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Celebrating National Senior Center Month

Celebrated every year in September, National Senior Center Month is a time to shine a light on senior ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Federal funds are going away

RALEIGH — One of the most predictable crises of modern times is the implosion of America’s federal finances. ...

Opinion

DG MARTIN COLUMN: JD Vance and me

Writing in the Sept. 5 Chicago Tribune, columnist Steve Chapman explained how “JD Vance keeps proving he’s a ...

Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dogs deserve money

I attended the Oakboro Board of Commissioners meeting [Monday] night to express my extreme disappointment in the treatment ...

Opinion

DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Just checking in

I am enjoying my walks much more now that the temperatures are cooler. Fall is still warm and ...

Opinion

BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

In preparation for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” I watched the original film from 1988. I found that I liked “some” ...

Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Can the president control the economy?

With the presidential campaigns in full force, one question people are asking is if a president can control ...

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ROSEMARY HASKELL COLUMN: Could ChatGPT lead to the watering down of thought?

Text-generating artificial intelligence devices such as ChatGPT send shivers down many spines, particularly the sensitive vertebrae of writing ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Campus peace is best for everyone

RALEIGH — Now that fall term has begun for most colleges and universities, we’re about to witness one ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Time to champion occupational choice

RALEIGH — Over the past dozen years, North Carolina lawmakers have made our state freer, more innovative and ...

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