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January 23, 2026

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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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MOORE: The case against Jerome Powell

October 4, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MOORE: The case against Jerome Powell

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Sept. 17 news conference in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo) It’s hard to believe that a couple of years ago, Time magazine considered naming Federal […]

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NAPIER: Time for corporate America to get back to business

October 3, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on NAPIER: Time for corporate America to get back to business

American companies face a critical choice. In the wake of deepening polarization and social turmoil, they can continue aligning themselves with ideological radicalism that divides communities and undermines trust, or they can return to the […]

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HILL: North Carolina is the NASA headquarters for high-quality health care

October 2, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on HILL: North Carolina is the NASA headquarters for high-quality health care

Duke University Medical Center in Durham (Chuck Burton / AP Photo) Everyone knows how expensive health care and health care insurance have become over the past half-century. It is an escalation that began in the […]

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MILLER: If God is love, don’t be a jerk

September 28, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MILLER: If God is love, don’t be a jerk

The first time I heard the phrase “Dear John letter,” I was a freshman at Wake Forest being coached by a sophomore on the proper way to write a breakup letter to my high school […]

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WHITE: The ‘Turning Point’ is here

September 26, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on WHITE: The ‘Turning Point’ is here

(Courtesy Woody White) I felt the slow rise of heavy air as I walked across the UNC Wilmington campus earlier this week to attend the candlelight vigil for Charlie Kirk. As our footsteps fell on […]

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HILL: Tyranny of the present

September 25, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on HILL: Tyranny of the present

U.S. reinforcements wade through the surf from a landing craft in the days following D-Day and the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France at Normandy in June 1944 during World War II. (Bert Brandt / AP […]

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MOORE: ‘Drill, baby, drill’ is working

August 25, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on MOORE: ‘Drill, baby, drill’ is working

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, with moderator Kristi Noem last October. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo) Well, so much for the vaunted renewable energy “transition” to save the planet. […]

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GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess

August 4, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess

(J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo) When Congress recesses for summer, Republican members and senators have an opportunity to really shift the national dialogue about spending, savings, deficits and taxes. This is their first post-One […]

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RUSSELL: I experienced the disappearance of women’s spaces

June 27, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on RUSSELL: I experienced the disappearance of women’s spaces

A North Carolina high schooler was confused and scared. Upon entering the girls’ bathroom at her local high school, she encountered a boy. She went into the stall, locked the door and waited. The boy […]

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