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hough the 2020 election has focused on COVID-19 and the economy, higher ed has still gotten some attention.
 
NBC News journalist Kristen Welker earned mixed reviews for her performance moderating the second and final presidential debate on Thursday.
NBC News journalist Kristen Welker earned mixed reviews for her performance moderating the second and final presidential debate on Thursday.
 
I was nominated to be a member of the Jail Committee to study the current Beaufort County Detention Center.
I was nominated to be a member of the Jail Committee to study the current Beaufort County Detention Center.
 
The 2018 ballot harvesting in Bladen County is hardly the only case of 21st-century election fraud in North Carolina
The 2018 ballot harvesting in Bladen County is hardly the only case of 21st-century election fraud in North Carolina
 
David Harsanyi writes at National Review Online that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is underperforming his 2016 predecessor.
David Harsanyi writes at National Review Online that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is underperforming his 2016 predecessor.
 
Casey Mulligan reminds National Review Online readers that fellow high-profile economist Paul Krugman is wrong about many of the issues that attract his attention.
Casey Mulligan reminds National Review Online readers that fellow high-profile economist Paul Krugman is wrong about many of the issues that attract his attention.
 
Jack Beyrer of the Washington Free Beacon reports criticism of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s stance toward Taiwan.
Jack Beyrer of the Washington Free Beacon reports criticism of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s stance toward Taiwan.
 
What is important about the Hunter Biden Story is that it reveals how the Chinese Communists own Joe Biden.
What is important about the Hunter Biden Story is that it reveals how the Chinese Communists own Joe Biden.
 
A Houston-based group that focuses on election integrity is throwing its support to N.C. legislators in a dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A Houston-based group that focuses on election integrity is throwing its support to N.C. legislators in a dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court.
 
I was listening to my favorite local commentator this week and something he said caused me to consider how the debate that Joe Biden (B) had recently might have gone differently if Biden was running for President as a Republican.
I was listening to my favorite local commentator this week and something he said caused me to consider how the debate that Joe Biden (B) had recently might have gone differently if Biden was running for President as a Republican.
 
During the debate on Thursday night, the topic of race took center-stage, with both sides sticking to their usual talking points.
During the debate on Thursday night, the topic of race took center-stage, with both sides sticking to their usual talking points.
 
Students are paying a higher price tag for college, but is the quality of their education also increasing, or at least staying stable?
Students are paying a higher price tag for college, but is the quality of their education also increasing, or at least staying stable?
 
Public interest in charter schools is higher than ever in North Carolina.
 
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.
 
David Drucker of the Washington Examiner reports on President Trump’s approach toward the final days of the 2020 election campaign.
David Drucker of the Washington Examiner reports on President Trump’s approach toward the final days of the 2020 election campaign.
 
On Tuesday, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the average daily membership for the first month of the 2020-21 school year.
On Tuesday, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the average daily membership for the first month of the 2020-21 school year.
 
From my vantage point as an academic sociologist, I have seen the disturbing process of what we might call the BlackLivesMattering of American higher education from quite close up
From my vantage point as an academic sociologist, I have seen the disturbing process of what we might call the BlackLivesMattering of American higher education from quite close up
 
Robert Verbruggen of National Review Online highlights the problems linked to universal “mail-in balloting.”
 
For those disinclined to be ruled by fear and unwilling to join in glaring at their fellow citizens suspiciously as if they are germ-ridden disease vectors
For those disinclined to be ruled by fear and unwilling to join in glaring at their fellow citizens suspiciously as if they are germ-ridden disease vectors
 
Michael Watson delivers National Review Online readers a warning about an unwise policy favored by some on the political right.
Michael Watson delivers National Review Online readers a warning about an unwise policy favored by some on the political right.
 
Why is it that one pollster — the Trafalgar Group — is bucking the polling conventional wisdom and predicting a Trump win?
Why is it that one pollster — the Trafalgar Group — is bucking the polling conventional wisdom and predicting a Trump win?
 
FBI Continues to Assert Text Messages are not Subject to FOIA
 
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.
 
Byron York of the Washington Examiner looks beyond a social media hubbub.
 
Stephanie Taub explains at the Daily Signal how Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy helps preserve the U.S. Constitution.
Stephanie Taub explains at the Daily Signal how Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy helps preserve the U.S. Constitution.
 
Yesterday it was announced that Attorney General Josh Stein “awarded 12 Triangle area leaders with Dogwood Awards.
Yesterday it was announced that Attorney General Josh Stein “awarded 12 Triangle area leaders with Dogwood Awards.
 
President Trump, determined to use his power while in office to strengthen the conservative tenor in the judiciary around the nation, is wasting no time finding a replacement for the seat likely to be vacated by the ascension of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
President Trump, determined to use his power while in office to strengthen the conservative tenor in the judiciary around the nation, is wasting no time finding a replacement for the seat likely to be vacated by the ascension of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
 
Lawyers on both sides of North Carolina’s absentee-ballot legal dispute could spend much of their weekend working.
Lawyers on both sides of North Carolina’s absentee-ballot legal dispute could spend much of their weekend working.
 
In the “Roaring Twenties” times were good for many and there was optimism for the future.
In the “Roaring Twenties” times were good for many and there was optimism for the future.
 
Voter registration gains in the critical states of Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania are boosting Republican officials’ optimism for the upcoming presidential election.
Voter registration gains in the critical states of Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania are boosting Republican officials’ optimism for the upcoming presidential election.
 
Charles Fain Lehman of the Washington Free Beacon reports a dramatic drop in the number of American police officers.
Charles Fain Lehman of the Washington Free Beacon reports a dramatic drop in the number of American police officers.
 
North Carolinians have been bound to this mandate for over 100 days but never truly got a clear answer on the state’s evidence for such an order.
North Carolinians have been bound to this mandate for over 100 days but never truly got a clear answer on the state’s evidence for such an order.
 
Conservative Republican Jason Lewis a former Congressman and radio talk show host has pulled into a dead heat with incumbent Democrat US Senator Tina Smith, in Minnesota, where Smith has long been thought to be a shoo-in.
Conservative Republican Jason Lewis a former Congressman and radio talk show host has pulled into a dead heat with incumbent Democrat US Senator Tina Smith, in Minnesota, where Smith has long been thought to be a shoo-in.
 
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