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Column: App State baseball's brightest stars shine on the mound

Column: App State baseball’s brightest stars shine on the mound

Cory Spiers April 23, 2014

Appalachian State baseball earned its first win over an ACC opponent this season Tuesday in an 11-0 throttling of Virginia Tech on the road. The bats were certainly active as the offense plated runs...

In-state tuition plan will benefit college-bound vets

In-state tuition plan will benefit college-bound vets

Bridget Mundy April 23, 2014

  Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

Logic a foreign language to Watauga County commissioners

Logic a foreign language to Watauga County commissioners

Andrew Cox April 23, 2014

  Cartoon by Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Education must be a state priority

Education must be a state priority

Kevin Griffin April 23, 2014

After years of problematic education policy, North Carolina is beginning to see the ill effects of poor tactics. Six hundred Wake County public school teachers have quit their jobs, citing a perceived...

Pardons for California inmates a step in restoring hope

Pardons for California inmates a step in restoring hope

Dewey Mullis April 23, 2014

Good Friday was especially good to more than 60 former inmates in California who received pardons from the governor’s office last week, according to a statement released by the governor. California...

Appeals should be considered under Racial Justice Act

Appeals should be considered under Racial Justice Act

Dewey Mullis April 17, 2014

In 2012, Marcus Robinson, a North Carolina death row inmate, successfully used a 2009 law under the Racial Justice Act to prove that the jury selection process at his trial was influenced on the basis...

Guest  workers need  protection

Guest workers need protection

Kevin Griffin April 17, 2014

Guest worker programs have proved to be incredibly contentious elements to the national debate over immigration. The guest worker issue has a particular relevance for North Carolina, given that the...

Newly hired head basketball coach Jim Fox speaks to media and fans at a press conference April 9 in the club level of the Athletics Center.  Photo by Rachel Krauza  |  The Appalachian

Appalachian State basketball has found gem in Jim Fox

Cory Spiers April 17, 2014

It didn’t take Jim Fox long to be welcomed to his new home. Fox, who was hired as Appalachian State’s 16th men’s head basketball coach April 8, threw out the first pitch of the university’s...

When tolerance becomes intolerance

When tolerance becomes intolerance

Dewey Mullis April 15, 2014

Political discourse, often including opinion writing, naturally has polarizing attributes that can place senders and receivers on opposing ends of an ideological spectrum. Admittedly, the difficulty...

Chapel Hill investigation highlights sexual assault issue

Chapel Hill investigation highlights sexual assault issue

Kevin Griffin April 15, 2014

The conversation over sexual assault and its handling by universities has become a national topic, and that has come up in the University of North Carolina system as well several times in the last few...

Tillis made stronger by Chamber of Commerce

Tillis made stronger by Chamber of Commerce

Bridget Mundy April 14, 2014

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

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