I was born and raised in Florida. I still return periodically to visit my roots and tend to the grave sites of my ancestors.
My family’s history in Florida goes back to the 1800s. That may …
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BY DENNIS STREETS, Columnist
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5/11/23
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Every year I buy the new edition of the World Almanac and Book of Facts. I like to check to see what the book is telling the rest of the world about North Carolina.
This year’s Almanac had …
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BY D.G. MARTIN, Columnist
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5/11/23
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OK, ‘fessing up. To what? Nothing salacious; sorry. I’m just feeling proud of myself.
Well then, all the more reason to share. It really comes down to watching my fingers …
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JAN HUTTON, Columnist
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5/11/23
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During my young life on the planet, I’ve called several places “home.”
Born in Raleigh before it got too big for its britches.
Lived in Apex the first five …
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BY BOB WACHS, Columnist
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5/11/23
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I’m more than familiar with small town festivals.
My dad works for Southern Bank in Mount Olive, N.C., and we always would spend the last weekend in April attending the Pickle …
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BY TAYLOR HEEDEN, News + Record Staff
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5/10/23
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For years — I don’t remember how many — I’ve been hammering out columns for this newspaper. I do remember that day when my boss the editor — the late Alan Resch — …
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BY BOB WACHS, Columnist
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5/7/23
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It happened to me back in 1991 when Clarence Thomas was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Thomas, although African American and coming from a poor background, was known to be very …
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BY D.G. MARTIN, Columnist
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5/7/23
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Strange, strange, strange.
OK, out with it. What’s strange?
My unexpected learning curve, beginning with a golden oldie (the Beatles, the Stones?). No, no, this well-worn …
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By Jan Hutton
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5/7/23
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North Carolina can add another item to its crowded shelf of accolades: According to a newly updated study, our state’s road system ranks second in the nation in performance and …
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By John Hood, John Locke Foundation
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5/7/23
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What can you do when already-powerful politicians grab more and more power? The obvious answer is that you elect a new bunch of politicians. But how can that happen when those same power-hungry …
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By Tom Campbell, NC Spin
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5/7/23
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This Thursday, May 4, is “Star Wars” Day — May the Fourth be with you! Around the world, fans will gather to watch movies, play video games and eat cookies in the shape of Yoda. …
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN, Columnist
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5/3/23
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PITTSBORO — The crowd selfie has become a staple of many artists and performers. They fire up their smartphone on stage, point the front-facing camera toward the crowd and click as the crowd …
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BY BEN RAPPAPORT, News + Record Staff
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5/3/23
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President Biden recently kicked off his “Investing in America” tour with a visit to North Carolina. It’s no wonder why the state was selected as a showcase: already a regional …
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4/19/23
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The three most-trusted social institutions in North Carolina are the military, the police and small business. Make of that what you will. I made the following column.
Last month, the polling unit …
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BY JOHN HOOD, Columnist
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4/19/23
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What do the late Mildred “Mama Dip” Council and Vivian Howard have in common?
Both owned restaurants that served popular regional food to appreciative patrons: Mama Dip’s in …
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BY D.G. MARTIN, Columnist
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4/19/23
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“I walk, all day, across the heaven-verging field,” wrote poet Mary Oliver. If “all day” is perhaps poetic liberty, her understanding of heaven in the world is not. …
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN, Columnist
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4/19/23
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My next-door neighbors are my son, daughter-in-law and their brood. They bring us much pleasure, partly because the little folks still think I hung the moon. The adults, of course, have figured out …
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BY BOB WACHS, Columnist
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4/19/23
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Almost every week we see another positive comment or ranking about the North Carolina economy. For example, recently North Carolina surpassed 5 million people in the labor force, which includes …
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BY MIKE WALDEN, Columnist
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4/19/23
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We are 20 months away from the 2024 elections and already candidates for governor have declared they are running. In a normal cycle, candidates are spending these months quietly trying to determine …
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BY TOM CAMPBELL, Columnist
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4/12/23
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Most everyone knows that our national bird is the American bald eagle. It was placed on the Great Seal of our country by the Second Continental Congress in 1782.
Fewer may know that …
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BY DENNIS STREETS, Guest Columnist
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4/12/23
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