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Don’t Screw Around with the National Anthem

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 5, 2016 | The Commentators

Here’s a message for solo singers from nationally famous recording artists to local folks with a little talent. You are disrespecting our proud nation when you mess around with its national anthem and turn it into a showy...

Could Flint Happen Here?

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 4, 2016 | The Commentators

My heart breaks for the people of Flint, Michigan. The city’s water supply poisoned by austerity measures from their state government. Flint is a majority black city. Commentators remark that the government would’ve...

Cam Newton, Sports, America…And “Disrespect”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 4, 2016 | Aaron Keck

Help Cam Newton this week: make sure he feels DISrespected.

Countdown to Kick-Off – Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Feb 4, 2016 | The Fashion Plate

Let me guess. You’ve been invited to a Super Bowl party on Sunday…maybe even more than one. If you’re a Panthers or Broncos fan, then you’re probably going for the game watching and will be glued to the...

Forward Together

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 3, 2016 | The Commentators

Howdy y’all. Mark your calendar for the Forward Together moral movement. The tenth anniversary mass moral march on Historic Thousands on Jones Street, AKA HKonJ, a movement not a moment. HKonJ and the thousands who will...

Elitism and Discrimination are Destructive

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 2, 2016 | The Commentators

These past few days of weather have been a reminder to us all that nature calls the shots in this world. Politics take a back seat. It reminds us that working together and looking out for each other are ultimately more...

Ginyard’s Diary: I Love Barcelona!

Posted by Marcus Ginyard | Feb 2, 2016 | Columns, Featured

NANTES, France – In the spring of 2000, I first had my opportunity to travel abroad, ironically, to the place that I now call home. My visit to France as a young teenager was an experience I will never forget. It was absolutely...

Coughs and sneezes about campus monuments and names

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 2, 2016 | D.G. Martin

“When America catches a cold, Britain sneezes — eventually.” Writing in The New York Times, Matthew d’Ancona, a graduate of Britain’s Oxford University and columnist for British papers, The Guardian and The Daily Evening...

Duke Energy Hides Key Info in Fracking Gas Power Plant Fight

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 1, 2016 | The Commentators

Duke Energy is hiding large blocks of information about its plans to build a billion-dollar power plant in Asheville. NC WARN is pressing state regulators to conduct an open review – not the fast-track rubber stamp Duke...

U.S. Birth Practices 1940 to 2040: Part I

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jan 31, 2016 | Common Science

As I am approaching my fifth anniversary of publishing Common Science®, I hope that it is apparent how much I enjoy writing these columns, particularly when the topic brings in threads of history, politics, economics, and...

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