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June 1, 2023

May Council of State news roundup

June 1, 2023

RALEIGH — The N.C. Council of State’s activity for May includes Forever Farms, National Business Week, transparency in medical billing, awards and a robocalls lawsuit, as well as an update on the state auditor’s legal […]

Wake Forest leads 8 NC teams in NCAA baseball tournament

June 1, 2023

Wake Forest, which spent the last few weeks of the regular season as the consensus No. 1 team in the nation, received the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Demon Deacons earned its […]

New owners plan to move Down East Wood Ducks out of Kinston

June 1, 2023

On April 8, 1949, Grainger High School beat Tarboro High 5-4 in the first baseball game held at Kinston’s Grainger Stadium. Several teams have called the historic building home over the past seven-plus decades, and […]

WSSU’s Donald Evans and the value of spreading yourself thin

June 1, 2023

RALEIGH — Young athletes are cautioned from specializing in one sport too soon. The best approach, modern training and medicine now seem agreed upon, is to have kids get exposed to a wide variety of […]

2024 field for lieutenant governor grows

June 1, 2023

RALEIGH — Former state Sen. Ben Clark (D-Cumberland) has added his name to the list of candidates for lieutenant governor in 2024. The Democrat, who served five terms in the General Assembly through last year, formally […]

MATTHEWS: It’s ‘doom and gloom Republican presidential candidates’ season for the MSM

May 31, 2023

It’s that time of the year again. No, I’m not talking about the time of year when the temperatures get even warmer and the urge to take a vacation trip to the beach gets much [...]
Sports betting, medical marijuana back on legislative radar

May 31, 2023

RALEIGH — Legislation that would establish sports betting and open the door to legalized medical marijuana is back on the General Assembly’s plate this week. An N.C. Senate committee made several changes to the March [...]
HILL: Americans choose to do the hard things first

May 31, 2023

President John F. Kennedy delivered his “Moon Speech” at Rice University on September 12, 1962. In a brief 18-minute speech, he encapsulated what separates Americans from every other nation and culture on earth in words [...]
Like Jordan, Wilson’s freshman lawmaker has come ‘to play’

May 31, 2023

RALEIGH — Sporting a red blazer and matching Air Jordans, Rep. Ken Fontenot (R-Wilson) smiled ear to ear while discussing his activities during his first term in the North Carolina House with North State Journal. [...]
DeSantis raises $8.2M ahead of early state blitz

May 31, 2023

CONCORD, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign, outlining an aggressive travel schedule as his allies insisted they remain well funded and well positioned for [...]

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North Carolina legislature passes insurance bill allowing Blue Cross to reorganize

May 31, 2023

RALEIGH — The North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bill allowing the state’s leading health insurance provider to restructure despite criticisms from the state insurance commissioner that it would erode his regulatory […]

Debt ceiling deal: McCarthy’s balancing act, Biden’s choice and the challenges ahead

May 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.— It’s a deal no one in Washington claims to really like. But after weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to raise the debt ceiling […]

MATTHEWS: It’s ‘doom and gloom Republican presidential candidates’ season for the MSM

May 31, 2023

It’s that time of the year again. No, I’m not talking about the time of year when the temperatures get even warmer and the urge to take a vacation trip to the beach gets much […]

Newgarden wins his first Indy 500

May 29, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win. It’s basically the only race that matters to his boss. Coming up empty for 11 consecutive years had become personal […]

Wake Forest claims first women’s golf title

May 27, 2023

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Wake Forest stumbled in its first trip to Grayhawk Golf Club, finishing 12th in the 2021 NCAA women’s championship. The Demon Deacons slipped even further last season, ending up 16th. The lessons […]

Tkachuk, Panthers end Hurricanes’ season with goal in final seconds to complete sweep

May 25, 2023

SUNRISE, Fla. — In some alternate universe, Matthew Tkachuk is playing for the Hurricanes, agitating opponents and scoring big goals. In this one, he was doing all that to the Hurricanes — and ending their […]

Category 5: Do-or-die Game 4 for Hurricanes

May 24, 2023

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Hurricanes face elimination Wednesday when they play the Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals at FLA Live Arena at 8 p.m. Carolina trails 3-0 in the series, and […]

Hornets eye Henderson, Miller with 2nd overall selection

May 24, 2023

CHARLOTTE — Heading into last week’s NBA Draft lottery at No. 4 in the pre-lottery standings, the Charlotte Hornets received a much-needed stroke of good fortune as they moved up to the second pick in […]

UNC wins first NCAA women’s tennis title

May 24, 2023

No. 1-ranked UNC took home its first NCAA women’s tennis title Saturday in Orlando, defeating Tobacco Road rival and fourth-ranked NC State 4-1 in the championship matchup. The Tar Heels were the undisputed top seed […]

North Carolina Strawberry Festival celebrates its 90th year

May 15, 2023

The first bite into a plump, sweet, strawberry. A bite so good, you are left licking your fingers afterwards from the red juice dripping down your hand. North Carolina has long been an agricultural hotspot […]

THE WORD: Like a light in darkness

May 13, 2023

“In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah . . . and his wife Elizabeth . . . Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing […]

THE WORD: Defining success

May 6, 2023

“May Your will be done.” Matthew 6:11 “Not as I will—but as You will.” Matthew 26:39 What is success? What is the true aim in life? What should one, setting out to make his way […]

THE WORD: The Beatitude for the Unsuccessful

April 29, 2023

There may be no Bible beatitude saying expressly, “Blessed are the unsuccessful,” but there are beatitudes, which are equivalent to this. We take these from our Lord’s own lips, “Blessed are those who mourn,” “Blessed […]

The venomous gourmet: A review of Bull City Burger and Brewery’s Tarantula Burger

April 24, 2023

Spider on a bun is the highlight of Durham restaurant’s Exotic Meat Month According to a list of “fascinating facts” that has been forwarded around the internet for decades, the average sleeping American swallows four […]

THE WORD: The first Christians

April 22, 2023

“The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” Acts 11:26 The lives of the converts were so different from their unbelieving neighbors, that they were called Christians. It is supposed that the name was given […]

GINGRICH: Bigger than Watergate

May 25, 2023

The current reports of executive branch illegality make Watergate look like kindergarten mischief. It is clear from the Durham Report and the work of House Republican hearings that the current scandals in the Biden White […]

WANG: Taiwan deserves to be in WHO

May 24, 2023

As the world enters the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic, most border restrictions have been lifted and global health governance has shifted from pandemic response to post-pandemic recovery. Taiwan fully supports health-related Sustainable Development […]

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