Opinion
Pistol permits and Jim Crow?
As of 1776, North Carolina has recognized the common law misdemeanor of “going about armed to the terror of the people."
News
Family, lawmakers mourn loss of service members stationed at Bragg, Lejeune
Family members and lawmakers, in Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, representing N.C. residents are mourning the deaths of a Marine and soldier who died in a terrorist attack while helping Americans and others evacuate from Afghanistan. Thirteen service members, including a Fort Bragg soldier and Camp Lejuene Marine, died while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, the Department...
Opinion
American patriotism runs deep, and so do the scars
I joined the U.S. Air Force when I was 17, a senior in high school. I left for Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio about a month after I graduated. Young, naive, scared. I knew nothing, then. But I learned a lot, quickly. I thought so, anyway. At least, at the time. Most of...
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Meredith, DeViere offer Cumberland County voters in SD 19 sharp contrast
Senate District 19 (Cumberland County). • Wesley Meredith, Republican (four-term incumbent). Occupation: Small business owner. Education: Fayetteville Technical Community College, associate’s degree in horticulture technology and management. Career Highlights: General Assembly Republican Majority Whip. Former Fayetteville City Councilman including two years as mayor pro tem. Decorated Army veteran. • Kirk DeViere, Democrat. Occupation: Small business...
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Incumbent Cleveland faces former commissioner McLaughlin in HD 14 primary
Republican primary, House District 14, Onslow County • George Cleveland (incumbent, seven terms). Education: B.S. in mathematics education, University of Maryland-College Park. Retired, 25-year Marine Corps decorated veteran and Vietnam veteran, business owner, teacher. Career highlights: Committee chairman of Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs; Appropriations, General Government; Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government;...
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Szoka and Dees Battle In Redrawn House District 45
RALEIGH — Redrawn House District 45 now occupies the bulk of Cumberland County that encircles, but does not include, Fayetteville. It is the former turf of five-term incumbent Democrat Rick Glazier, who was double-bunked by redistricting into House District 44. Now it's a swing district with an open seat.
Opinion
We Must Remember
The recent anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks reminds us of the victims, our military serving in war zones, and the American tradition of religious freedom.
News
Good Samaritan Challenges Town Commissioner in Senate 45 GOP Primary
RALEIGH — North Wilkesboro town commissioner Jeffrey Elmore doesn’t think his Republican primary opponent Dan Soucek, director of Operation Christmas Child for Samaritan’s Purse, has what it takes to swim with the sharks in Raleigh.
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Friday Interview: Covering Vietnam
RALEIGH — Dick Ellis, currently the public information officer for the Administrative Office of the Courts, was a combat correspondent during the Vietnam War. He was a recent speaker at the John Locke Foundation’s weekly Shaftesbury Society Discussion Club and was interviewed for Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you) by John Locke Foundation President John Hood.
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Pentagon explains closure of bases
RALEIGH — The Pentagon has released more information on why it proposes to close or downsize a number of military bases, including Pope Air Force Base in Fayetteville. The document also hints at where the Navy and Marine Corps might base their fighter aircraft in the future.
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Military Bases Face Encroachment
WASHINGTON — The nation’s military bases face an ever-encroaching threat — suburban development. The need to protect base land for military training has the brass forming an unlikely alliance with conservation groups. Albeit for different reasons, the military and conservation groups share the same goal: to preserve open space. Conservationists say that the 25 million acres owned by Defense is home to almost 330 endangered species, while the DOD needs the land for training exercises. As a result, states are trying to balance the needs of the military, conservation groups, and homeowners. In Fayetteville, the Army and state and local conservation groups formed a partnership to protect 9,100 acres near Fort Bragg for training and woodpecker habitat.
Opinion
Back to Base(ics) on the Military
While state politicians understandably would like to see the next round of Pentagon base closings bypass North Carolina, they shouldn't take the argument too far.
