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The Nature Corner: Poison plants, parasites, predators and hitchhikers

By Ernie Marshall I’ve been sprucing up a nature trail by identifying plants with handmade signs at A Time For ...

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You Decide: How different are local economies?

By Dr. Mike Walden My wife and I just returned from a short vacation to Buffalo. “Buffalo,” you ...

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One on One: Are they all really running for president — or what?

By D.G. Martin They have no chance to win. So, why are they running? I am thinking about ...

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Guest Opinion: Innovative solutions are needed to preserve North Carolina’s wildlife and wild lands

By Mike Bryant North Carolina is home to some of the most beautiful and wild lands in the ...

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Guest Opinion: New trade deal boosts America’s digital economy

By Jeff Joseph Congress will soon vote on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a monumental deal that modernizes ...

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One on One: UNC — Built by fire and stone

The boundaries of the university should be “coterminous with the boundaries of the state.” Leaders of the University ...

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The Nature Corner: Science camp

By Ernie Marshall Summer is here, with its hot and humid days, trips to the beach, watermelon and ...

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Memories and Musings: Reflections on a shopping cart

By Gene Gallelli Four of us were lined up outside the grocery store like horses in the starting ...

FLOOD

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One on One: What are the debates missing?

By D.G. Martin Is something missing? The 20 candidates who qualified for the July 30 and 31 CNN ...

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You Decide: What can be done about the national debt?

By Dr. Mike Walden There’s one question I can almost always count on being asked at the scores ...

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