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What makes you ‘that guy’
You can’t beat a good ol’ macho action movie. Well, at least I think so. And summer is the time for those blockbuster action films. If a movie is a success, you can bet there […]
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Thankful for those we call dad
He’s often the man you call on when things go wrong — the occasional flat tire, the overheated engine, the busted water pipe, the snake in the back yard, the unbalanced checkbook, or, if you’re […]
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What does freedom mean to you?
I have devoted most of my life to building, inhabiting, and sometimes leading organizations devoted to advancing the cause of freedom. But what I mean by that term may be quite different than what you […]
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Immortalizing Parsons’ impact a fitting tribute
Doug Parsons made an indelible impact in his years practicing law in Sampson County, widely known to be a compassionate man of keen intellect, a true legal scholar and mentor to many. Parsons’ name is […]
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Rotten to the core
When you think of the word “Dopey,” more than likely the youngest of Snow White’s seven dwarfs comes to mind. You know the one I’m talking about. He was the only one without a white […]
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Boost health access by lowering cost
Although policymakers sometimes portray increasing access and reducing cost as separate objectives for health care reform, the two are closely related. When North Carolinians lack immediate access to primary care or mental health services, they […]
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You should have known
“You knew better than that.” It was a line I heard several times growing up. It was usually right before some sort of punishment from my parents. Sometimes, hoping to avoid the punishment, I would […]
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Rallying for Relay, and a cure
Tonight, like dozens of Friday nights before, a celebration of life will be held at Clinton High’s Dark Horse Stadium. It will be a celebration of all those brave men and women who have tackled […]
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Good citizenship requires skepticism
RALEIGH — In an act of integrity that also proved to be politically shrewd, future President John Adams served as defense counsel for British redcoats involved in the Boston Massacre of 1770. Adams was a […]
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The ultimate battle scars
While sitting in the reception area at the doctor’s office several years back, my then wife Sharon and I giggled like a couple of school children as we reminisced about our elementary school years together. […]
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One nation … under God
It’s the day after Memorial Day. Most of us have returned to work and school, and whatever patriotic feelings we might have felt for a few briefs moments or perhaps an entire day are in […]
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Federal funding harms state policy
When North Carolina governors and lawmakers talk about “the state budget,” they rarely tell you the whole truth. It’s not that they are trying to deceive you. They are simply speaking a kind of political […]