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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Did COVID permanently change labor market?

I doubt that anyone alive during the COVID pandemic will forget it. Many of us are reminded of ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: The ‘Dead’ Middle

We have been enjoying some nice rain showers at our house lately. After a long, hot, dry spell ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Let’s build more on Constitution Avenue

RALEIGH — As someone who views constitutional government as a basic institution of freedom, I retain what to ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Who was Paul Green?

Many North Carolinians know who Paul Green is or was, but most can’t tell you much about him. ...

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MATTHEW SWAIN COLUMN: Senators need to do more to protect jobs

For decades the Chinese Communist Party has been determined to surpass the United States as a global leader ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Growing states have enviable problems

RALEIGH — North Carolina is no longer the best state in which to do business. Don’t worry — ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: My green thumb wilted on the vine

As a boy I never knew what was the point of growing a garden. Just look at it ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Would Jesse Helms support Mark Robinson?

If Jesse Helms were alive, would he be supporting the gubernatorial candidacy of Mark Robinson, the state’s current ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Shooting should shock the conscience

RALEIGH — Enough. The attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a despicable and indefensible act that came within a ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: On schools and sports, follow evidence

RALEIGH — Having spent most of my career commissioning, editing or writing about public policy research, I understand ...

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