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January 19, 2026

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MOORE: The economists got 2025 all wrong

January 11, 2026 The North State Journal Comments Off on MOORE: The economists got 2025 all wrong

President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on Friday. (Evan Vucci / AP Photo) Well, Donald Trump has done it again! He stumped the […]

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MATTHEWS: Christmas 2025 came and went so quickly

December 25, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MATTHEWS: Christmas 2025 came and went so quickly

(Alex Brandon/ AP Photo) Around this time of year, I like to write a column wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. But by the time you see this, Christmas will have come and gone, and we’ll […]

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MATTHEWS: The other victims and near-victims on Charlotte’s public transit system

December 18, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MATTHEWS: The other victims and near-victims on Charlotte’s public transit system

A train passes a stop where community members gathered Sept. 22 for a vigil honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte commuter train in August. (Nell Redmond / AP […]

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MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.

December 11, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.

(Courtesy N.C. Judicial Branch Not that she hasn’t done this before, but recent comments from North Carolina Senior Associate Justice Anita Earls have given us quite the preview of how the 2026 race for the […]

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ELDER: Michelle’s ‘hair’-raising theory: White folks stop blacks from learning to swim

November 28, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on ELDER: Michelle’s ‘hair’-raising theory: White folks stop blacks from learning to swim

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks about her new book “The Look” during an event Nov. 12 in Washington, D.C. (Allison Robbert / AP Photo) No, this isn’t a satirical Babylon Bee headline: “‘Black Women […]

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MOORE: Want lower prices? More ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

November 21, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MOORE: Want lower prices? More ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

Tomatoes and onions are displayed as customers shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Illinois, in July. (Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo) The buzzword of the month is “affordability,” and based on the election […]

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MCCARTHY: Why Sharpies are made in America again

October 19, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MCCARTHY: Why Sharpies are made in America again

(Evan Vucci / AP Photo) President Donald Trump loves a Sharpie pen, and now he has all the more reason to love the company that makes them. The president signed the flurry of executive orders […]

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MOORE: Stop the health insurers’ raid on the Treasury

October 12, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MOORE: Stop the health insurers’ raid on the Treasury

(AP Photos) No one likes insurance companies — trying to get them to pay a claim is like wrenching a bone out of a dog’s clenched teeth — and now we have another reason to […]

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BARONE: Donald Trump: Energy in the executive

October 10, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on BARONE: Donald Trump: Energy in the executive

President Donald Trump waits to greet Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo) Whatever else you want to say about him, President Donald Trump has what […]

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HILL: The Sputnik moment for civics in North Carolina public education

October 9, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on HILL: The Sputnik moment for civics in North Carolina public education

A model Sputnik 1 is on display at the Prague, Czechoslovakia, exhibition on Oct. 7, 1957. (AP Photo) A bright light shone over the skies of North Carolina last week for the restoration of civility […]

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