In my time as a political consultant, I observed that carrying out a campaign strategy was surprisingly simple. You settled on a basic strategy, emphasizing the candidate’s strong points on issues and character, framing the […]
Oct. 3 1990: West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. 1993: Eighteen U.S. service members and hundreds of Somalis were killed in the Battle […]
Coldplay’s 10th studio album and the American Music Awards celebrating their 50th anniversary are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth […]
RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s semiquincentennial committee coordinating the planning of America’s 250th anniversary met on Sept. 19. The meeting date coincided with both America’s first victory, the 1777 battle of Saratoga, and George Washington’s […]
As we head into the final full month of campaigning before the November elections, the presidential nominees and their supporters are hitting the gas and pulling out all the stops to motivate voters to go […]
This is the third story in a five-week series on the life and career of outgoing North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell. Read Part 1 and Part 2. RALEIGH —North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell had […]
RALEIGH — Five public schools and one private school in North Carolina have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024 by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The schools are among 356 educational institutions across the nation […]
I was talking to a dear friend recently who has spent a lifetime in conscientious contemplation of life’s mysteries within the scope of the Christian Gospel. He wanted to talk about the recent revelations about […]
SWANNANOA — Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday in search of anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage to the Southeast, with the death toll […]
ASHEVILLE — Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the Southeast nearly a week ago, residents in the mountains of western North Carolina are relying on old-fashioned ways of communicating. […]
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