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• What did Obama find in his Cracker Jack box?

  Your turn to write the caption! Charlotte Observer cartoonist Kevin Siers has a weekly contest. Here's the cartoon. Go here to write...

  Posted 05/21/2013 06:11:05 PM

• Dwane Powell: The monstrous mastopus has a hand in everything

  The N&O’s former cartoonist just couldn’t sit out this legislative session, not with all the fun things to draw. He&rsquo...

  Posted 05/17/2013 03:40:03 PM

• Ending discrimination against North Carolina wood

  On Monday, a legislative committee is supposed to act on House Bill 628, Protect/Promote NC Lumber, which mandates that state government...

  Posted 05/10/2013 05:35:17 PM

• Dwane Powell: All aboard the GOP tax-reform tub

  The N&O’s former cartoonist just couldn’t sit out this legislative session, not with all the fun things to draw. He&rsquo...

  Posted 05/10/2013 05:24:54 PM

• Letters to the Editor: GOP, Medicare, etiquette, same-sex marriage, abortions, jobs, cursive writing and guns

  These letters got overrun by other issues and did not make the paper. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

  Posted 05/10/2013 11:47:47 AM

• 4 NC lawmakers explain support for school voucher bill

  We have a rule against publishing Points of View submissions from elected officials, so you won't find this in the paper. But here&#...

  Posted 05/09/2013 06:00:00 PM

• One mom's take: This Mother's Day, let's stop selling out the next generation

  Gotten a bzillion Point of View submissions this week. Here's a Mother's Day piece from a Goldsboro mom offering her view of what...

  Posted 05/09/2013 04:52:14 PM

• New York Times says Mel Watt a good choice to lead housing finance agency

  The New York Times in an editorial today endorsed President Obama's choice of North Carolina's Mel Watt to lead the Federal Housing...

  Posted 05/07/2013 04:26:51 PM

• Letters to the Editor: NRA, legislation, Kay Hagan, gerrymandering and cameras at arenas

  These letters got overrun by other issues and did not make the paper. ---------------------------------------------------------- Railroaded...

  Posted 05/07/2013 12:07:53 PM

• Dwane Powell: GOP high on national right-wing policies

  The N&O’s former cartoonist just couldn’t sit out this legislative session, not with all the fun things to draw. He&rsquo...

  Posted 05/03/2013 06:34:57 PM