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Whether you think he is a hero or a villain, you’ve probably read or heard strong responses to Google’s decision to fire engineer James Damore
Whether you think he is a hero or a villain, you’ve probably read or heard strong responses to Google’s decision to fire engineer James Damore
 
The N.C. Supreme Court has ordered information Monday about county election boards that are blocked from carrying out their duties as the local election season heats up
The N.C. Supreme Court has ordered information Monday about county election boards that are blocked from carrying out their duties as the local election season heats up
 
Seattle has been increasing its minimum wage over these last couple of years, and the results have thus far been predictable (at least by those that understand economics)
Seattle has been increasing its minimum wage over these last couple of years, and the results have thus far been predictable (at least by those that understand economics)
 
On Friday, Drudge Report scooped The New York Times and reported that White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who also served as Trump's chief campaign strategist in the latter months of the campaign, is out at the White House.
On Friday, Drudge Report scooped The New York Times and reported that White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who also served as Trump's chief campaign strategist in the latter months of the campaign, is out at the White House.
 
Critics say N.C. State University's Clean Energy Technology Center is little more than a promotional ally of the solar industry, and the state should pull the plug on its funding
Critics say N.C. State University's Clean Energy Technology Center is little more than a promotional ally of the solar industry, and the state should pull the plug on its funding
 
The General Assembly reconvenes Friday for another special session, primarily designated for redistricting business
The General Assembly reconvenes Friday for another special session, primarily designated for redistricting business
 
We engineers like to solve technical problems. That's the way we think, that's why we chose our major, that's why we got into and stayed in engineering
We engineers like to solve technical problems. That's the way we think, that's why we chose our major, that's why we got into and stayed in engineering
 
Suggesting Gov. Roy Cooper belongs to a group of "opportunistic politicians trying to drive a wedge further between us," on Thursday Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, offered his first detailed response to the week's protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Durham
Suggesting Gov. Roy Cooper belongs to a group of "opportunistic politicians trying to drive a wedge further between us," on Thursday Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, offered his first detailed response to the week's protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Durham
 
The power to grant a right to health care is the right to deny it
 
Gov. Roy Cooper has shot down legislators' attempts to clarify law allowing one state employee to draw separate paychecks from two state commissions
Gov. Roy Cooper has shot down legislators' attempts to clarify law allowing one state employee to draw separate paychecks from two state commissions
 
County elections boards with only two members would be allowed to take actions during this municipal election season, under a proposal filed today with the N.C. Supreme Court
County elections boards with only two members would be allowed to take actions during this municipal election season, under a proposal filed today with the N.C. Supreme Court
 
The question is: Was the Civil War fought over the issue of Slavery?
 
Over the past few weeks, I've been touring volunteer fire departments and talking to firefighters and emergency workers in all regions of our great state.
Over the past few weeks, I've been touring volunteer fire departments and talking to firefighters and emergency workers in all regions of our great state.
 
In a post on the Medium.com website, on Tuesday Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called for the removal or relocation of monuments honoring Confederates from state property
In a post on the Medium.com website, on Tuesday Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called for the removal or relocation of monuments honoring Confederates from state property
 
I have to hand it to the N&O, it's had some stories recently that made me sit up at the breakfast table and say, "What the ...?"
I have to hand it to the N&O, it's had some stories recently that made me sit up at the breakfast table and say, "What the ...?"
 
My family and I just spent a week at the beach - and found our big stack of reusable grocery and retail bags to be rather handy
My family and I just spent a week at the beach - and found our big stack of reusable grocery and retail bags to be rather handy
 
The excuse we have often heard for raucous campus protests over the last few years is that they are justified as a way of countering the "violence" of speakers like Milo Yiannopoulos and Charles Murray
The excuse we have often heard for raucous campus protests over the last few years is that they are justified as a way of countering the "violence" of speakers like Milo Yiannopoulos and Charles Murray
 
Those are the words of former UNC Law School Dean Judith Wegner who spoke to a reporter from the (Raleigh) News & Observer in May about her opposition to a proposed UNC Board of Governors resolution to prohibit UNC Centers and Institutes from participating in litigation.
Those are the words of former UNC Law School Dean Judith Wegner who spoke to a reporter from the (Raleigh) News & Observer in May about her opposition to a proposed UNC Board of Governors resolution to prohibit UNC Centers and Institutes from participating in litigation.
 
