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Train News Wire, a railroad industry trade publication, reported Thursday the Carolina Connector project, a $272-million intermodal rail hub scheduled for the Rocky Mount area, was canceled by the rail company
Train News Wire, a railroad industry trade publication, reported Thursday the Carolina Connector project, a $272-million intermodal rail hub scheduled for the Rocky Mount area, was canceled by the rail company
 
On Thursday, House Republicans finally unveiled their tax reform plan. Overall, it's a transformative move in terms of corporate taxes, and it should help the vast majority of individual taxpayers as well.
On Thursday, House Republicans finally unveiled their tax reform plan. Overall, it's a transformative move in terms of corporate taxes, and it should help the vast majority of individual taxpayers as well.
 
Imagine Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 presidential election and enough democrats won so that she enjoys a friendly Congress.
Imagine Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 presidential election and enough democrats won so that she enjoys a friendly Congress.
 
The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Southside Ashpole Elementary School as the first to join the Innovative School District in 2018-19
The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Southside Ashpole Elementary School as the first to join the Innovative School District in 2018-19
 
On Friday, traitorous Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who left his post and wandered into Taliban territory, only to be taken prisoner and held for years, then exchanged for Taliban terrorists by President Obama, received no prison time.
On Friday, traitorous Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who left his post and wandered into Taliban territory, only to be taken prisoner and held for years, then exchanged for Taliban terrorists by President Obama, received no prison time.
 
Federalism is the key design feature of our government system here in the United States, as established by the US Constitution, and therefore is something everyone should understand.
Federalism is the key design feature of our government system here in the United States, as established by the US Constitution, and therefore is something everyone should understand.
 
Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare leaves the fate of free-market health reforms unclear
Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare leaves the fate of free-market health reforms unclear
 
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
 
A three-judge panel has ordered a Stanford law professor to redraw nine N.C. legislative districts by Dec. 1, signaling "serious concerns" about the legislature's effort to correct maps that had been thrown out because of racial gerrymandering
A three-judge panel has ordered a Stanford law professor to redraw nine N.C. legislative districts by Dec. 1, signaling "serious concerns" about the legislature's effort to correct maps that had been thrown out because of racial gerrymandering
 
Researchers Paul DiPerna, Lindsey Burke, and Anne Ryland conducted a national survey of military households to assess their views on school-choice options, district schools, and careers in the military
Researchers Paul DiPerna, Lindsey Burke, and Anne Ryland conducted a national survey of military households to assess their views on school-choice options, district schools, and careers in the military
 
With the national debate about tax reform heating up, you'll be hearing a lot about the difference between marginal and average tax rates
With the national debate about tax reform heating up, you'll be hearing a lot about the difference between marginal and average tax rates
 
Walk through a cemetery and you notice a quiet, reverent hush
Walk through a cemetery and you notice a quiet, reverent hush
 
On Tuesday, an apparent Islamist terrorist rammed a truck into dozens of Americans on a bike path in New York City, killing eight and injuring over ten. He popped out of the truck shouting "Allahu Akhbar" before being captured by police.
On Tuesday, an apparent Islamist terrorist rammed a truck into dozens of Americans on a bike path in New York City, killing eight and injuring over ten. He popped out of the truck shouting "Allahu Akhbar" before being captured by police.
 
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
 
A three-judge Superior Court panel has dismissed the lawsuit between Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly over the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement
A three-judge Superior Court panel has dismissed the lawsuit between Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly over the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement
 
As reported by the N&O today, the State Treasurer’s office this week released updated figures for the state retiree pension fund and health insurance benefits
As reported by the N&O today, the State Treasurer’s office this week released updated figures for the state retiree pension fund and health insurance benefits
 
UNC-Chapel Hill's infamous athletics-academic scandal has officially been swept under the rug
UNC-Chapel Hill's infamous athletics-academic scandal has officially been swept under the rug
 
