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February 20, 2025

Guitars, YouTube stars in sleepy Southern Pines

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From left, co-owner and Southern Pines mayor Taylor Clement, owner Baxter Clement, head of marketing and Casino TV Derrick Numbers and product specialist Sean Diesfield. (PJ Ward Brown / North State Journal) SOUTHERN PINES — […]

MOORE: America’s 21st-century Sputnik moment has arrived

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ESTRICH: Eyes on the prize

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HUDSON: America’s golden age has arrived

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This week in history: Feb. 20-26
Feb. 20 1792: President George Washington signed an act creating the United States Post Office Department, the predecessor of the U.S. Postal Service. 1907: President Theodore Roosevelt signed an immigration act which excluded “idiots, imbeciles, [...] The post This week in history: Feb. 20-26 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Famous birthdays this week: Feb 20-26
These celebrities have birthdays this week: Feb. 20 Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 84. Actor Brenda Blethyn (“Atonement,” ″Pride and Prejudice”) is 79. Actor Sandy Duncan is 79. Actor Peter Strauss is 78. Model Cindy Crawford [...] The post Famous birthdays this week: Feb 20-26 first appeared on The North State Journal.
State Health Plan board eyes pay-based premium increases
RALEIGH — During its Feb. 7 meeting, the North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees discussed solutions to address significant projected State Health Plan deficits of $507 million in 2026 that could reach $800 million to $900 million in 2027. In a [...] The post State Health Plan board eyes pay-based premium increases first appeared on The North State Journal.
MATTHEWS: Regarding DOGE, everybody needs to just calm down
As I write this, the hyperventilating by the left over Twitter/X owner Elon Musk has nearly reached a fever pitch. As readers will recall, the Tesla CEO heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The [...] The post MATTHEWS: Regarding DOGE, everybody needs to just calm down first appeared on The North State Journal.
Legislative session opens with more than 200 bills
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly has filed more than 200 bills so far this session. Aside from Hurricane Helene disaster recovery legislation, bills of note this session span topics that include education, elections, [...] The post Legislative session opens with more than 200 bills first appeared on The North State Journal.
HILL: About that limestone mineshaft in Pennsylvania
Elon Musk was stupefied to discover official records of U.S. federal employees stored 230 feet below surface in a limestone mineshaft in Boyers, Pennsylvania. I wasn’t. Anyone who worked on Capitol Hill should not have [...] The post HILL: About that limestone mineshaft in Pennsylvania first appeared on The North State Journal.