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SHAPIRO: America’s slow suicide
Greek mythology tells the tale of Erysichthon, the powerful King of Thessaly. The story goes that Erysichthon, seeking wood, ordered the trees in a sacred grove to be cut. When his workers refused, fearing divine […]
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MOORE: If we soak the rich, will everyone get wet?
President Joe Biden describes his $3.5 trillion spending scheme as a way to improve the economy and “build back better.” The intention is a good one, but at its core, this plan isn’t so much […]
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IDEN: The time is now: why online sports betting is a must for North Carolina
North Carolina legalized sports betting in July 2019 — 14 months after the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in May 2018. It took another 20 months for the first sportsbook […]
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SNEPP: Defeat not victory
President Biden is right. No matter when we left Afghanistan, it was going to be a mess. A big one. But in the last two weeks, we’ve witnessed a failure by the United States that […]
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A letter from Saint Nicholas: Santa Claus is not coming this year
Children: you need to realize something. Santa Claus is not coming this year with a whole lot of toys and treats. COVID business shutdowns have taken their toll everywhere, but nowhere has it hit harder […]
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MATTHEWS: Reflections on the 1-year anniversary of my family’s COVID-19 experiences
I was perusing Facebook recently when I came across one of their “memories” posts. It was a photo I’d taken of some breakfast I’d fixed. The caption read, “May not seem like much, but mom […]
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Enough NC senators agree sports gambling bill is good bet
RALEIGH — Sports gambling would be authorized across North Carolina, with up to a dozen entities licensed to offer online and in-person betting, in legislation approved by Thursday by the state Senate. The bipartisan measure […]