Opinion editorial questions State Fair restrictions against SOs
By Sara Pequeno . . . In the face of a tragedy, it’s difficult to parse out the best course of action. Egregious acts of terror or deviance lead people to
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Predators who pretend to be victims
By Nina Lilac — Maybe you remember growing up where the newspaper was a trusted source of our daily news. If something was in error or needed correcting the next
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Cumberland county sheriff not serving or protecting registered people
Also posted on the Fort Bragg Patch and the Fayetteville Observer By Sandy . . . In Fayetteville, North Carolina, what could and should have been a warm, human-interest story was
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Board of Historic Morganton Festival stands by courageous decision . . . for now
By Sandy . . . In this age of “Everything is relative,” there are very few, if any, universal truths, very few ideas about which everyone, or at least almost
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North Carolina’s sex offense registry prevents meaningful reentry
Republished in full with permission from NC Health News By Elizabeth Thompson . . . Chris Budnick is in an impossible position. As the leader of Healing Transitions, a peer-based recovery-oriented service
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Are NC district attorneys a roadblock to needed criminal justice reform?
BY YANQI XU . . . Lawmakers, civil rights groups and researchers say DAs often thwart necessary change Jim Woodall made a promise to the family of Eve Carson, the
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I’m just a bill
Written by Phoebe . . . Anyone remember the old “Schoolhouse Rock” television bits that taught us all kinds of valuable lessons? Most memorable for me as a child was
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