Opinion
CUSHMAN: 2020 Vision
If you have 20/20 (or better) vision, you probably don’t even think about seeing — unless you previously had worse vision. If your vision has declined over the years (as mine has), you probably wish […]
Month: January 2020
Features
New cars for 2020
RALEIGH — While 2019 saw the end of several small and midsized sedans, 2020’s lineup of new and redesigned vehicles is loaded with sport and power. In the all-new model category, Toyota, Volvo, Tesla and […]
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Look Ahead — 2020 Player of the Year: Future bright for North Carolina’s Howell
If there were any questions about Mack Brown’s decision to start a true freshman quarterback in his return to North Carolina this season, it took only four quarters for them to be answered. Sam Howell […]
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Look Ahead — 2020 Team of the Year: Stage set for Wolfpack women
It isn’t often that a team gets the opportunity for a do-over. When you lose, you lose. Game over. And when the season over, there’s no turning back. Unless, of course, you’re the NC State […]
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Look Ahead — 2020 Newcomer: Duke’s next QB will have weapons at his disposal
The North State Journal can state unequivocally that the 2020 Newcomer of the Year will be Duke quarterback Luca Diamont. Or perhaps Duke quarterback Gunnar Holmberg. We’re not sure who exactly will win the Duke […]
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Look Ahead — 2020 Coach of the Year: Brind’Amour looks to Hurricanes’ next step
It wouldn’t have been a reach to name Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour NSJ’s 2019 Coach of the Year last week. The 49-year-old with the vintage hockey nose and workout regimen that shames active NHLers […]
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Look Ahead: 2020 Bold Predictions
The NSJ sports staff is again taking a stab at what will happen in 2020 — and some of the predictions aren’t for the weak-hearted. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and […]
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Look Ahead — 2020 Comeback: Expect big things from Newton — somewhere else
For our annual awards, the North State Journal tries to focus on athletes, coaches and teams in the region that we cover. So more often than not, there will be a strong North Carolina connection. […]
News
Soldiers deploy from Fort Bragg after embassy attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more […]
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Judge blocks NC voter ID law
RALEIGH — The federal judge who blocked the newest version of North Carolina’s voter identification law cited the state’s “sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression” as she ordered officials not to enforce the […]