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KRAWIEC: Do you have a plan?
Isn’t it strange how the best-made plans seem to take on a mind of their own? My husband and I often discuss how different our plans have turned out from how we started planning for […]
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LAZENBY: Campus controversies: Getting to basic
UNC’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership’s goal to teach critical thinking and free expression seems quaint, even charming, given today’s campus sensibilities. In the words of a fondly remembered editor in Atlanta, “It’s […]
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BARONE: Are minorities voting increasingly like majority groups?
Not everything significant politically is happening just in the target states. “Never seen anything like this in 30 years,” said California Republican consultant Mike Madrid in an X post, referencing the sharp increase in Republican […]
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MATTHEWS: Counting blessings
Two years ago this month, my family’s lives were changed forever when my mom was diagnosed with colon cancer. She had been displaying what we now know to be symptoms of the disease for well […]
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HILL: Mind your own business ― the real motto for America
The first American coins did not have “In God We Trust” emblazoned on them. The current American motto was not adopted by Congress and minted on coins until 1956. Our founders thought the essence of […]
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HUDSON: Neighbors helping neighbors
It breaks my heart to see the devastation brought to our beautiful state and all those impacted by Hurricane Helene. The damage is unbelievably catastrophic and communities across western North Carolina face a long road […]
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WASHINGTON: The foundations of the American Democratic Republic
The citizens of America, placed in the most enviable condition, as the sole lords and proprietors of a vast tract of Continent are now acknowledged to be possessed of absolute freedom and Independency. They are […]
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SIMMONS: North Carolina will benefit from President Trump’s Made in America pledge
Over the past decade, North Carolina has solidified its reputation as one of the most business-friendly states in the nation. Consequently, Americans are fleeing more progressive states with their burdensome regulations and higher cost of […]
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CASTELLANOS: Only sheep need shepherds
The United States is not yet a banana republic, despite liberal efforts to the contrary. The successors to the long-haired, tie-dyed lefty protestors of the ’60s have finally done it: They’ve taken over. Yesterday’s counterculture […]
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MATTHEWS: Hurricane politics in the 2024 presidential election
Like just about everything else, the recent hurricanes that have hit the southeastern United States have been fertile ground for presidential politicking. Florida has experienced three hurricanes since August: Hurricane Debby in August, Hurricane Helene […]