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N.C. ABC stores remain open throughout state; liquor delivery not an option

N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control stores remain open throughout the state, although many staff members within the ABC system are working from home. The stores have established new protocols to minimize direct contact between the public and staff working on site, Jeff Strickland, ABC spokesman, said in an email. “Our goal is to protect the safety...

John Trump
Opinion

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...

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