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GINGRICH: The propaganda media’s polling offensive
If you have noticed all the recent polls showing Vice President Joe Biden winning the 2020 election, you should know two things. First, the election is not this month. Second, this is a standard propaganda […]
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HOLDING: USMCA is a good deal for North Carolinians
Last fall, Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed on a new trade deal to update and replace NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). The new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) will create over 175,000 new […]
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ORTIZ: Cooper deserves an ‘F’ on education
When it comes to public school education, the last grade the state of North Carolina received was a “C-minus.” But that’s not as bad as the “F” Gov. Roy Cooper deserves for jeopardizing education opportunities […]
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SAINE: Will NC Democrats grab your guns in 2019?
Leftist Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly are full of new and innovative ideas these days. The blue wave has left us with a cesspool of liberal activism, both legislative and judicial, and goes […]
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Innovative program helps diabetic patients save money
One out of 10 North Carolina adults is dealing with diabetes and an alarming one in three may be walking around with its precursor — prediabetes — and not even realize it. The sad part […]
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HILL: The kabuki dance of government shutdowns
After World War II, Japanese diplomats wanted to change the image of Japan from one of being murderous war mongers tobeing one of creative world leaders. To cultivate goodwill among the American public during years of […]
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BURNS: One from the vault
Recent investment headlines remind us of when the internet bubble popped almost 20 years ago as commentators shock their followers with statements like this one from Barron’s in late November: “Now the talk is about […]
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HILL: Remember Rick McIntyre!
The empty congressional office of the 9th District of North Carolina brings to mind other close congressional elections in the past. In 1984, former Harris Teeter executive Republican Alex “Landslide” McMillan defeated Democrat D.G. Martin […]
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BARONE: American fertility headed to all-time low
In 1957, 4.3 million babies were born in the United States. In 2017, 60 years later, the number was 3,853,472. That’s an 11 percent decline in a nation whose population has nearly doubled over those […]