Editorial:
The arrival of Salvation Army bell-ringers and their red kettles is a grand way to introduce the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, for it gives parents a chance to demonstrate charity for their kids, to explain that there are those not as fortunate as they, and to offer the kids a chance to perform some acts of generosity.
Modified: 11/23/09 05:17:24 AM
Editorial:
The White House made a prudent decision to dampen the brush fire that erupted last week when a federal task force recommended new standards on breast cancer screening.
Modified: 11/23/09 05:17:55 AM
Editorial:
President Obama plans a White House "Forum on Jobs" next month, and here's an item that ought to be on the agenda: summer jobs for young people.
Modified: 11/23/09 05:18:36 AM
Credit Gov. Bev Perdue with turning crisis into opportunity.
Modified: 11/20/09 04:21:59 PM
The art of persuasion, as practiced in the TV ads for and against health care reform, needs touching up.
Modified: 11/20/09 04:21:57 PM
Thanksgiving celebrations as observed by our forefathers were considerably different from today's almost unlimited bounty.
Modified: 11/20/09 04:26:56 PM
Martin Nesbitt actually couldn't be called "new blood" in his just-elected role as majority leader in the North Carolina Senate.
Modified: 11/20/09 04:16:55 PM
Rascals and would-be rascals, be warned.
Modified: 11/20/09 04:16:45 PM
Editorial:
Public interest demands that a Senate health care proposal receives a fair airing.
Modified: 11/20/09 06:27:18 AM
Editorial:
At one time, the Sony Ericsson site in Research Triangle Park employed 1,000 people.
Modified: 11/20/09 06:27:32 AM
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