Tom O’Brien

August 7, 2025

Wake? App State? Sorting out the mythical state championship

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Appalachian State coach Eliah Drinkwitz joined his players to celebrate with fans after the Mountaineers beat North Carolina in Chapel Hill last month. (Chris Seward / AP Photo) It started with Mack Brown three decades […]

Dark comedy about modern dating in sharp, (knowingly) silly ‘Oh, Hi!’

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GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess

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The Word: You have a little strength

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Book Review: ‘The Tilting House’ explores coming of age in Communist Cuba

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Education Department releases remaining $5.5B in reviewed funding

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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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Stein signs continuing budget bill
RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein signed a continuing budget bill that will keep certain items funded until a full budget can be passed. “This Band-Aid budget fails to invest in our teachers and students, fails [...] The post Stein signs continuing budget bill first appeared on The North State Journal.
MATTHEWS: The Democratic Party’s branding woes get worse
There’s been a lot said and written since the 2024 elections about the “Democratic Party brand” and how (and if) party leaders could turn things around after such devastating losses, with Republicans winning the presidency, [...] The post MATTHEWS: The Democratic Party’s branding woes get worse first appeared on The North State Journal.
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
RALEIGH — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston granted a preliminary injunction [...] The post Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation first appeared on The North […]
Neeson tries to fill Nielsen’s gumshoes in new ‘Naked Gun’
Some say directing is 90% casting. In the case of Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, it was more like 110%. The choice of Nielsen for “Police Squad!” and the subsequent “Naked Gun” movies deserves [...] The post Neeson tries to fill Nielsen’s gumshoes in new ‘Naked Gun’ first appeared on The North State Journal.
Helene cleanup focus of committee meeting
RALEIGH — A General Assembly legislative committee questioned officials tasked with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts during a July 30 hearing, with lawmakers focused on the speed of debris removal. The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental [...] The post Helene cleanup focus of committee meeting first appeared on The North State Journal.
HILL: The most brazen political crime ever in American history
I really don’t want to bore everyone or myself by writing too much about the revelations about the Russian collusion caper concocted during the Obama administration with the full complicity of Secretary of State Hillary [...] The post HILL: The most brazen political crime ever in American history first appeared on The North State Journal.