Category: Local
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The New York Times v. Citizens United v. FEC
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT the recent Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Some of the organs of the major mass media, which I won't mention by…
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The Devil and the Reverend Dr. Robertson
I MAY BE STEPPING IN THE VIPER'S NEST, but here I go. Following the earthquake in Haiti, televangelist Rev. Pat Robertson made this statement: "They (the Haitians) were under the…
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Coaches association expels Duke’s Cutcliffe
WACO, Texas — Meeting in emergency session, the executive committee of the American Football Coaches Association voted unanimously to expel Duke University head football coach David Cutcliffe from its ranks…
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Some players who have gone pro early
AS THE NEW SEMESTER BEGINS, my thoughts turn to today, January 15, the deadline for eligible college football players to declare for the National Football League draft. (Happily, for me,…
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Ten or so things that I learned from my dad
MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY is today. My birthday present for Dr. Clifford Garland Gaddy, Sr., M.D., is a recounting of some of the best gifts he has given to me: things…
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Sometimes it is good to lose — sometimes
WEB-ONLY SPECIAL FOR MY SPECIAL WEB-ONLY READERS IT IS GOOD TO LOSE — sometimes. No, this is not an article written to give small consolation to Wolfpack men's basketball fans…
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The bottom eight news stories from 2009
THE YEAR-END, AND YEAR-EARLY-DECADE-END, lists are rolling in. This is one you haven't seen: the bottom eight news stories from 2009. Some of them aren't completely made up. Ashland passes…
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A Christmas column — or maybe not
I WAS PLANNING TO WRITE a Christmas column, what with it being Christmas and all, but then I started reading the newspaper and now I'm not sure I can. Apparently…
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Lessons we can all learn from Tiger Woods
FOR A LONG TIME lots of people have wanted to learn from Tiger Woods. Many were golfers who wanted to improve their game. Sadly, most people can't improve their golf…
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Coach Anson Dorrance’s losses mount
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL, Coach Dorrance might say. Don't be distracted by the man watching from the sidelines, I counter. In the aftermath of winning his 20th NCAA-sanctioned…
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