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My recent column about North Carolina’s “First in Freedom” claim established the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. But now, as legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey frequently said, you’re going to hear “the rest of the story.”
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 11:26 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Jim Martin was the most underappreciated governor in our state’s modern history.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 6:14 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Former US Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina died Thursday at home in Clinton, North Carolina. A former Democrat-turned-Republican, Faircloth was a prominent figure in Tar Heel politics for more than half a century.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Advocating and driving policies for North Carolina women and families for over half a century
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:09 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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will party loyalty rules be enforced? They should be
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 @ 5:54 pm
By: John Steed
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It has been a long time since I lived on Hillock Drive, which runs off North Hills Drive near Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. My parents moved there with their two children, Joy and Brad, in 1971. I came along two years later as, my mom says, their “postscript.”
Published: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 @ 7:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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unday afternoon was perfect for sitting outside, enjoying nature in the balmy weather. It reminded me of my younger days.
Published: Saturday, November 6th, 2021 @ 9:46 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Do you remember the movie “Groundhog Day?” Every day the protagonist, Bill Murray, awakened to live the day, February 2nd, over and over again. North Carolinians might be justified feeling like we’ve lived this movie.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 4:40 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The selection of Peter Hans to head our state's Community College System was expected, especially after it became known that Governor Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger jointly wrote a letter to the selection committee making it clear Hans was their choice
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's legislative and congressional districts are ensnared in several court fights, and a conference sponsored by Common Cause examined a host of issues surrounding those battles
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 1:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are too few statesmen today, but David Gergen qualifies as one.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 4:22 am
By: Tom Campbell
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An Octogenarian woman took her pre-teen grandson out to plant pine seedlings, explaining that one day they would grow into tall trees that provided shade and wood to build houses.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 12:36 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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What IS a Republican? Is it merely someone who marks an 'R' on their voter registration card? Is it someone who seeks to protect the common people from the excesses of government bureaucracy?
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Filmmaker Steve Channing's excellent "A Generation of Change" on UNC-TV, was a stark reminder of post-war North Carolina, a state wracked by poverty, poor health and uneducated citizens.
Published: Saturday, January 17th, 2015 @ 6:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Tillis campaign pollster Glen Bolger, whose firm is known by the unfortunate acronym POS, has released a poll showing the 2014 US Senate race all knotted up at 44 percent apiece.
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 7:48 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We get a lot of lip service from lefties about the importance of respecting minorities and the minority opinion.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 11:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper sounded much like a candidate for governor Monday morning when the four-term Democrat addressed the media at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 @ 2:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A native of Laurinburg, Sanford possessed a strong commitment to excellence from an early age.
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2013 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Susie Sharp, the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.
Published: Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 @ 11:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In researching my upcoming biography of former North Carolina Gov. Jim Martin, I've been conducting personal interviews, rooting through boxes of archival material, and collecting press coverage of Martin's 26-year political career as a county commissioner, congressman, and governor.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 4:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Governor Jim Holshouser passed away today at First Health of the Carolinas Medical Center in Pinehurst after a period of declining health.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 7:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hard as it may be to believe at the moment, given all the news and chatter coming out of Jones Street, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is about to enter its final phase.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Monday event in Whiteville honoring former state Sen. R.C. Soles, D-Columbus, has been canceled, Carolina Journal has learned. According to a man associated with the event who did not want to be identified, Soles decided...
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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