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Colbert to take Late Show post and leave void in political satire

Colbert to take Late Show post and leave void in political satire

Andrew Cox April 14, 2014

Cartoon by Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Column: There are no perfect brackets, just perfect entertainment

Column: There are no perfect brackets, just perfect entertainment

Cory Spiers April 9, 2014

The University of Connecticut has won the NCAA championship, and you don’t have a perfect bracket. But don’t feel bad, because no one does. Warren Buffett bet one billion dollars from his own...

NC, country need to  rethink drug policy

NC, country need to rethink drug policy

Kevin Griffin April 9, 2014

North Carolina has become part of a new and disturbing nationwide trend - increased heroin usage and overdose. In 2012, 147 people died of heroin usage, a dramatic increase from the average of approximately...

Major issues unaddressed by Common Core standards

Major issues unaddressed by Common Core standards

Dewey Mullis April 9, 2014

As the competitive nature of business and education continue to evolve at a global level, the installation of the new Common Core State Standards serves as the driving force behind keeping the U.S. competitive. CCSS...

GOP has double standard with voting, gun rights

GOP has double standard with voting, gun rights

Andrew Cox April 9, 2014

Cartoon by Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Duke Energy sends citizens groups up Dan River without a paddle

Duke Energy sends citizens groups up Dan River without a paddle

Bridget Mundy April 9, 2014

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

Money talks, fairness walks

Money talks, fairness walks

Dewey Mullis April 8, 2014

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the case of McCutcheon v. FEC on Wednesday and issued that the ban on the number of candidates and party committees to which an individual can contribute...

Voting fraud claims are likely misleading

Voting fraud claims are likely misleading

Kevin Griffin April 8, 2014

Many Republican lawmakers are feeling vindicated in their efforts to pass more restrictive voting measures now that reports of thousands of cases of potential voter fraud have emerged. Following a cross-check...

Zombie voters discovered in voting fraud

‘Zombie voters’ discovered in voting fraud

Bridget Mundy April 7, 2014

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

Democratic challenger Stewart not a threat to Hagan

Democratic challenger Stewart not a threat to Hagan

Andrew Cox April 7, 2014

Cartoon by Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Student recordings of classes is a bad idea

Student recordings of classes is a bad idea

Kevin Griffin April 2, 2014

Perhaps each of us at one point or another has been sitting in a class when a professor said something we found objectionable. Depending on what or how it was said, the incident might bother us for...

The expansion of Medicaid could have helped NC

The expansion of Medicaid could have helped NC

Dewey Mullis April 2, 2014

As of the Monday deadline for Affordable Care Act enrollment, North Carolina was ranked among the top 10 states for total citizen enrollment, according to North Carolina Health News. That sounds great!...

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