From the North State Journal

• Big Lots to reopen across NC
  RALEIGH — Retail chain Big Lots, which primarily sells furniture and home decor at discounted prices, filed for bankruptcy in September but plans to reopen some of its stores. The company said high inflation and interest rates caused [...] The post Big Lots to reopen across NC first appeared on The North State Journal.
• The Word: So much to worry about
  Note: This week begins a three-part series on worrying and the grace of God that will help us overcome it. I suppose a great many people have causes for worry. Perhaps they feel justified in [...] The post The Word: So much to worry about first appeared on The North State Journal.
• Sen. Chris Murphy aims to connect with Democratic voters
  SAXAPAHAW — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy isn’t drawing stadium-size crowds like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are as he tours the country talking to voters. But in a packed Haw [...] The post Sen. Chris Murphy aims to connect with Democratic voters first appeared on The North State Journal.
• Tariffs seen as beneficial to some small manufacturers
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Drew Greenblatt is fully on board with the Trump administration’s use of tariffs to rebalance a global trading system that it says favors foreign companies over U.S. manufacturers. Greenblatt is the president [...] The post Tariffs seen as beneficial to some small manufacturers first appeared on The North State Journal.
• SHAPIRO: Democrats’ bizarrely misplaced empathy
  Democrats decided to expend their quickly diminishing political capital in defense of a deported Salvadoran illegal immigrant named Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Garcia was deported to El Salvador some weeks ago; the Department of Justice initially [...] The post SHAPIRO: Democrats’ bizarrely misplaced empathy first appeared on The North State Journal.
• GINGRICH: Trump’s next step toward making America safe again
  One of the greatest successes of President Donald J. Trump’s first term was passage of the First Step Act into law. This was a major, bipartisan reform that focused on returning fairness, common sense and [...] The post GINGRICH: Trump’s next step toward making America safe again first appeared on The North State Journal.