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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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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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COLUMN: Armyworms are taking out lawns, pastures
If you haven’t already heard, fall armyworms are wreaking havoc in pastures, hayfields and lawns all over the ...
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Books for ‘Bookwatch’
Although “North Carolina Bookwatch” in no longer airing on PBS-NC, people still ask what books are being featured. ...
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Taxpayers deserve better than this
RALEIGH — In 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a budget that funded core state responsibilities, instigated ...
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What will AI mean for North Carolina jobs?
AI — short for “artificial intelligence”— is the technology wiz of the moment. One-third of businesses are now ...
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Pioneer League Football Power Rankings for Week 3
Which team sits on top of the Pioneer League as we enter Week 3 of the college football…
Sun Belt Football Power Rankings for Week 3
With Week 3 of the college football schedule upon us, which teams are the leading contenders at the…
Big South-OVC Football Power Rankings for Week 3
As we head into Week 3 of the college football season, which team sits on top of the…
AAC Football Power Rankings for Week 3
Which team sits on top of the AAC as we head into Week 3 of the college football…
How to Watch MLB Baseball on Sunday, Sept. 8: TV Channel, Live Streaming, Start Times
Today’s MLB schedule has lots in store. Among those contests is the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the Houston…