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My kids are starting to get spoiled.
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Politics as entertainment yields some real gems
RALEIGH – Sometimes the entertainment value of government and politics outweighs any public policy implications.
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For the SBI, the heavy damage is already done
RALEIGH – In the case of the State Bureau of Investigation, plenty of people will be doing plenty of crying over spilled milk for days, weeks, months and years.
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Davidson will wish outgoing president the best
“We wish he would stay just a little longer.
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Flying through a loophole
RALEIGH – More than likely, Flight Gate will now fade from view, only brought to life by political consultants paid to toss dirt around in 2012.
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Great physician offers spiritual healing
Sin is a word that is often avoided by many these days. Most of us may prefer mistake or fault. We would rather think about God’s love and forgiveness and who wouldn’t?
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So tell me, why should we not believe them?
RALEIGH — I believe them. Why shouldn’t I?
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Timeless truths still hold, even in 21st Century
Of all the things I enjoy about the modern technological benefits of this brave new world in which we live, having the Bible in my pocket is probably the best.
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Audit of state employee reviews raises questions
RALEIGH – I’m shocked, I tell you shocked, that a recent audit examining the performance reviews of state employees found that results are inflated.
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Will we ever debate the real health care problem?
RALEIGH – Many of those insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina have probably been doing some fist-shaking lately.
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Story behind book offers us some key lessons
Is the death penalty “obsolete in North Carolina”?
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Spiritual insight needed to understand times
The words of 2 Samuel 3:1 are quite prophetic of our day, “Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul wax...
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Artful dodging, artful taxing
RALEIGH – Last year, my wife and I were audited by the IRS .
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Governor needs to ask questions of revenue team
RALEIGH – After the Raleigh News & Observer reported that changes in law and policy may have allowed the state of North Carolina to keep taxpayers’ money to which it was not entitled, Gov. B...
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Sometimes you just don’t want to be Twitter-pated
Recently our paper has become more and more involved in Facebook land and Twitter world. Social networking can be a bit of a double-edged sword in my opinion. On the one hand I’m glad to see that ...
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