Category: Politics
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Rally to save what’s good in America
RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT to lose faith in humanity, sometimes something happens that heartens you, restores your hope, makes you believe again. After reading in the papers day after day…
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The world of illegal immigration
I HAVE LOTS OF THOUGHTS on illegal immigration. First, I am sympathetic with people who, out of necessity, immigrate illegally. In their shoes, I would have walked up here from…
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UNC’s All-time All-airport Team
WITH THE RETURN to UNC's men's basketball team of Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and Tywon Lawson, a team that includes all the players from last year's squad except for reserves…
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NIMBY: Not in my backyard
CHAPEL HILL — As my wife said to me, after I told her that I just found out that John Paul was heading the Glen Lennox Neighborhood Conservation District petition…
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The Wreck of Old (Southern) 97
DANVILLE. Va. — You may not have heard about it yet but Old 97 was involved in a wreck. By now you certainly should have because the train crash occurred…
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A hearty welcome to HRTennisFriends
—–Original Message—– To: HRTennisFriends Subject: New members Please give a hearty Hollow Rock welcome to new group members Jerry Eidenier, Steve Kennedy, and Bill McCaskill, the addition of whom clearly…
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Carrboro declares war on Vermont
CARRBORO — Carrboro's Board of Alderpersons last evening passed a declaration of war in response to the actions taken by two Vermont communities during the Super Tuesday Primaries, calling them…
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Chapel Hill’s “gift” to Williamsburg
WHEN THE FORMER DEAN of the School of Law at the University of North Carolina was hired as president of the College of William and Mary, I said to my…
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Predatory education bill passes North Carolina House
RALEIGH — A bill designed to end "predatory education" has passed the North Carolina House of Representatives. The proposed statute (HB 937) would ban predatory college tuition rates and limits…
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America’s best anti-poverty program
HEAD UP TOWARDS HILLSBOROUGH (just about up to I-85), or over towards Durham (just across I-40), and you will find something quite interesting. It is a privately owned, nationally operated…
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