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When I was six years old I walked (yes, walked) to and from school, past the house of the biggest bully in the neighborhood
When I was six years old I walked (yes, walked) to and from school, past the house of the biggest bully in the neighborhood
 
500 years ago this week, a young priest, disgusted with the leadership of his faith selling indulgences - tickets to heaven, if you will - nailed 95 Theses or protests onto the door of a church on All Hallows Eve
500 years ago this week, a young priest, disgusted with the leadership of his faith selling indulgences - tickets to heaven, if you will - nailed 95 Theses or protests onto the door of a church on All Hallows Eve
 
If there were one theme that defined North Carolina's legislature this decade it would be that they are a body of reformers
If there were one theme that defined North Carolina's legislature this decade it would be that they are a body of reformers
 
Most cities of any size are salivating at the opportunity to land the big Amazon fish, including several in North Carolina angling to win the trophy
Most cities of any size are salivating at the opportunity to land the big Amazon fish, including several in North Carolina angling to win the trophy
 
When I first started covering politics there were three registered Democrats for every one registered Republican in North Carolina
When I first started covering politics there were three registered Democrats for every one registered Republican in North Carolina
 
It is evident that Congress is unable to pass meaningful and significant healthcare reform
It is evident that Congress is unable to pass meaningful and significant healthcare reform
 
Founding UNC President Bill Friday was fond of boasting that our universities were the "crown jewels" of our state. Friday welcomed the restructuring of all public universities into a consolidated system in the 1970s, but he disagreed with the 32-member Board of Governors
Founding UNC President Bill Friday was fond of boasting that our universities were the "crown jewels" of our state. Friday welcomed the restructuring of all public universities into a consolidated system in the 1970s, but he disagreed with the 32-member Board of Governors
 
Can you name the three branches of government? What are the three rights guaranteed by the First Amendment? Can you name the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Can you name the three branches of government? What are the three rights guaranteed by the First Amendment? Can you name the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
 
No doubt you've seen the devastation Hurricane Harvey wreaked in Texas
No doubt you've seen the devastation Hurricane Harvey wreaked in Texas
 
Representative Justin Burr obviously has a burr under his saddle, almost single-handedly leading an effort to redistrict the judicial and prosecutorial districts in our state
Representative Justin Burr obviously has a burr under his saddle, almost single-handedly leading an effort to redistrict the judicial and prosecutorial districts in our state
 
My Methodist pastor wife, Lib Campbell, delivered a sermon last week that deserves our attention right now
My Methodist pastor wife, Lib Campbell, delivered a sermon last week that deserves our attention right now
 
The plight of rural North Carolina, like the weather, generates lots of talk but little action
The plight of rural North Carolina, like the weather, generates lots of talk but little action
 
Many of us have a 401-k plan, a pension or private investment portfolio. We often seek investment advice from stock brokers, money managers, newsletters, tips from friends or our own research, but none of us has a $93 billion investment portfolio like the Teachers and State Employees Retirement Fund
Many of us have a 401-k plan, a pension or private investment portfolio. We often seek investment advice from stock brokers, money managers, newsletters, tips from friends or our own research, but none of us has a $93 billion investment portfolio like the Teachers and State Employees Retirement Fund
 
Monday's redistricting verdict issued by a panel of three federal court judges was correct in three important elements
Monday's redistricting verdict issued by a panel of three federal court judges was correct in three important elements
 
The concept of loyalty deserves further deliberation, especially since it seems to be a major theme for this president
The concept of loyalty deserves further deliberation, especially since it seems to be a major theme for this president
 
In their fervor to repeal and replace Obamacare, our Congress has run head first into a wall of political reality: once you extend benefits to people it is almost impossible to take them away. Despite all the bluff and bluster
In their fervor to repeal and replace Obamacare, our Congress has run head first into a wall of political reality: once you extend benefits to people it is almost impossible to take them away. Despite all the bluff and bluster
 
Many of us remember North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms' war against CBS news, complaining the "liberal press" consisted of, "men and women who, if they do not hate American virtues...certainly have a smug contempt for American ideals and principles."
Many of us remember North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms' war against CBS news, complaining the "liberal press" consisted of, "men and women who, if they do not hate American virtues...certainly have a smug contempt for American ideals and principles."
 
