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Popularity is precisely what we want
We should aspire to do even better, to make our state the most-popular place to live, work, get married, and have children. The more the merrier!
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My ‘turning point’ story
At Charlie's memorial service, his wife Erika noted that his passion was saving the lost young men of today, giving them hope and purpose. I was just one of countless examples of this.
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Trump admin: No more federal sex-ed money for gender ideology
Parents across the state send their children to school to learn, not to be pressured into adopting controversial beliefs that contradict biology, faith, and common sense.
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The lurking danger of NC budgeting as ‘performance’
As state lawmakers grow more comfortable with not reaching a budget deal, their competing proposals could become less and less serious.
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Threat neutralized
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School choice doesn’t need federal funding
Resisting the creeping centralized federal control of school choice might not have been the motive behind Stein’s veto, but it should be for any school choice advocate.
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NC must prioritize opioid treatment amidst budget cuts
If NC wants to continue its recent progress and lead the nation in recovery and resilience, it must put every settlement dollar to work where it matters most.
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Good family
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To combat radicalism, teach the Founding
Our system of government, with its multiple layers and separate branches, its freedoms to speak and assemble, is designed not to produce consensus but to manage disagreement, to channel it to productive rather than destructive ends. For too many young people, these are unfamiliar truths. That’s on us.
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Discretion can be a dangerous word in criminal justice
We should expect magistrates to be qualified and trained at the highest level. Specific and consistent standards for setting bail should also be established. Far too many people have been victimized by repeat offenders who were let back on the streets. It needs to stop.
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Public safety is first duty of government, and cashless bail weakens it
We must reserve pretrial detention for violent and repeat offenders while avoiding needless detention for low-level offenders to ensure the system works as intended and public trust is restored.
