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Welcoming a baby during a pandemic
DURHAM — Since it was the birth of our first child, my wife, Corey, and I didn’t necessarily have a “normal” to compare the birth of daughter Lucille with, but obviously we knew this wasn’t […]
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Pence headlines pro-life event in Raleigh with Forest, Tillis, others
RALEIGH — The pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List hosted Vice President Mike Pence at Christ Baptist Church in Raleigh on Sept. 3, along with Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, five U.S. […]
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League of Conservation Voters accused of false, libelous claims in political mailer
RALEIGH — A widely-distributed political mailer by Conservation Votes PAC, the political arm of the N.C. League of Conservation Voters, is receiving renewed heat after a second of its claims has been challenged. The piece […]
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Rise in national homicide rate hits home in NC
RALEIGH — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and Greensboro Police Chief Brian James each made public pleas to their respective cities this summer to put a halt to spiraling murder rates. Cities across North Carolina […]
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Pence and DeVos visit NC school to encourage safe reopening nationwide
APEX — July 29, Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited Thales Academy, a year-round private school with eight campuses in North Carolina, to highlight the school’s in-person reopening and […]
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President Trump showcases vaccine progress at Triangle biotech firm
MORRISVILLE — Air Force One landed at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Monday so President Donald Trump could tour a nearby biotech facility, showcasing his administration’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic amid a tough […]
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Revenue sharply down in many NC churches as 5th month of shutdown nears
RALEIGH — When Gov. Roy Cooper announced a statewide shutdown beginning March 30, it effectively stopped church services in the state until further notice and eliminated what is a main source of revenue for most […]
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Christians sound alarm on religious freedom at 2020 Carolina Values Summit
CHARLOTTE – On July 7, the North Carolina Values Coalition held a virtual summit, with many of the speakers presenting from Graceway Baptist Church south of Charlotte, to equip Christian leaders to “resist growing attacks […]
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Parents, districts take lead on school plans as state delays guidance
RALEIGH — For North Carolina teachers and parents with school-aged children, lack of official guidance from the state on how districts should proceed for the 2020-21 school year, now only weeks away, is leading some […]
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A closer look at Madison Cawthorn — Western NC’s 24-year-old Congressional frontrunner
RALEIGH — While many in Gen Z are in the streets protesting for change — or just posting about it on social media — one conservative member of the generation is trying to take his […]