Opinion
How to not win wars
Setting public deadlines, exit strategies, and casualty limits is a time-honored way to lose wars.
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NC courts aerospace, defense firms to grow defense hub
North Carolina officials met with aerospace and defense manufacturers near London last week as part of an effort to recruit more companies to the state and expand its growing aviation and defense industry.
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2nd Fort Bragg soldier dies over weekend in Iranian conflict
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System on July 19, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq.
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Fort Bragg soldier killed in Iranian attack
A Fort Bragg soldier from Hawaii was among two US Army service members killed during an Iranian missile and drone attack on a US air base in Jordan, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
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NC DOT ‘fared well’ in state budget, will focus on Helene recovery
Heather Millet, NCDOT legislative director, said the department emerged from this year's budget process with additional resources across several programs.
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US Senate NDAA includes funding for NC military installations
The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June 12 in an 18–9 vote, with several provisions benefiting North Carolina military installations.
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Stein signs executive order on NC military communities
Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order earlier this week that is aimed at strengthening North Carolina’s military communities by coordinating efforts in improving communication and disseminating information to the military and their families.
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Stein order bans state employees from prediction markets
On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order that prohibits state employees from using inside information they obtain at work to make bets on prediction markets like Kalshi or Polymarket.
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Embattled Mooresville mayor defends record in radio interview
Speaking on WAME radio's “Taking Care of NC” program with host state Rep. Jeff McNeely, Carney said the town has taken deliberate steps to reshape growth patterns as population increases continue across the region.
Opinion
NC’s land is worth protecting. Let’s do it right.
NC’s General Assembly has the political will and the moral clarity to act on this issue. The question is whether the law that passes will be one that sophisticated adversaries cannot work around.
Opinion
Our rights don’t stop at the gate. Neither do threats.
For too long, military bases have effectively been treated as so-called “gun-free zones.” But the reality is that these zones are often anything but safe.
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Poll: Partisan divide widens on Iran war
North Carolina voters broadly oppose ground troops in Iran and are split on whether the US was right to launch military action there, according to a new poll from Catawba College. Meanwhile, former Gov. Roy Cooper holds a 14-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the early US Senate race.
