BOONE – International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse announced last week the opening of a 30-bed emergency field hospital in Lenoir, N.C. As the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed the region’s medical infrastructure, hospitals are reportedly over capacity. […]
Small businesses across the country and across the state of North Carolina have suffered devastating economic losses due to COVID-19. While nearly every sector has been impacted, businesses involved in accommodations, food service and education, […]
Since America appears to be heading into a period of increased socialist policies under President-elect Joe Biden, and, if the unthinkable happens, most certainly under Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, it is perhaps wise to see what […]
This is the second and final installment of James Capretta’s article to reform employer-based health care insurance first published in North State Journal 12/23/20. Defined contributions and standardized coverage Under this proposed reform, workers would […]
As part of Joe Biden’s far-reaching planned policy initiatives, the presumed president-elect has pledged to spend $2 trillion during his first term on a plan to combat man-made global warming. Separately, Biden’s designated Treasury secretary […]
On Dec. 4, the UNC System Racial Equity Task Force adopted a series of recommendations to address issues of race across the system’s 16 campuses. The task force was created “to address inequities in the […]
The year 2020 has undoubtedly been a tough year for everyone, and it has been worse for some more so than others. The coronavirus pandemic has been central to the woes of most Americans, starting […]
RALEIGH — Dinosaur lovers around the state are celebrating the recent news that the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has been gifted Dueling Dinosaurs — a fossil pairing some of the world’s oldest and […]
RALEIGH — To add to the list of worries in 2020, the National Fire Protection Association is warning Americans they face a greater risk of structural fires during the upcoming winter months, often resulting in […]
SHELBY — Hospice Cleveland County and Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region last week announced they have joined forces to form a single organization with greater capacity to provide comprehensive and compassionate end-of-life care for patients across 23 counties […]
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