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Nick Burk, assistant director of the N.C. Emergency Management Division's Resiliency Section, faced a barrage of questions from representatives frustrated over the slow rollout of disaster relief for Hurricane Matthew
Nick Burk, assistant director of the N.C. Emergency Management Division's Resiliency Section, faced a barrage of questions from representatives frustrated over the slow rollout of disaster relief for Hurricane Matthew
 
Faculty leaders at the University of North Carolina's flagship campus recently signed a resolution supporting First Amendment rights
Faculty leaders at the University of North Carolina's flagship campus recently signed a resolution supporting First Amendment rights
 
On Monday, George Yancy, a black professor of philosophy at Emory University, wrote a lengthy piece in The New York Times detailing the awful death threats he has received from white racists.
On Monday, George Yancy, a black professor of philosophy at Emory University, wrote a lengthy piece in The New York Times detailing the awful death threats he has received from white racists.
 
It's time to get aggressive in the fight against opioid addiction, said U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Raleigh presentation on the nationwide opioid crisis
It's time to get aggressive in the fight against opioid addiction, said U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Raleigh presentation on the nationwide opioid crisis
 
Legislators in New Mexico are pushing a bill that would make students apply to at least one college while they are still juniors in high school. This legislation reflects the powerful belief that college should be the norm for students after they graduate from high school
Legislators in New Mexico are pushing a bill that would make students apply to at least one college while they are still juniors in high school. This legislation reflects the powerful belief that college should be the norm for students after they graduate from high school
 
Educators are more concerned about how much time students spend on social media at home as compared to the time they spend online in the classroom
Educators are more concerned about how much time students spend on social media at home as compared to the time they spend online in the classroom
 
Rape is an appalling crime. Its perpetrators deserve criminal prosecution and lengthy imprisonment upon conviction
Rape is an appalling crime. Its perpetrators deserve criminal prosecution and lengthy imprisonment upon conviction
 
The United States spends more on health care than any other industrialized country but doesn't get better results, as measured by average life expectancy
The United States spends more on health care than any other industrialized country but doesn't get better results, as measured by average life expectancy
 
The N.C. Supreme Court will have another chance to join the political tug of war pitting Gov. Roy Cooper against state legislative leaders. How the high court responds to that opportunity will offer more clues about its willingness to play partisan politics
The N.C. Supreme Court will have another chance to join the political tug of war pitting Gov. Roy Cooper against state legislative leaders. How the high court responds to that opportunity will offer more clues about its willingness to play partisan politics
 
On Friday, a left-of-center news organization published a report claiming that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had evidence that President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen had visited Prague during the 2016 election campaign
On Friday, a left-of-center news organization published a report claiming that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had evidence that President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen had visited Prague during the 2016 election campaign
 
There are two developments that will develop soon regarding the DOJ mishandling too much for too long, which has made them a corrupt institution since they are not only supposed to follow The Rule of Law, but enforce its equal application
There are two developments that will develop soon regarding the DOJ mishandling too much for too long, which has made them a corrupt institution since they are not only supposed to follow The Rule of Law, but enforce its equal application
 
The N.C. Supreme Court on Monday heard another round of arguments over school funding - this time whether county commissioners or General Assembly lawmakers are responsible for guaranteeing sufficient spending
The N.C. Supreme Court on Monday heard another round of arguments over school funding - this time whether county commissioners or General Assembly lawmakers are responsible for guaranteeing sufficient spending
 
According to an Associated Press analysis, the Obama Administration, led by a president who claimed in 2013 that it was “the most transparent administration in history,” spent a record amount of money to defend its refusal to release federal records under the Freedom of Information Act
According to an Associated Press analysis, the Obama Administration, led by a president who claimed in 2013 that it was “the most transparent administration in history,” spent a record amount of money to defend its refusal to release federal records under the Freedom of Information Act
 
Alicia Moran is a junior at Bob Jones University in South Carolina, studying to get her bachelor's degree in communications disorders
Alicia Moran is a junior at Bob Jones University in South Carolina, studying to get her bachelor's degree in communications disorders
 
In mid-February, the Charlotte Observer ran a long piece about “The little-known trend that’s hurting housing affordability in Charlotte.”
In mid-February, the Charlotte Observer ran a long piece about “The little-known trend that’s hurting housing affordability in Charlotte.”
 
