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HUDSON: Celebrating our military this Christmas
The holiday season is upon us, and it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of this busy time of year. Whether it’s decorating the house, shopping for gifts for family, […]
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SHAPIRO: How to deal with bullies
This week, America found a new cause to rally around: Keaton Jones. Keaton is a middle school student who was apparently viciously bullied at school for the crime of having a scar on his head […]
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ALMOND: CREATES Act is a bipartisan answer to a real problem
The cost of medicine is a problem for many North Carolinians and Stanly County citizens. The increasing cost of medications is impacting the young and old in our communities. For years we have all heard […]
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HUDSON: Concealed Carry deserves full faith and credit
Every year, millions of North Carolinians travel out of our state for work, vacation or to visit friends and family. Of those travelers, did you know that more than 600,000 of us have concealed carry […]
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SHAPIRO: Bill Clinton Won After All
Two weeks ago, it seemed that former President Bill Clinton was finished as a public figure. A variety of public intellectuals on the left had consigned him to the ashtray of history; they’d attested to […]
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ALMOND: Congress should focus on tax reform that promotes growth
Business owners and investors in North Carolina are concerned about some members of Congress who support raising taxes on carried interest capital gains. Under basic tax principles, carried interest income earned from selling a capital […]
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SHAPIRO: The sultans of America and their harems
Americans have been buried in the last six weeks by a blizzard of reports of sexual harassment, assault, misconduct and malfeasance from our politicians, journalists and Hollywood glitterati. In the last week alone, we’ve seen […]
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SHAPIRO: What are our representatives supposed to do?
During America’s founding era, a significant debate took place about the nature of representation in a democratically elected government. Were representatives supposed to act as simple proxies for their constituents? Or were they supposed to […]
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SHAPIRO: The Swamp Is D.C.
Get ready for a word problem. Paul Manafort was Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman. He allegedly had deep, long-lasting, corrupt ties to Russia for which he will likely go to prison if convicted — he’s […]
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Five Points Public House improves downtown Albemarle
For the past month my family and I have gone out to eat at the new Five Points Public House every Thursday. There is a large vintage neon Pontiac sign out front that you can’t […]