Jim Jenkins
Raleigh bests Nashville in every way after the International Bluegrass Music Association gathering.
Might Raleigh take over as a music Mecca as its reputation grows following a spectacular bluegrass music festival?
Jim Jenkins
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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: Standing firm against a groundswell
A News & Observer letter writer suggests that a columnist seek the governorship.
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JIM JENKINS
Dean Smith, beyond the medal
Dean Smith is to receive the nation's highest honor, the Medal of Freedom. He deserves it for reasons many of those who revere and admire him may not even be aware of.
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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: Not much progress in standing Pat
Gov. Pat McCrory has a shrinking window of opportunity to turn his governorship in a positive direction.
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JIM JENKINS
Did the GOP cut history class?
A story about the WPA, one of several programs of President Franklin Roosevelt designed to pull the country out of the Great Depression, and another story about internal debates among Republicans on the matter of defunding Obamacare and maybe shutting down the government, show the curious irony ...
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JIM JENKINS
The difference one teacher made
Bettie Vann Sharpe taught third grade in the old Raleigh City Schools, and was a stern but compassionate force inside and outside of the classroom. She “received” her former students and their families for decades after she left teaching.
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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: At popular Raleigh pub, an owner says no to guns
A Raleigh restaurant owner decides he's had enough with the gun lobby, and stands by his ban on guns.
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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: There's no surrender in Gabby Giffords
The former Arizona congresswoman, severely wounded by a gunman, takes her pro-background check stance on guns all over the country. She stopped in the Triangle on her way to Asheville for more physical therapy, more than two years after she was shot while meeting constituents.
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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: Brightness of an 'enduring light'
Raleigh attorney Robert McMillan spoke to judges and lawyers on the occasion of the opening of the new Wake County courthouse, an honor he deserved. But accolades mean little compared to the esteem he enjoys from generations of lawyers in Raleigh who regard him as the gold standard for ethics and...
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JIM JENKINS
Miracles every hour, every year
Public school teachers go in their own pockets and work long hours to do the best for North Carolina’s young people. The financial rewards are few, and some state lawmakers are critical. But noble educators carry on.
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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: Gordon Gee, relatively speaking
Ohio State President Gordon Gee has a trademark bow tie, a reputation for being a big money-raiser, a resume with multiple university presidencies on it...and a big mouth. The latter has now forced his early retirement.

