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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Debates will inform state voters

RALEIGH — Brace yourself. The arrival of Labor Day traditionally begins the homestretch of electoral campaigns. You may ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Believing in ourselves

For the past two months I have had “extra” stuff I had to do after work and on ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Leuchtenburg’s 102nd birthday gift to us

UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg is celebrating his 102nd birthday this month. He was born on Sept. ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Going with Jackson

Comparisons of candidates are critical to our knowing whom to vote for. Stein with Robinson: one who believes ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Small towns and farms — our people estuaries

“That couldn’t happen if you moved every three years.” Reynolds Price, the late novelist and Duke professor, was ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are we headed for a recession?

The year 2024 began with optimism for the economy. Despite relatively high interest rates and efforts by the ...

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