RALEIGH — At its Feb. 6 meeting, the N.C. Local Government Commission unanimously endorsed a $2.5 billion bond package approved by Mecklenburg County voters for school construction in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System (CMS). A 63% […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The panic set in for Jimmie Johnson on the final lap of his qualifying race for the Daytona 500. The seven-time NASCAR champion and newest Hall of Fame inductee recognized he […]
WILMINGTON — Shykeim Phillips had 24 points in UNC Wilmington’s 73-54 victory over North Carolina A&T on Thursday night. Phillips also added six assists for the Seahawks (19-6, 10-3 Coastal Athletic Association). KJ Jenkins scored […]
RALEIGH — During a Jan. 29 meeting of the House Select Committee on Education Reform, representatives from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) told lawmakers can’t sustain funding for replacement purchases of student devices, […]
RALEIGH – Ahead of the N.C. Supreme Court’s scheduled Feb. 22 rehearing of the long-running Leandro education funding case, one associate justice has recused himself while another has refused to do so. Legislative lawmakers had asked that […]
What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were […]
LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods is starting a new year with a new look. Just not a different color. Woods makes his 2024 debut this week in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, a signature event […]
LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé aired during the Super Bowl ended with the superstar saying “They […]
RALEIGH — District 13 is North Carolina’s most crowded Congressional race this year with 14 Republicans on the ballot. Whoever comes out on top will be headed to a matchup with Jeremiah Pierce, the lone […]
This week, I tried out the Apple Vision Pro. That’s the device you’ve been seeing on the news: the bulky, unwieldy headgear; the bizarre images of people attempting to manipulate the air in front of […]
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