February 2022 Archives

Caleb Love saves day in UNC Senior Day win

February 28, 2022 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — Caleb Love hit a season-saving shot as UNC kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with an 88-79 win over Syracuse on Senior Day in the Smith Center. After forcing a turnover on […]

2022 MINI John Cooper Works: A grin-inducing go kart on steroids

February 28, 2022 Jordan Golson

SAN DIEGO — I’ve driven a lot of fun, affordable sports cars over the years. “It’s better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow” is a famous adage on amateur track […]

BAUERLEIN: Kids need knowledge, and so do adults

February 28, 2022 Mark Bauerlein

In August 2018, when youths pulled down Silent Sam, the Confederate statue at UNC-Chapel Hill, we can be sure that the vandals knew little of the history that the statue commemorated. Just look at NAEP […]

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State Board of Elections settles suit over foreign voter records

February 28, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On the last day of January, a settlement was reached involving the disclosure of records pertaining to foreigners registering and voting in the state of North Carolina. The lawsuit was filed in June […]

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Former Wake County school board chair paid $135k as new Warren schools superintendent

February 28, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Former Wake County Public Schools board chair Keith Sutton has settled into his new role as superintendent of Warren County Public Schools. In a statement posted to the Warren County schools website, Sutton […]

Congress eyes more financial disclosure for federal judges

February 28, 2022 Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal judges would have to publicly disclose more about their finances under a bill approved by the Senate this week, which aims to make the judiciary subject to similar transparency requirements as […]

MOORE: In the end, Sweden did it right

February 28, 2022 Stephen Moore

What if two years ago, when COVID-19 first hit these shores, our politicians hadn’t panicked? What if the government did what it has done every time we were confronted with a deadly virus, such as […]

‘The brand is so toxic’: Dems fear extinction in rural US

February 28, 2022 Steve Peoples, Associated Press

SMETHPORT, Pa. — Some Democrats in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they’re Democrats. The party’s brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed […]

Olynyk, Pistons slide past Hornets with overtime buzzer-beater

February 27, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Facing a one-point deficit Sunday night in Charlotte, Detroit center Kelly Olynyk hit a fadeaway jump shot as time expired in overtime to hand the stunned Hornets a 127-126 loss. Olynyk finished with […]

Larson holds off Dillon, Suarez for Cup win at Fontana

February 27, 2022 The Associated Press

FONTANA, Calif. — Even after Kyle Larson’s dominant finish to 2021, he entered the new NASCAR Cup Series season full of uncertainty. “Going into a new car, you just don’t know if you’re going to […]

Month: February 2022