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Veterans' legacy can't be forgotten
They say that you see the world differently through a child's eyes, but in this case, I saw things clearly through someone slightly bigger.
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Statesville couple remembers Biden's early visit to Carolina
Joe Biden? What does he know about North Carolina? Some North Carolinians are asking that question this week as they assess Biden's vice presidential nomination.
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Though much maligned, national political conventions worth it
Here come the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions - and the quadrennial whine.
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Where babies come from
If you ran into a 30-something person and learned though idle chatter that he or she actually had no idea how babies come into the world, you would be amazed and amused. If you learned this person was a practicing physician, you'd be incredulous, then appalled.
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Senator's scandalous behavior was an embarrassment to N.C.
Given all the unwelcome publicity about former senator John Edwards, it is hard to believe that only a few years ago I wrote a column that began, "Don't you wish sometimes that North Carolina had some 'interesting' political characters who were just a little bit 'naughty'?"
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The Democratic lobbyist's dilemma
More than 2 million people have contributed to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Kathi Ream of Falls Church, Va., is not among them. And she's steamed about it.
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A state of progression
Is North Carolina a "progressive state"? Was it ever one?
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You knew it would happen: She's back
It was inevitable. Hillary Clinton is back, and she's John McCain's new, not-so-secret weapon.
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Reserves are willing and ready
In the game of North Carolina politics, Democrats have some young star players who are, right now, just sitting on the bench.
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Sky-high expectations come with heightened risk
I recently attended a special political-discussion panel at North Carolina's annual 4-H Congress in Raleigh. It included four stellar young panelists from the 4-H ranks and attracted the attention of hundreds of the state's most-impressive and accomplished youth.
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McDole provides flashbacks to earlier campaign
It's an election between old and new.
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Lost focus on books? No kidding
Has anyone noticed that the entire world has lost its focus on books? The beginning was about 1981 with the original IBM-PC. It was at that time that the world started shifting toward electronic information sources. There has been no end to this evolution.
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North Carolina workers prepare to be carded
The proposed Employee Free Choice Act would deprive millions of American workers of their freedom of choice — proving, in case anyone ever doubted it, that there is no truth-in-labeling rule in politics.
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Are we wasting good money on questionable treatment?
North Carolina's General Assembly went home last week without coming up with a way to deal with the projected shortfall in the state's employee health care program.
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Shrinking the dead zone
Three months ago a friend at the National Hydrogen Association asked me to come to an NHA meeting in Washington with staffs of the U.S. Senate Hydrogen Caucus, bring handouts and say a few words about Mooresville's hydrail initiatives.
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