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It looks as if a showdown is brewing between Roy Cooper and the Republican-run legislature over the issue of Medicaid expansion.
The governor says Medicaid expansion has to be on the table if …
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6/24/19
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Takes the bait
Donald Trump reminds me of a fisherman. He just throws out the bait and waits on them Democrats to bite it. They keep taking the bait when he says he has something to say. …
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6/21/19
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We’ve all heard variations on the saying, “Trust them. They speak from experience.” In these times of back-and-forth sniping on social media, we wonder if Americans have lost the ability — or …
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6/21/19
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It’s time to follow the Lone Star State’s lead — North Carolina needs a lemonade freedom law.
On June 10, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 234 to prevent overzealous police …
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6/20/19
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The Johnston County Board of Education righted a wrong last week when it allowed previously censored public comments to be read, but it also compounded its mistake by doubling down on unlawful and …
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6/19/19
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It was known as the “tanker war.” In 1987, Iran wreaked havoc on global energy supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz, using mines to attack Kuwaiti oil tankers and eventually triggering …
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6/18/19
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We always feel a little apprehensive when the legislature is in session, fearing more rounds of gerrymandering or another “bathroom bill” that could risk commerce and create havoc. But several …
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6/17/19
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Naysayers responded predictably to news that the College Board, the organization that runs the SAT admissions test, will measure how hard students’ lives have been. They should consider the …
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6/14/19
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The calls come during dinner. During the workday. Even in the middle of the night.
They veer from annoying and laughable to frightening and dangerous.
Sometimes, they’re offering debt …
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6/12/19
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We Tar Heels have gone and served up a pirate-ship case for the black-robed Honorable Justices to sort out — Blackbeard’s pirate ship, in fact.
There’s Brown vs. Board of Education, Roe vs. …
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6/11/19
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It may have been disconcerting Wednesday to live in North Carolina and see Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper celebrating the move of his team’s headquarters with South Carolina officials. On the …
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6/10/19
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The Supreme Court will soon rule in a case that could give corporations effective veto power over which of their interactions with our government they get to hide from Americans. Justices must side …
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6/7/19
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