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July 1, 2022

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Former NC health secretary named CEO of health firm

January 25, 2022 admin

RALEIGH — The former Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of a healthcare company focused on servicing Medicaid service providers. Mandy Cohen, who […]

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HILL: The majority party of Lincoln/Grant Republicans and RFK Democrats

November 10, 2021 Frank Hill

I was talking with a prominent older African-American Democrat the other day and told him I thought I might be a “Lincoln/Grant Republican and a RFK Democrat” based on what they believed back in the […]

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BARONE: Both parties’ ignorance of electoral reality has led to our present discontents

October 16, 2021 Michael Barone

Here’s a jarring thought: Most political analysts, and most political strategists for our two political parties, have been operating off flawed data and flawed assumptions. The result has been one political surprise after another, and […]

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BLAHOUS: Science doesn’t support your politics

October 14, 2021 Charles Blahous

You see it everywhere. People post yard signs expressing their personal value judgments, proclaiming among other things that “science is real,” and insinuating that those who hold different political affiliations are unscientific. We constantly hear […]

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Texas abortion law foes target corporate donations

October 13, 2021 Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

AUSTIN — Foes of Texas’ abortion ban are taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors, hoping left-leaning consumers will pressure corporate America to join the fight against laws they disagree with […]

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HILL: The role of the boogeyman in American politics

October 13, 2021 Frank Hill

Anyone who has watched the “Halloween” movie series knows exactly what a boogeyman is. He is a scary character with a mask who scares the heck out of everyone via death and destruction until he […]

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BARONE: Both parties fail to respond to signals in the political marketplace

July 15, 2021 Michael Barone

I like to apply free-market analysis to American politics. Within established laws, politicians compete for votes and are rewarded for maximizing voters’ preferences. As in economics, there are sometimes market failures, but mostly the system […]

Opinion

TOCQUEVILLE: Americans do not converse; they argue

July 14, 2021 Alexis de Tocqueville

To set foot on American soil is to find oneself in tumultuous surroundings. A confused clamor proceeds from every quarter. A thousand voices assail the ear simultaneously, each giving expression to some social need. Everywhere […]

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Population growth gives North Carolina a 14th US House seat

April 28, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina will gain another seat in Congress for the next 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau announced, the result of a steadily growing population as people arrive for jobs and retirement. The […]

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Pence laying groundwork for his political future

April 2, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The former vice president is steadily reentering public life as he eyes his professional and political future after the Trump administration. Mike Pence is joining conservative organizations, writing op-eds, delivering speeches and […]

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