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July 19, 2025

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Book Review: A fingerprint expert obsessed with learning her missing sister’s fate

July 12, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: A fingerprint expert obsessed with learning her missing sister’s fate

Gillian French books have been nominated for multiple awards, including the Bram Stoker Award for her novel, “The Door to January.” (Macmillan Publishers via AP) Sixteen years have passed since Shaw Connolly’s teenage sister, Thea, […]

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Book Review: Wally Lamb explores human cruelty, grace in prison with `The River is Waiting’

July 5, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: Wally Lamb explores human cruelty, grace in prison with `The River is Waiting’

Wally Lamb, author of “The River is Waiting” speaks at Book Expo America in New York in 2013. (Mark Lennihan / AP Photo) Corby Ledbetter is in trouble. In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River […]

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Book Review: New biography goes deep on rise, fall of Talking Heads

June 28, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: New biography goes deep on rise, fall of Talking Heads

This image shows the cover of “Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene that Transformed Rock” by Jonathan Gould. (Mariner Books via AP) Talking Heads fans, rejoice! Hard on the heels […]

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Book Review: Jess Walter’s ‘So Far Gone’ sets redemption story in fractured, modern America

June 21, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: Jess Walter’s ‘So Far Gone’ sets redemption story in fractured, modern America

This book cover image shows “So Far Gone” by Jess Walter. (Harper via AP) When the history of the United States in 2025 is written, perhaps one of the best things that will be said […]

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Book Review: In ‘The Listeners,’ Maggie Stiefvater approaches WWII with distinct voice

June 14, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: In ‘The Listeners,’ Maggie Stiefvater approaches WWII with distinct voice

“The Listeners” was written by Maggie Stiefvater, a New York Times bestselling author of young adult novels. (Viking via AP) Maggie Stiefvater has brought her magical prose with her to her first adult novel. “The […]

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Book Review: Donal Ryan’s spellbinding sequel in 21 voices continues saga of small Irish town

June 7, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: Donal Ryan’s spellbinding sequel in 21 voices continues saga of small Irish town

This book cover image shows “Heart, Be at Peace” by Donal Ryan. (Penguin Random House via AP) In 2014 Donal Ryan published a novel in the U.S. called “The Spinning Heart” about a rural Irish […]

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Book Review: New essays from writer Richard Russo on how his life informs his art

May 31, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: New essays from writer Richard Russo on how his life informs his art

This cover image shows “Life and Art” by Richard Russo. (Knopf via AP) Richard Russo, whose “Fool” trilogy is beloved for the characters he created to populate a fictional upstate New York town, freely admits […]

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    “With a solid economy, a world-class workforce and a wealth of corporate hospitality, North Carolina is America’s Top State for Business in 2025,” CNBC reported. “The Tar Heel State is on a roll,” wrote CNBC’s [...] The post NC extends streak as CNBC’s top state for business in 2025 first appeared on The North State […]
  • BOSSIE: 4 years after being canceled, MLB All‑Star Game back in Atlanta
    While Major League Baseball held its All-Star game at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday, it must never be forgotten that the Midsummer Classic should have been played there four years ago as scheduled. In [...] The post BOSSIE: 4 years after being canceled, MLB All‑Star Game back in Atlanta first appeared on The North State […]
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    RALEIGH — President Donald Trump signed his first major piece of legislation into law on Independence Day, delivering on a wide range of campaign promises, including making his tax cuts permanent and enacting no tax [...] The post How school choice expansion will work in NC first appeared on The North State Journal.
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    The live-action remake of the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near [...] The post The stream: Dragons, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Billy Joel, ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ first appeared on The […]
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    Fifteen years ago, I would never have thought I’d be writing this article. I’d developed real estate for almost 35 years. After weathering the financial meltdown of 2008-10, I felt called to do something different. [...] The post WEATHERSBEE: It is never too early to be well-educated first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • Spectrum Center upgrades among Charlotte LGC approvals
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