Peter Pan never grew up and there is evidence we have a generation of many young people who, like Pan, are stranded in Neverland. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse's interesting book, The Vanishing American Adult, contends we live in an America of perpetual adolescence
Peter Pan never grew up and there is evidence we have a generation of many young people who, like Pan, are stranded in Neverland. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse's interesting book, The Vanishing American Adult, contends we live in an America of perpetual adolescence
 
A three-judge panel is currently tasked with interpreting one of our state's thorniest issues, namely who is in charge of public education. Is it to be the State Board of Education or the state Superintendent of Public Instruction?
A three-judge panel is currently tasked with interpreting one of our state's thorniest issues, namely who is in charge of public education. Is it to be the State Board of Education or the state Superintendent of Public Instruction?
 
Few of us like it when others disagree with us
 
My Father's Day presents included two vintage issues of Life magazine, one from November 22, 1948, the other from November 29, 1963
My Father's Day presents included two vintage issues of Life magazine, one from November 22, 1948, the other from November 29, 1963
 
Anyone observing today's political landscape cannot escape the domination from the conservative right and the liberal left
Anyone observing today's political landscape cannot escape the domination from the conservative right and the liberal left
 
Even without television, telephones or telegraphs word spread quickly throughout the colonies about the fighting that took place between the British and Colonials at Lexington and Concord in April 1775
Even without television, telephones or telegraphs word spread quickly throughout the colonies about the fighting that took place between the British and Colonials at Lexington and Concord in April 1775
 
What's the biggest issue facing North Carolina today? That was the question posed at a recent lunch with Leslie Boney, the newly named Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues
What's the biggest issue facing North Carolina today? That was the question posed at a recent lunch with Leslie Boney, the newly named Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues
 
"Nothing happens on the streets of this town after midnight that you need to be a part of," my parents told me as a teen. Concerned I had neither the experience nor the judgment to impose this discipline on myself, they imposed a midnight curfew on me
"Nothing happens on the streets of this town after midnight that you need to be a part of," my parents told me as a teen. Concerned I had neither the experience nor the judgment to impose this discipline on myself, they imposed a midnight curfew on me
 
Voter ID is dead in North Carolina...or is it? U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' pronouncement on the matter raises many questions, and whereas opponents of the 2013 Voter ID law were quick to celebrate victory, they might have been premature
Voter ID is dead in North Carolina...or is it? U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' pronouncement on the matter raises many questions, and whereas opponents of the 2013 Voter ID law were quick to celebrate victory, they might have been premature
 
Legendary NC SPIN moderator and executive producer Tom Campbell received the Order of the Henry Clay Oak Monday, May 1.
Legendary NC SPIN moderator and executive producer Tom Campbell received the Order of the Henry Clay Oak Monday, May 1.
 
In the late 1970s, I was appointed to the Economic Development Board
In the late 1970s, I was appointed to the Economic Development Board
 
Why is it that the hardest words to say are, "I'm Sorry," and "I made a mistake?" Think of the needless pain and problems that could be avoided if people, especially those in leadership, owned up to their mistakes
Why is it that the hardest words to say are, "I'm Sorry," and "I made a mistake?" Think of the needless pain and problems that could be avoided if people, especially those in leadership, owned up to their mistakes
 
In 1973, Senator Sam Ervin, a self-described "country lawyer" from Morganton, was chosen to head the Senate Select Committee investigating the Watergate break-in
In 1973, Senator Sam Ervin, a self-described "country lawyer" from Morganton, was chosen to head the Senate Select Committee investigating the Watergate break-in
 
Celebrated novelist Ernest Hemmingway was once reported to have made a bet with companions that he could write a novel in six words
Celebrated novelist Ernest Hemmingway was once reported to have made a bet with companions that he could write a novel in six words
 
The most important function of state government is education, as evidenced by the fact that North Carolina spends 57 cents of every tax dollar on primary and secondary education
The most important function of state government is education, as evidenced by the fact that North Carolina spends 57 cents of every tax dollar on primary and secondary education
 
Too many North Carolinians lack confidence in our courts, according to a recently concluded 15-month study initiated by Mark Martin, Chief Justice of our state Supreme Court
Too many North Carolinians lack confidence in our courts, according to a recently concluded 15-month study initiated by Mark Martin, Chief Justice of our state Supreme Court
 
If you've ever put together a jigsaw puzzle you can understand the task of assembling a state budget. Like a puzzle, one piece of the spending and tax plan builds upon another as lawmakers construct a two-year budget that spends more than $23 billion a year
If you've ever put together a jigsaw puzzle you can understand the task of assembling a state budget. Like a puzzle, one piece of the spending and tax plan builds upon another as lawmakers construct a two-year budget that spends more than $23 billion a year
 
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