From the move to the Sun Belt Conference to the chancellor search, Appalachian State University has been undergoing a period of transition, and I hope one that administrators will expand to include academics. Since...

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To the Editor: I would like to post my disagreement with Kevin Griffin’s op-ed regarding the Nobel Peace Prize nominations, titled “Snowden’s efforts don’t quite warrant Nobel Prize.” Edward...

After a lackluster, one-sided and incredibly disappointing Super Bowl between Seattle and Denver, at least we had something else happen Sunday night to talk about. Coca-Cola launched an advertisement...

Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill in March 2013 declining the Medicaid expansion associated with the Affordable Care Act, according to the Charlotte Observer. This move taken by the governor nearly...

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A new twist has emerged in the saga of National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. The man who is considered by some to be a hero and by others a traitor has been nominated for the Nobel...

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper released a new video, which slams Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican-controlled General Assembly and promises to take action against the legislature. While...

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in the case against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, he said in a statement given Thursday. Though...

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The North Carolina  Supreme Court announced Friday that it has denied a motion by civil rights advocacy groups that challenged the boundaries of voting districts that were established in 2011, according...