The North State Journal

April 6, 2025

New Hampshire ski resort bets on tech to compete with industry giants

April 6, 2025

JACKSON, N.H. — A skier since age 4, Thomas Brennick now enjoys regular trips to New Hampshire’s Black Mountain with his two grandchildren. “It’s back to the old days,” he said from the Summit Double […]

The Word: When we have made mistakes

April 6, 2025

This is the final week in a four-part series on adversity. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. One of the things in which we greatly need God’s help is in living down our […]

MOORE: Trump should end the Biden-era war on small business partnerships

April 6, 2025

President Donald Trump has promised to create millions of new high-paying jobs. One easy first step to doing that is to repeal Biden regulations on America’s 4 million business partnerships (sometimes known as S-corporations) that […]

Trump issues executive order on election integrity

April 6, 2025

RALEIGH — President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week aimed at election integrity that, in part, enforces citizenship requirements for voting in U.S. elections. Trump’s order requires proof of U.S. citizenship for voter […]

US robotics companies push for national strategy to compete with China

April 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.— American robotics companies are pushing for a national robotics strategy, including establishing a federal office focused on promoting the industry at a time when China is making intelligent robots a national priority. Representatives […]

Fitzgerald scholars may find it all frivolous Book Review: Claire Anderson-Wheeler pays homage with mystery ‘The Gatsby Gambit’

April 5, 2025

It takes more than a little verve to write a story based on the iconic characters created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in perhaps the 20th century’s most famous American novel, but Claire Anderson-Wheeler has done [...]
Flagg impresses new Hall of Famers

April 5, 2025

SAN ANTONIO — The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame unveiled its class of 2025 at the Final Four in San Antonio. With the national semifinal games tipping off later in the day, the topic of [...]
Recipients from 11:11 Media include child care centers, bakeries and bookshops Hilton nonprofit gives $25K grants to women-owned businesses after wildfires

April 5, 2025

LOS ANGELES — There are brief moments when Annisa Faquir forgets that the Little Red Hen Coffee Shop, the Altadena diner her grandmother founded a half-century ago, burned down in the Eaton Fire. “You think, [...]
Her financial aid startup bilked $175 million Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase

April 5, 2025

NEW YORK — Charlie Javice, the charismatic founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted last Friday of defrauding one of the world’s [...]
Quick profiles of Duke's players Meet the Blue Devils

April 5, 2025

Cooper Flagg: Duke’s freshman star adds to his legend Kon Knueppel: He can shoot … but don’t call him a shooter Tyrese Proctor: No longer a freshman, no longer a [...]

Duke collapses in Final Four

April 6, 2025

SAN ANTONIO — The Duke Blue Devils suffered a stunning collapse in the national semifinal, losing to Houston, 70-67. “We were all in on bringing banner number six back to Cameron,” said Sion James. “It […]

JOECKS: When judges violate the Constitution

April 5, 2025

Leftist judges want to turn President Donald Trump into a president in name only. Look at all the ways that individual judges have hamstrung the Trump administration. A district court judge recently blocked Trump’s executive […]

Book Review: Claire Anderson-Wheeler pays homage with mystery ‘The Gatsby Gambit’

April 5, 2025

It takes more than a little verve to write a story based on the iconic characters created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in perhaps the 20th century’s most famous American novel, but Claire Anderson-Wheeler has done […]

Maliq Brown: Good to be needed

April 5, 2025

It’s good to be needed … usually. Maliq Brown has been one of the unsung reasons why the Duke defense works so well this season. He always seems to be in the right position—as evidenced […]

Caleb Foster: Biding his time

April 5, 2025

Of all the abbreviations associated with basketball, from NBA to ppg to NET, there’s one that no player wants to see: DNP-CD. Did not play—coach’s decision. It means you were benched for the game in […]

