In a bold pledge, a local family has announced it will accomplish all of its Christmas gift shopping early this year, despite the fact that they will, once again, all be scrambling to stores at 5 P.M. on Christmas Eve later this year.
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 10:25 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Locke produces award-winning short film on the 1898 Wilmington Coup
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 3:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More and more frequently I am asked: What can we do when our legislature doesn’t pass laws not supported by the majority, favoring instead the minority?
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 11:07 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Parents of a young Kansas City Chiefs fan — who was accused of “blackface” by Deadspin — are threatening to sue the magazine and reporter after the writer blasted the little fan who painted his face half red and half black for the team’s last game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 11:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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Thanksgiving changes from year to year, the dates change, and the attendees at the Thanksgiving feast are different. Chairs are empty that once weren’t. How is gratitude mounted in the face of grief and loss?
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 8:27 am
By: Lib Campbell
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A friend gave us an insulated mug with a clever cartoon saying, “Happy Hallothanksmus.”
Published: Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 @ 4:48 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mr. Marion Ray Pippin, Sr., age 85, a resident of Washington, NC died Saturday December 16, 2023, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Monday, December 18th, 2023 @ 8:47 am
By: Announcements
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California Governor Gavin Newsom went to China to meet with the head of the totalitarian Communist regime after reportedly feeling "burned out" with his latest efforts to oppress Californians.
Published: Sunday, December 17th, 2023 @ 9:20 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Mrs. Russell, social climbing wife of a Railroad robber baron, is scolding her son. Larry is having an affair with a rich Newport widow for whom he is redesigning a house.
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 2:29 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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I don’t recognize North Carolina today. It is not the state I’ve loved and lived in all my life. We’ve changed from being “where the weak grow strong, and the strong grow great” to a state where we select the ones we choose to hate.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 10:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The boy painted one half of his face red and the other half black.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 6:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The mezuzah attached to the front door frame of our house has a little rolled scroll inside that has been blessed by a Rabbi.
Published: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 @ 2:47 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attacked tech executives this week for “groveling” to Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping this week as he appeared in San Francisco for a meeting with President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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ntil the early 20th century classical chess doctrine demanded centre squares be controlled and occupied by central pawns.
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2023 @ 1:23 am
By: The Correspondent
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Xi dined with more than 300 American business executives.
Published: Thursday, November 30th, 2023 @ 7:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tommy “Tom” Wayne Holder, age 72, a resident of Pinetown, NC died Friday November 24, 2023, at his home.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 8:32 am
By: Announcements
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Sources claim that Disney World is offering pronoun pins to their employees in its latest act of blatant virtue signaling.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 9:43 am
By: Daily Wire
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In Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign he asked the voters one question: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? It’s worth asking now.
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 10:11 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Authorities found 20 pounds of pink, heart-shaped, fentanyl-laced pills.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 11:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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New House Speaker Mike Johnson, speaking to the press after the horrific shooting in Lewiston, Maine said, “our thoughts and prayers are with the people. I’m gonna leave it there.” Then he walked away from the reporters, leaving much unanswered.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 9:39 am
By: Lib Campbell
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In the Pines, a John Locke Foundation-produced short film based on the 1898 insurrection that toppled Wilmington’s elected local government, recently won Best Film and two other awards at the Golden Hour Film Festival in Morganton.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 7:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two recent headlines grabbed my attention. The first was the announcement that Toyota, having already announced a major project to build batteries for electric vehicles in Randolph County, has expanded their plans.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Robert Ringer’s book, Winning Through Intimidation was released in 1976.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 12:11 am
By: Lib Campbell
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Americans’ confidence in the military has fallen to the lowest level in decades, according to new polling data from Gallup.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 10:55 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden is planning to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California later this month, the White House said Tuesday.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 10:24 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The new redistricted congressional and legislative maps passed by our legislature are not surprising to those who have followed this hyper partisan General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 1:50 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Former North Carolina Secretary of Cultural Resources, Betty Ray McCain, was also a humorist.
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 @ 4:52 am
By: Lib Campbell
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I recently attended a forum discussing the future of elections in North Carolina. During a break, someone commented on my rants about legislative shenanigans, asking my assessment of the current General Assembly. I rambled a bit, but do remember mentioning the terms “historic,” and “power grab.”
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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We watch war now in real time on television, cruelty and brutality on full display.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 8:37 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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Our world expanded in the 1950s as television brought news and events from around the world into our living rooms.
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 12:15 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Diane Feinstein was ninety years old at the time of her death, which was neither shocking nor unexpected. In this last chapter of her life, her increasing frailties were on display for all to see.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 6:06 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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Victoria’s Secret and Pink brand president Greg Unis said the brand’s going back to “sexiness” after the company’s woke push has not translated into increased sales — and instead caused them to plummet.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 12:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood is being accused of overstepping her authority in a lawsuit filed by Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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While we digest the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy it might be informative to know that North Carolina was the first in the modern era to oust a Speaker. We can learn from that history.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Tom Campbell
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