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Washing his hands
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Et tu?
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Spotlight turns to state courts
Chief Justice Mark Martin's judicial-reform commission will offer legislative leaders and the new Cooper administration an opportunity to work together on important issues of mutual interest.
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Can we take a makeup course?
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Verdict, though troubling, resulted from carelessness
It’s flattering when the executive editor of the News & Observer calls to ask if he could meet me to discuss a column I’d written. But when John Drescher came to my office, he wanted to share much more than pleasantries. He was upset that my November media column, “Connecting the wrong dots,” had taken...
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Respond wisely to next recession
The best way to head off an economically damaging tax increase while protecting core services is to keep overall spending growth modest during good economic times.
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Merry Christmas to all
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Welcome, Christmas
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There’s no value judgment in labeling an action constitutional
Some political observers think an action they don't like is automatically unconstitutional.
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Gonna need a bigger sleigh
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Health reform needs state leaders
States, localities, providers, and patients need the freedom to try different approaches to health care reform. North Carolina’s new leaders are about to get it.
