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KRAWIEC: Free speech for me but not for thee
December 20, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KRAWIEC: Free speech for me but not for theeU.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas delivers the commencement address to the 2016 Hillsdale College graduating class in Hillsdale, Michigan. (Todd McInturf / The Detroit News via AP) I’ve talked before about the lack [...] -
HUDSON: It’s time to rein in big bureaucracy
December 14, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on HUDSON: It’s time to rein in big bureaucracyPresident-elect Donald Trump speaks as he arrives for a meeting with the House GOP conference Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C.. From left are Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Tom [...] -
KRAWIEC: Thanksgiving, family and politics
December 6, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KRAWIEC: Thanksgiving, family and politics(Bree Fowler / AP Photo) As I write this, my turkey is in the oven and the table is set. It’s Thanksgiving Day. By the time you read this, you will be creatively finding ways [...] -
THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent
November 17, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent(J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo) Main Street can’t seem to catch a break. Inflation may have eased off, but it’s still driven up the cost of everything from raw materials to rent. North Carolina’s [...] -
Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote
November 9, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every votePeople stand in line during the last day of early voting Saturday in Charlotte. (Mike Stewart / AP Photo) As elected Republicans serving North Carolina, we are compelled to speak out against a proposal that [...] -
KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster
October 26, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disasterDebris and trash rest around homes in Swannanoa on Oct. 10 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Cory Lavalette / North State Journal) There has been much coverage and controversy about the failure to move [...] -
HUDSON: Neighbors helping neighbors
October 19, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on HUDSON: Neighbors helping neighborsThe American Hebrew Academy campus in Greensboro is now the site of a government-run facility for migrant children. (Scott Pelkey / North State Journal) It breaks my heart to see the devastation brought to our [...] -
PRAGER: People hate those who fight evil far more than those who are evil
October 12, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on PRAGER: People hate those who fight evil far more than those who are evilI realized something very important about the human condition when I was in high school. I realized that people tend to hate those who fight evil far more than they hate those engaged in doing [...] -
KRAWIEC: Keep the faith, but keep it to yourself
October 11, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KRAWIEC: Keep the faith, but keep it to yourself(Eric Gay / AP Photo) Many years ago, the famous atheist Madelyn Murray O’Hare wrote the above words in a Bible that belonged to a pastor known as the Chaplain of Bourbon Street, Bob Harrington. [...] -
PRAGER: Israel derangement syndrome
October 6, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on PRAGER: Israel derangement syndromeA remnants of a walkie-talkie that was exploded inside a house on Sept. 18 in Lebanon is shown. (AP Photo) Julie Hartman, a 24-year-old woman with whom I do a weekly podcast (“Dennis & Julie”), [...]