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June 20, 2025

Month: May 2020

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WILLIAMS: The nation’s report card

May 6, 2020 Walter Williams

The Department of Education just released results of the quadrennial National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in U.S. history, civics and geography given in 2018 to thousands of American eighth-graders: “Grade 8 Students’ NAEP Scores […]

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VAN DER VAART: Economic analysis is essential to sound public health policy 

May 6, 2020 Donald van der Vaart

As we struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, our government has responded by imposing economically severe restrictions on our lives. In doing so, elected officials must remember that imposing costly public health restrictions may do more […]

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MATTHEWS: Female VP hopefuls help destroy what’s left of ‘Believe All Women’ narrative

May 6, 2020 Stacey Matthews, North State Journal

Back in the fall of 2018, prominent Democratic women rushed to proclaim then-Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh guilty of the sexual assault allegations made against him by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.  “I believe Dr. Blasey Ford because she’s […]

Article

MILLER: Sweet are the uses 

May 6, 2020 Nan MIller

If you’re a Shakespeare fan, you might know what a character in “As You Like It” said about facing adversity. When Duke Senior loses his dukedom to a usurping brother and is banished to the […]

Article

Meat processing bottleneck, but no closures for now in NC

May 6, 2020 David Larson and A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — With large meat processing facilities closing in the Midwest, concerns have been raised over meat supply chain disruptions in North Carolina, a major supplier of pork and other meat products. Smithfield’s facility in […]

Article

100 in 100: Gaston County’s James Worthy, Big Game James

May 6, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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State Board of Education approves emergency leave, discusses reading assessments and audit

May 6, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The state’s reading assessment tool, the Governor’s School and relief funding related to COVID-19 were just some of the items discussed at an emergency meeting of the North Carolina State Board of Education […]

News

Transit systems face plunging ridership amid virus fears

May 5, 2020 Steve LeBlanc and David Porter, Associated Press

BOSTON — Before the pandemic, Boston commuters bonded over a slew of ills that plagued the nation’s oldest subway system, from delays and breakdowns to the occasional derailment. Now public transit systems nationwide are grappling […]

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Gov. Roy Cooper says “phase one” begins Friday

May 5, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – At a media briefing from the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, Gov. Roy Cooper announced the first of his three-phase plan to re-open North Carolina’s economy will begin Friday at 5 p.m. Gov. […]

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ReOpen NC protests for fourth consecutive week

May 5, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Protesters with ReOpen NC gathered in Raleigh near the General Assembly and continued their demand that Governor Roy Cooper opens the state up for business. ReOpen NC’s co-founder Ashley Smith spoke to media […]

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