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You Decide: What’s the future of small business?

By Mike Walden I am now a small business owner. Since retiring from North Carolina State University, I ...

MEMORIES

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One on One: Old memories, new challenges

The news came as a surprise to me: “Gov. Cooper’s office announced on Thursday that Walter Gaskin, a ...

REVENUES

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Guest Opinion: State revenues are down this year

By John Hood RALEIGH — State Controller Nels Roseland has just released five months of reports about North ...

ethics act

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Letter to the Editor: Support for ETHICS Act urged

To the Editor: In order for our government to function, voters need to trust that lawmakers have their ...

CLAIM

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Social Security Matters: Ask Rusty – When should my wife claim her Social Security benefit?

By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor, Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I just saw an ...

ethics act

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Letter to the Editor: Affordable Care Act’s popularity continues to grow, so why repeal it?

To the Editor: Last month marked the 14-year anniversary of the signing of landmark federal legislation designed to ...

MEMORIES

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One on One: Candidates who help the other side

What did the Democrats in Ohio do in the recent Republican U.S. Senate primary that North Carolina Democrats ...

NEAR

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Gig Line: So near and yet so far

This world we live in is such a formidable wonderment … so many good people beyond our beautiful ...

ethics act

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Letter to the Editor: Column prompts reader insight into citizen responsibilities

Dear Editor: I just returned from watching part of a documentary based on journal entries of Lady Bird ...

NEAR

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Gig Line: First things first!

Newcomers to Gig Line may not realize that this weekly submission often includes an array of stories, dates-times-locations ...

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