Mason Gillis–Playing a role in Final Four return

April 5, 2025

Fifth-year transfer Mason Gillis helped lead Purdue to last season’s Final Four, winning Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. Then he came to Duke, where he’s often been seventh, eighth or ninth in the […]

Sion James: The missing piece

April 5, 2025

In building last season’s roster, Duke coach Jon Scheyer had the nation’s top freshman class coming in. He had returning veteran guards Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster. And he had two veteran role players coming […]

Khaman Maluach: Nothing basic about this basketball newbie

April 5, 2025

Basketball can be a complicated game. Are you supposed to ice or hedge on the ball screen? Is the first option a back screen with Spain action on the other end of the floor? Sometimes, […]

Cooper Flagg adds to his legend

April 5, 2025

Cooper Flagg is the best player in college basketball. Any suspense around that was removed the day before the Final Four, when he collected the AP Player of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson […]

Famous birthdays this week: April 3-9

April 3, 2025

These celebrities have birthdays this week: April 3 Singer Wayne Newton is 83. Singer Tony Orlando is 81. Singer Richard Thompson is 76. Actor Alec Baldwin is 67. Actor David Hyde Pierce (“Frasier”) is 66. […]

Music Review: My Morning Jacket’s 10th album ‘is’ a joy for fans, newbies alike

March 31, 2025

My Morning Jacket likes to hide some of its best music behind unassuming titles. Twenty years ago, the Louisville-based jam-infused rock band led by Jim James released “Z,” one of its most heralded records. And […]

Book Review: Hannah Deitch delivers twisty thrills with debut novel, ‘Killer Potential’

March 29, 2025

When bestselling psychological thriller writer Paula Hawkins (“The Girl on the Train,” 2015) stamps the cover of your debut novel with “A Thelma & Louise for our times,” your career is off to a fast […]

The stream: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ lands on Disney+, Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan hits Hulu, Will Smith drops new album

March 28, 2025

Will Smith’s first new album in 20 years and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases are some of the […]

This week in history: March 27-April 2

March 27, 2025

March 27 1939: The first NCAA men’s Division I basketball championship game was held, with the University of Oregon defeating Ohio State, 46-33. 1973: Marlon Brando refused to accept his Oscar for best actor in […]

Famous birthdays this week: March 27 – April 2

March 27, 2025

These celebrities have birthdays this week: March 27 Actor Julian Glover is 90. Actor Jerry Lacy is 89. Actor-director Austin Pendleton is 85. Actor Michael York is 83. Keyboardist Tony Banks of Genesis is 75. […]

GINGRICH: Presidents Trump, Jefferson, Lincoln and FDR

April 4, 2025

Most of today’s so-called experts totally misunderstand President Donald J. Trump’s daily activities. They fail to think about long strategic patterns and lack the historical knowledge to contextualize his behavior. Trump is rapidly growing a […]

CASTELLANOS: Let them eat woke

April 4, 2025

If you have ever been desperate and adrift, you understand the Democratic Party’s frustration. One day, James Carville tells his party to do nothing and let President Donald Trump destroy himself. Another, the Montgomery Burns […]

MATTHEWS: Strange silence, spin from Democrats on anti-Tesla violence

April 3, 2025

Over the last two months, there has been a rash of attacks at Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the country. They started after the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, had the Department of Government Efficiency […]

HILL: How Uncle Walter prevented Thomas Wolfe from going home again

April 3, 2025

“Look Homeward Angel” is the most important novel ever written in North Carolina. I have never read it in total ― fiction is a tough read for me. I have only heard about it in […]

The Word: When death comes

March 30, 2025

This is the third week in a four-part series on adversity. Read Part 1 and Part 2. I suppose the most tragic adversity that ever comes is when the death angel visits our home or […]

SHAPIRO: Why does it matter who shot JFK?

March 30, 2025

The Trump administration released tens of thousands of documents regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Speculation about the “real explanation” for JFK’s assassination has been an enormous cottage industry for decades; as of […]

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