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Survey: Almost half of Americans miss the meaning of Memorial Day
A new study reveals that fewer than half of Americans know the reason we celebrate Memorial Day.
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NC expands access to care, services for 600,000+ veterans, families
North Carolina’s more than 600,000 veterans and their families will now have expanded access to services, including healthcare providers, housing assistance, schools, and other support services.
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Should women in the military have their own Veterans Day? Some lawmakers think so
"I always took Veterans Day to be, you know, for all veterans," said Rep. Cairns.
Opinion
America’s founding deserves our gratitude
In her classic novel Little Women, Louisa May Alcott has her character Margaret gaze bitterly at the family’s frostbitten garden and proclaim that “November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year.” The protagonist, her sister Jo, offers a pensive reply: “That’s the reason I was born in it.” I don’t see November that...
Opinion
Honoring our pledge
On November 11th each year we pause to honor our nation’s veterans. In our home, like so many others in North Carolina, pictures of family members who served line our shelves — two fathers, three uncles, cousins, a brother-in-law, and my grandfather — are among them. My 18-year-old grandfather had fought in France in WWI a young NC farm...
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Court backs GOP on NC poll watchers, sides with elections board on ballot deadline
On Oct. 13, the Wake County Superior Court ruled in favor of Republicans that at-large poll observers would have more flexibility than precinct-specific observers, but sided with the state’s board of elections that the absentee ballot deadline could be moved to a later date due to a holiday falling on the statutory deadline. “The RNC,...
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GOP lawsuit claims NC Board of Elections ignoring absentee, observer laws
A lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee, the N.C. Republican Party, and Clay County GOP Chair Barbara Deas over state election rules as early voting by mail began. The suit, filed Sept, 9, seeks to reign in what Republicans see as illegal tampering with election law by the Democrat-majority N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE), especially regarding the absentee-ballot deadline and limits on election observers.
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Obama’s $35 Million ‘Veterans’ Initiative Funds Local Transit Call Centers
RALEIGH — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood launched the Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative during a Wednesday press conference at the A.A. Thompson Center in downtown Raleigh. The initiative would fund 55 public transit communications systems in 32 states, including North Carolina.
Opinion
John Kerry
Veterans Day, the day on which America honors the sacrifices of its military men and women, falls on Nov. 11, only four days after Election Day. As one who served during wartime, I personally would like to thank Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts for expressing his opinion of our servicemen and women in time for veterans to remember it when they go to the polls.
Opinion
No. 921: Sen. Kerry: Veterans Say Thanks for the Memories
Veterans Day, the day on which America honors the sacrifices of its military men and women, falls on Nov. 11, only four days after Election Day. As one who served during wartime, I personally would like to thank the senator from Massachusetts for expressing his opinion of our servicemen and women in time for veterans to remember it when they go to the polls.
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No Safe Harbor for Private Ryan
Charlotte's WSOC was among the TV stations which opted not to air Saving Private Ryan because of fear that the federal regulators might fine the station. There is a fix for this rather absurd outcome, one which would inject property rights and some common sense to the mix.
Opinion
Resistance is few tiles
Carolina Journal's Jon Sanders writes about a senior class gift to a Cary High School that, merciful heavens, even included some heart-felt religious sentiments.
