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Gun Control is Out of Control

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 23, 2016 | The Commentators

I have a thing about guns. I’m talking about handguns, machine guns, automatic guns. Ordinary citizens walking around with concealed pistols. Have we become so afraid of our neighbors and the general public that people...

Would a name change be enough?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 23, 2016 | D.G. Martin

Should Fayetteville State University, the state’s oldest public HBCU (historically black college or university), change its name to the University of North Carolina at Fayetteville? Last week The Fayetteville Observer reported...

How Do Signatures Protect Our Credit Cards?

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 22, 2016 | The Commentators

Security is a top priority. Major companies provide credit card protection services. Lots of advice is shared, both by security professionals and friends. One suggestion that I have adopted is not to put my signature on credit...

In Which My Chickens Save My Life

Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 21, 2016 | Common Science

I raise chickens at my small farm west of Carrboro, NC. At the moment, there are six members of my all-female flock. In addition to their coop, they have 24/7 access to a 2,500 square foot chicken run. Because I allocate over...

“End Gerrymandering Now”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 20, 2016 | Aaron Keck, News

After a week of total chaos, the General Assembly has done nothing about its gerrymandering problem. Let’s fix that.

Duke Energy’s Fracking Future Must be Rejected

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 19, 2016 | The Commentators

Duke Energy is the nation’s worst polluting utility – and it’s pursuing a giant expansion of fracking gas power plants, pipelines and mergers. Three prominent experts are urging the Utilities Commission to reject Duke’s plans...

Do UNC Administrators Need Those Raises?

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 18, 2016 | The Commentators

Boy, do they have a tin ear. I can’t believe that right after the uproar over the outrageous raises given to the UNC System chancellors, the UNC Board of Trustees, turns around and gives outrageous raises to its...

A Small Group of People Can Change the World

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 17, 2016 | The Commentators

In 1994, the Town of Carrboro was the first governmental body in Dixie to sanction domestic partnership registration. It literally made us the laughing stock of North Carolina. People said it was silly. People said it was a...

Your Handy Guide To “Retention Elections”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 16, 2016 | Aaron Keck

“Retention elections”: are they good? Are they constitutional? And why do they prove Ted Cruz is a waste of space?

Lee Smith’s best story yet

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 16, 2016 | D.G. Martin

Lee Smith’s upcoming book, “Dimestore: A Writer’s Life,” tells her best story yet. After publishing 13 novels and numerous short stories that have won for her a passionately loyal group of fans and friends, the best-selling...

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