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Mitch McConnell’s vanishing act
Matt Bevin isn’t a member of Congress or an administration official. He lives in Louisville and runs a family business that makes bells. But he has played a pivotal role in the shutdown by sidelining Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader.
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How allowing NC schools to be ‘graded’ fails our students
State-mandated A-F grades will intensify the narrow range of material that standardized tests cover, compounding the damage this kind of testing has done to American education. Because grades will paint a portrait that is often far more negative than reality, they will further undercut confidence...
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How manufacturing is leading the economic comeback in NC
It’s easy to understand why the most respected names in manufacturing are investing once again in North Carolina. Manufacturing has always been the backbone of state’s our economy.
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NC recipients need to dig deeper into their BCBS letters
The new plans listed in the letters represent only a suggestion from BCBSNC. Instead, NC residents should shop around for the best-fitting plan. All of the new policies sold to consumers will be comprehensive, and the insurance companies are not allowed to deny coverage or charge more based on a...
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Good news, bad news: shutdown edition
This is how members of Congress fill up their time during the current crisis. The Republicans introduce bills to fund a particularly sympathetic sector of government. The Democrats respond with a proposal to fund the whole government. Then the Republicans say the Democrats are the enemy of veterans...
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Blinking, bluffing and Obama's way out
Should Obama miscalculate the brinkmanship, he'll become the first president to ever allow a default. Precisely opposite to the principle he pretends to be espousing -- and ruinous to what's left of his presidency.
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Our white-collar rulers are out of touch with most Americans
The rich class of people who can weather a government shutdown just shut down the government. We are letting people who have always had insurance decide whether to help those without it.
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Cutting the rope for NC's neediest
Some families enrolled in North Carolina's WIC nutrition program for new mothers and young children are no longer able to receive food vouchers due to the federal government shutdown.
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Court needs to keep contribution limits
After the Supreme Court’s misguided Citizens United decision in 2010, a ruling in favor of McCutcheon could destroy the last remaining protection against huge money flowing from individuals to individual politicians, and the access it buys.
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The Redskins: When sports names are slurs
Whenever I want to be called a detestable, insidious proselytizer of political correctness, I just bring up the idea of changing the name of the Redskins at a family dinner. What if our football team's name weren't a slur? I ask brightly. Wouldn't that be nice?
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New trade bill would be disastrous to NC
The hard lesson of the fall in key North Carolina exports under the Korea agreement hopefully will lead members of Congress, including the Triangle's David Price, to retain their constitutional authority over trade and vote no on Fast Track so they can ensure that the next trade deals do not do ...
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