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How “Black Lives Matter” should really be interpreted

BOB ORR Once again, a prominent leader in North Carolina is coming under intense criticism for responding to ...

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A legacy lives on: remembering Mike Voss

Sporting my purple button down shirt, tasteless “dad tie” and slacks I likely hadn’t worn since high school ...

Beaufort County

The community he loved

In a lot of ways, Mike Voss embodied exactly what a newspaper like The Washington Daily News wants ...

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Confederacy worthy of regret, not memorialization

By Lee Watkins It is long past time for the south to end the glorification of the Confederacy ...

Beaufort County

Four chaplains and patriotism

Every Memorial Day we honor those who fought in foreign wars by remembering the sacrifices they made for ...

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COVID-19 is straining our ailing rural health systems

The front lines of the war on COVID-19 have expanded and are now reaching into rural America. As ...

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It’s a matter of trailering

Choosing the right trailer for your vessel is a matter of safety. Here are the things you want ...

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Streetscape, No. 1; public safety No. 2

In March, I attended the City Council meeting for another concern of mine and witnessed the governing body ...

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A prayer for our beloved country

As early voting has begun, here’s a prayer I offered this past Saturday at a precinct meeting. It ...

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‘Turn and Run’

JERRIE OUGHTON “Turn and Run.” That was the title of an “Open Window’s” devotional we read at our ...

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