
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Like Washington’s Mount Vernon in 1797, N.C. is primed for distillery growth
Father of His Nation. Our first president. The New Cincinnatus. First in whiskey. President’s Day started out to celebrate the man behind those titles, George Washington, on his birthday, Feb. 22. Wait — first in whiskey? Yes. When Washington said farewell to the presidency in 1797, he hired a Scottish immigrant named James Anderson to...
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Challenging myths about competitive college admissions
March is madness for high school seniors. Each year, seniors mark March as the final month in the agonizing wait for college decisions. Early application timelines mean the admission process is blessedly over for some. But many still wait, even as stakes soar and odds seem to dwindle. UNC-Chapel Hill, for example, received nearly 45,000 first-year...
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Call 9-1-1!
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So many options
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Giving helps us play our roles
Philanthropy should alleviate immediate needs, to be sure, but it should also promote the virtues and practices that help human beings flourish.