News that beer distributors through political action committees poured nearly $100,000 toward defeating a bill to lift a production cap on North Carolina brewers should surprise no one
News that beer distributors through political action committees poured nearly $100,000 toward defeating a bill to lift a production cap on North Carolina brewers should surprise no one
 
Core Democrats and the Democrat Media, all suffering tragically from TDS, have painted themselves into an ideological and intellectual corner due to their Russia hysteria, and I'm not sure how they will extricate themselves from it.
Core Democrats and the Democrat Media, all suffering tragically from TDS, have painted themselves into an ideological and intellectual corner due to their Russia hysteria, and I'm not sure how they will extricate themselves from it.
 
N.C. senators plan to address Gov. Roy Cooper's handling of the GenX chemical controversy in an upcoming legislative hearing
N.C. senators plan to address Gov. Roy Cooper's handling of the GenX chemical controversy in an upcoming legislative hearing
 
Here are some of the things you need to know about the awful events of Saturday, August 12, 2017.
Here are some of the things you need to know about the awful events of Saturday, August 12, 2017.
 
There are plenty of bad epithets to attach to Lance Armstrong's name. "Trotskyite" isn't one of them
There are plenty of bad epithets to attach to Lance Armstrong's name. "Trotskyite" isn't one of them
 
From Evergreen State University in Washington to Yale University in Connecticut, campaigns to punish or fire professors accused of thinking or saying things outside the bounds of political correctness seem to crop up with disturbing regularity
From Evergreen State University in Washington to Yale University in Connecticut, campaigns to punish or fire professors accused of thinking or saying things outside the bounds of political correctness seem to crop up with disturbing regularity
 
A traditional four-year college degree isn't the only path to a successful career
 
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.
 
If you have ever had a deep discussion with a committed Liberal, have you ever been incontrovertibly amazed by the whole of their sophistry, and have ever wondered: How did this individual become this person with this brand of intellect?
If you have ever had a deep discussion with a committed Liberal, have you ever been incontrovertibly amazed by the whole of their sophistry, and have ever wondered: How did this individual become this person with this brand of intellect?
 
Right to Try is gaining momentum across the country, yet states worry a cumbersome federal approval process will continue to inhibit patients' access to experimental drugs
Right to Try is gaining momentum across the country, yet states worry a cumbersome federal approval process will continue to inhibit patients' access to experimental drugs
 
By their very nature, the drugs that were responsible for more than 1,100 North Carolinian deaths in 2015, and thousands more across the nation, are perilous
By their very nature, the drugs that were responsible for more than 1,100 North Carolinian deaths in 2015, and thousands more across the nation, are perilous
 
Students thinking about alternatives to a four-year degree should keep those college applications, University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings says
Students thinking about alternatives to a four-year degree should keep those college applications, University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings says
 
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will reveal whether or not the First Amendment still exists as we know it.
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will reveal whether or not the First Amendment still exists as we know it.
 
Soccer promoters in North Carolina's two biggest cities have pursued public and private financing in their bids to build stadiums and attract major league clubs, but questions in Raleigh over a proposed stadium built on public land and hits to Charlotte's public funding
Soccer promoters in North Carolina's two biggest cities have pursued public and private financing in their bids to build stadiums and attract major league clubs, but questions in Raleigh over a proposed stadium built on public land and hits to Charlotte's public funding
 
Five years ago, higher education was abuzz over distance learning, a "disruptive technology."
 
The battle between the Republican-led General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper intensified Tuesday
The battle between the Republican-led General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper intensified Tuesday
 
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