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Denny Hamlin says 2023 is his year to win elusive title

September 19, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off

Denny Hamlin (11) is looking for his first Cup Series championship. (Wade Payne / AP Photo) Denny Hamlin didn’t chill Sunday with his bravado that this is indeed the year he will finally win a […]

Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering

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Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy

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Poll: Many Democrats call their party weak, ineffective

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The Word: I see differently now

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Book Review: ‘You Belong Here’ explores dangers of going home again

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GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess

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RUSSELL: I experienced the disappearance of women’s spaces

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KRAWIEC: I’m from the government and I’m here to take your children

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MOORE: Ensuring US dominance of 21st-century telecommunications
President Donald Trump’s announcement and executive order to ensure that the U.S. dominates the artificial intelligence revolution was a welcome America First policy directive. That mostly means keeping the government out of the way. But [...] The post MOORE: Ensuring US dominance of 21st-century telecommunications first appeared on The North State Journal.
LUCCI: Spain’s ‘Digital Sovereignty’ ends in Beijing
In Spain, “digital sovereignty” now means putting up barriers to restrict American tech companies while outsourcing the country’s networks to the Chinese Communist Party. Across the EU, governments claim to be building independent systems to [...] The post LUCCI: Spain’s ‘Digital Sovereignty’ ends in Beijing first appeared on The North State Journal.
This week in history: Aug. 14-20
Aug. 14 1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal unemployment insurance program. 1945: President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan [...] The post This week in history: Aug. 14-20 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Famous birthdays this week: Aug.14-20
These celebrities have birthdays this week: Aug. 14 Broadway lyricist Lee Adams (“Bye Bye Birdie”) is 101. College Football Hall of Famer and NFL quarterback John Brodie is 90. Comedian-actor Steve Martin is 80. Author [...] The post Famous birthdays this week: Aug.14-20 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Boliek releases DMV audits
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor released two audits of the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles last week. One report is a 435-page performance audit, and the other is a 159-page [...] The post Boliek releases DMV audits first appeared on The North State Journal.
MATTHEWS: The redistricting wars
A redistricting war is currently playing out between red states and blue states following the call by Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for a special session of the state legislature last month, in part to [...] The post MATTHEWS: The redistricting wars first appeared on The North State Journal.