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Lessons from Dorian: oil and water still don’t mix

JEAN-LUC DUVALL When we drill, we spill. And when we spill oil offshore, we tarnish our oceans with ...

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Touring with Franklin — 2019

POLK CULPEPPER The evangelist Franklin Graham will soon launch his 2019 Decision America Tour. This year, Graham and ...

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Let the truth be revealed

In response to the false narrative that has been printed in this venue and others, I’d like to ...

Columns

Is the ‘American Dream’ still achievable for all?

  North Carolina’s got talent. The challenge is that a lot of that adult talent doesn’t have quite ...

Sports

Being proud of your school this year

With the lightning and thunderstorms postponing the beginning of the 2019 high school football season for teams in ...

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Govenor Cooper blocking school safety resources

From Representitive Keith Kidwell During the last legislative session, the General Assembly passed legislation to promote safety in ...

Sports

Professional baseball players’ recent antics

The last few weeks in baseball have been a whirlwind. The trade deadline, the bench-clearing brawls, temper tantrums, ...

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No way to treat the hardworking people of North Carolina

From N.C. Representative Keith Kidwell It is my great honor and privilege to serve the fine citizens in ...

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Going back to where we came from

My wife and I are heeding President Trump’s advice to go back to where we came from. In ...

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Local health care in peril in eastern North Carolina

Vidant Medical Center is a vital pillar of our community, leading the way in rural health care and ...

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