When members of the N.C. General Assembly's minority party make extraordinary doom-and-gloom predictions about the consequences of the majority party's actions, it's easy to dismiss the comments as political theater
When members of the N.C. General Assembly's minority party make extraordinary doom-and-gloom predictions about the consequences of the majority party's actions, it's easy to dismiss the comments as political theater
 
On Thursday John Buie accompanied the management team from JEB Designs to a trade show in Charlotte to inspect a $60,000 machine for his small screen-printing/embroidery company
On Thursday John Buie accompanied the management team from JEB Designs to a trade show in Charlotte to inspect a $60,000 machine for his small screen-printing/embroidery company
 
The University of Missouri, where I teach and which I dearly love, is in crisis
 
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.
 
Should public schoolteachers be compensated as professionals? All four panelists at a recent "Hometown Debate" staged at the Old Post Office Playhouse in Newton agreed that teachers should, indeed, be treated this way
Should public schoolteachers be compensated as professionals? All four panelists at a recent "Hometown Debate" staged at the Old Post Office Playhouse in Newton agreed that teachers should, indeed, be treated this way
 
On Monday, while the nation focused on the indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, another, far more damaging plea deal was released by the office of the special counsel: former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos was released
On Monday, while the nation focused on the indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, another, far more damaging plea deal was released by the office of the special counsel: former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos was released
 
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.
 
The former president sat down with The New York Times recently and chatted about all kinds of subjects.
 
You've heard the claims: charter schools take money and resources from public schools, have little accountability and don't perform as well as their public school counterparts
You've heard the claims: charter schools take money and resources from public schools, have little accountability and don't perform as well as their public school counterparts
 
Earlier this year, BuzzFeed News broke a shocking story: the FBI had reported an intelligence dossier making its way around Washington, D.C. to President Trump.
Earlier this year, BuzzFeed News broke a shocking story: the FBI had reported an intelligence dossier making its way around Washington, D.C. to President Trump.
 
Politicians and policy analysts clashed Tuesday over school construction costs and who should pay
Politicians and policy analysts clashed Tuesday over school construction costs and who should pay
 
When it comes to free speech, opposites may not attract. But respectful conflict and debate make for better education in colleges and universities, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, said in a hearing Oct. 26
When it comes to free speech, opposites may not attract. But respectful conflict and debate make for better education in colleges and universities, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, said in a hearing Oct. 26
 
The three-judge federal court panel reviewing North Carolina legislative districts decided Thursday to appoint Stanford Law School professor Nathaniel Persily to redo at least part of the maps submitted in the Covington v. North Carolina lawsuit
The three-judge federal court panel reviewing North Carolina legislative districts decided Thursday to appoint Stanford Law School professor Nathaniel Persily to redo at least part of the maps submitted in the Covington v. North Carolina lawsuit
 
President Donald Trump authorized the release of more than 2,800 records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy on Thursday, while other documents were withheld and are now subject to a 6-month review due to potential risks that releasing them would pose to national securit
President Donald Trump authorized the release of more than 2,800 records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy on Thursday, while other documents were withheld and are now subject to a 6-month review due to potential risks that releasing them would pose to national securit
 
If a university ignores potential conflicts of interests between athletics and academics, it imperils itself
If a university ignores potential conflicts of interests between athletics and academics, it imperils itself
 
Leaders of the N.C. General Assembly's redistricting committees are labeling as "outrageous" and "extraordinary" the appointment of a West Coast-based law professor to a role that could involve redrawing this state's legislative election maps
Leaders of the N.C. General Assembly's redistricting committees are labeling as "outrageous" and "extraordinary" the appointment of a West Coast-based law professor to a role that could involve redrawing this state's legislative election maps
 
There is an argument going on in Washington, D.C. that affects each and every one of us. I am not talking about Obamacare, although that does affect each and every one of us.
There is an argument going on in Washington, D.C. that affects each and every one of us. I am not talking about Obamacare, although that does affect each and every one of us.
 
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