Massachusetts has consistently been at or near the top of the list in reading and math achievement, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Massachusetts has consistently been at or near the top of the list in reading and math achievement, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
 
Local and state emergency management crews are conducting damage assessments this morning after suspected tornadoes yesterday took one life and caused damage in Greensboro and Rockingham County
Local and state emergency management crews are conducting damage assessments this morning after suspected tornadoes yesterday took one life and caused damage in Greensboro and Rockingham County
 
The incentives game just keeps getting worse. It used to be that state and local governments would put together a package to help lure a large company for a major project bringing significant numbers of new jobs to an area
The incentives game just keeps getting worse. It used to be that state and local governments would put together a package to help lure a large company for a major project bringing significant numbers of new jobs to an area
 
On Sunday evening, former FBI director James Comey sat down for a two-hour interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos to talk about his new book, A Higher Loyalty.
On Sunday evening, former FBI director James Comey sat down for a two-hour interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos to talk about his new book, A Higher Loyalty.
 
Americans have debated the U.S. Constitution's meaning for more than 225 years
Americans have debated the U.S. Constitution's meaning for more than 225 years
 
On Friday, The New York Times did its level best to defend the bloated corpse of Senator Teddy Kennedy (D-MA), one of the worst human beings ever to occupy a seat in the Senate, from a recapitulation in film form of the night he left a woman to drown in a shallow river in Chappaquiddick.
On Friday, The New York Times did its level best to defend the bloated corpse of Senator Teddy Kennedy (D-MA), one of the worst human beings ever to occupy a seat in the Senate, from a recapitulation in film form of the night he left a woman to drown in a shallow river in Chappaquiddick.
 
Each year, higher education seems to become less and less affordable: As tuition prices continue to rise, an increasing number of students leave college with crippling amounts of student loan debt
Each year, higher education seems to become less and less affordable: As tuition prices continue to rise, an increasing number of students leave college with crippling amounts of student loan debt
 
A bill to crackdown on sex trade websites is now federal law - but not all anti-trafficking experts back the measure
A bill to crackdown on sex trade websites is now federal law - but not all anti-trafficking experts back the measure
 
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to I. "Scooter" Lewis Libby, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Cheney, for convictions stemming from a 2007 trial.
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to I. "Scooter" Lewis Libby, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Cheney, for convictions stemming from a 2007 trial.
 
On Friday, The New Yorker honed in on a serious threat to the lives of all New Yorkers: the arrival of Chick-Fil-A in their homey little corner of the universe.
On Friday, The New Yorker honed in on a serious threat to the lives of all New Yorkers: the arrival of Chick-Fil-A in their homey little corner of the universe.
 
The ill-advised and widely denounced tariff rhetoric coming from the White House has stressed manufacturers and upset the markets
The ill-advised and widely denounced tariff rhetoric coming from the White House has stressed manufacturers and upset the markets
 
According to a new survey released on Thursday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, fully 41 percent of Americans don't know what Auschwitz was, including two-thirds of Millennials.
According to a new survey released on Thursday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, fully 41 percent of Americans don't know what Auschwitz was, including two-thirds of Millennials.
 
What follows is the first of an occasional column - taken from news sources throughout North Carolina - highlighting how government spends our money and makes other questionable moves about which state residents may not be aware
What follows is the first of an occasional column - taken from news sources throughout North Carolina - highlighting how government spends our money and makes other questionable moves about which state residents may not be aware
 
On Monday, the FBI raided the home and office of President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen, taking his computer, phone, and personal finance records
On Monday, the FBI raided the home and office of President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen, taking his computer, phone, and personal finance records
 
Lawmakers aren't likely to split up North Carolina's largest school districts any time soon
 
If you could wave a magic wand and make one change that would provide the greatest benefit to rural North Carolina what would it be? I've been intrigued by that question ever since it was first posed during a panel discussion on rural issues
If you could wave a magic wand and make one change that would provide the greatest benefit to rural North Carolina what would it be? I've been intrigued by that question ever since it was first posed during a panel discussion on rural issues
 
In a shocking turn of events, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, testifying before the Senate after weeks of enduring attacks over the company's privacy policies, acknowledged that the company could indeed be seen as a publisher rather than merely a platform
In a shocking turn of events, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, testifying before the Senate after weeks of enduring attacks over the company's privacy policies, acknowledged that the company could indeed be seen as a publisher rather than merely a platform
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
An epidemic of stabbings and acid attacks in London has gotten so bad that London mayor Sadiq Khan is announcing broad new "knife control" policies designed to keep these weapons of war out of the hands of Londoners looking to cause others harm
An epidemic of stabbings and acid attacks in London has gotten so bad that London mayor Sadiq Khan is announcing broad new "knife control" policies designed to keep these weapons of war out of the hands of Londoners looking to cause others harm
 
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