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High School Rodeo
As fans trickled into Lucky J Arena for the last regular-season North Carolina High School Rodeo Association competition on May 7, Bruce Adams sat in a small space in his trailer, expertly smearing face paint […]
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Strawberry Day
“Everybody from the coast to the mountains should have strawberries right now,” said Dexter Hill, marketing specialist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The strawberry, a delectable heart-shaped fruit, is North […]
Opinion
ELLIOT: North Carolina’s Cash Cowell
North Carolina’s state treasurer, Janet Cowell, is a Democrat who was a lock for re-election. But then late last year, Cowell suddenly announced that she would not run for re-election. Now we may know why. […]
Opinion
MUNGER: Discriminating against privacy
We discriminate all the time. Track meets discriminate based on speed and endurance; a “discriminating palate” allows a person to appreciate fine food and drink. Physicians discriminate: gynecologists specialize in the treatment of women; prostate […]
Opinion
GREENBERG: The Huck’s back … and saying the right things
The old Mike Huckabee was heard from last week, and this time he’s more than welcome to the presidential sweepstakes, traveling show and circus in general. What’s more, he can still count. For example, he […]
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Baltimore primary results decertified, irregularities cited
BALTIMORE Results of Baltimore’s Democratic primary election were ordered decertified Thursday by the Maryland elections board, which cited irregularities in the April 26 vote that may have influenced a tight mayoral race. The state […]
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McCrory campaign calls Cooper video on H.B. 2 shameful
RALEIGH Gov. Pat McCrory’s campaign is calling a video released Monday by Attorney General Roy Cooper “shameful.”In the video Cooper urges McCrory to call for House Bill 2 to be overturned. He says to […]
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Asheville housing market unhealthy, U.S. sustainable
ASHEVILLE, N.C. The housing market remains healthy for North Carolina with the exception of Asheville, which had a negative housing market and had a decrease in the leading index of healthy housing markets, according […]
Sports
Steph Curry is back and everyone else in the playoffs should be very, very afraid
Steph Curry is back. And in his return, the Baby-Faced Assassin refused to disappoint, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 132-125 overtime victory in Portland against the red-hot Trail Blazers. The last time we […]
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China scrambles fighters as U.S. sails warship near Chinese-claimed reef
BEIJING/HONG KONG China scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday as a U.S. navy ship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, a patrol China denounced as an illegal threat to peace […]