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Social Security Matters: Ask Rusty – About when to claim Social Security and taxation of benefits

By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor, Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I am 65 and ...

GET AHEAD

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You Decide: What does it take to get ahead?

By Mike Walden The older I get — I’m 74 in a few days — the more I ...

PANAMA

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One on One: Panama and North Carolina politics – again

By D.G. Martin President-elect Donald Trump surprised many earlier this month when at a news conference at his ...

ANGELS

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Gig Line: Angels among us

It was early Friday morning, January 3, 2025 around 6:15 or so, I had been awake for at ...

COVID

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Guest Opinion: Post-COVID scores tumble in NC

By John Hood RALEIGH — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of ...

PANAMA

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One on One: The famous man from Tally Ho

By D.G. Martin Who is the most famous North Carolinian today? If you check the latest edition of ...

BENEFITS

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Social Security Matters: Ask Rusty – I use only VA healthcare; can I get back Medicare taxes paid?

By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor, Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I’m 72 years old ...

COVID

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Guest Opinion: Our electoral future remains unwritten

By John Hood RALEIGH — The Republican Party enjoyed impressive electoral successes in 2024. Its candidates won the ...

PANAMA

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One on One: UNC and Bill Belichick – will it work?

By D.G. Martin In Chapel Hill the past couple of weeks, talk has been mostly about former New ...

GRIFFIN

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Op-Ed: Opposition to Jefferson Griffin’s ‘meritless’ election lawsuit is growing. Is all of the NC Supreme Court listening?

By Sailor Jones If you’ve traveled through North Carolina lately, you may have spotted billboards from the capital ...

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