2022 – Stanly County Journal

November 25, 2024

THE WORD: Ponder your path

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“Adoration of the Magi” (circa 1476) is a painting by Botticelli which is part of the collection of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy (Public Domain). Happy New Year! As we turn to a new calendar […]

THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent

November 17, 2024 Comments Off on THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent
Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote

November 9, 2024 Comments Off on Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote
KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

October 26, 2024 Comments Off on KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s Infowars bid
A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud [...] The post Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s Infowars bid first appeared on The North […]
State Board of Education alters pass/fail policy
RALEIGH — At its November meeting, the N.C. State Board of Education amended a policy removing the ability to take nonelective core courses required for graduation using a pass/fail grading method. “Pass (P) may be [...] The post State Board of Education alters pass/fail policy first appeared on The North State Journal.
Man who stole, laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin sentenced to 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — was sentenced [...] The post Man who stole, laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin sentenced to 5 years in prison first appeared on […]
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline [...] The post Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy first appeared on The North State Journal.
LOVELL: Deconstruction 4
The Reconstruction Era, following the Civil War until about 1900, challenged the country to reconstitute the Union North and the Confederate South into the “Re-United” States. History gives this effort mixed reviews. The South experienced [...] The post LOVELL: Deconstruction 4 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Book Review: Richard Price returns with another portrait of urban America, ‘Lazarus Man’
Is there a better writer of urban American stories than Richard Price? His resume is hard to beat: To episodes of HBO’s “The Wire,” and “The Night Of,” and novels like “Clockers,” “Lush Life,” and [...] The post Book Review: Richard Price returns with another portrait of urban America, ‘Lazarus Man’ first appeared on The […]