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Law enforcement officers talk while working the scene of a fatal shooting involving Nash County deputies in the 1200 block of Maudis Road outside Bailey. A judge later ordered deputies' body camera video released to family members and the media.
Our Opinion: Judge’s transparency push supports rewrite of police body cam law
THUMBS UP to Mecklenburg County Superior Court Judge Lisa Bell, who sent a powerful message about the public’s right to know when she ordered police to release the full contents of body camera … more
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Teach Holocaust’s horrors, lessons in our public schools
A bipartisan bill with strong support in the General Assembly would require that North Carolina public school students learn about the systematic genocide of millions of Jews and others during World … more
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Teach Holocaust's horrors, lessons in our public schools
A bipartisan bill with strong support in the General Assembly would require that North Carolina public school students learn about the systematic genocide of millions of Jews and others during World … more
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North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Edwards conducts a Fourth of July weekend speed enforcement campaign in 2015. Troopers said they'll be out in force looking for speeders, distracted drivers and those who choose to drive intoxicated.
Our Opinion: Distracted driving calls for education, not more citations
North Carolina already bans texting and driving. Now state lawmakers want to prohibit all handheld use of smartphones and tablet computers behind the wheel. House Bill 144, the Hands-Free N.C. … more
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For drug offenses, unlock prison cells and let people heal
It’s a surprising coalition. Some of our most conservative lawmakers and some of our most liberal reformers have joined forces for court reform — and especially for sentencing reform. It’s an … more
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Dave DiFilippo cartoon
Our Opinion: Teachers deserve community support here and in Raleigh
Hundreds of Wilson County educators plan to join thousands of colleagues in a May 1 teachers’ rally outside the N.C. General Assembly building. After an eleventh-hour cancellation for last … more
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Teachers’ rally will voice concerns that our state should heed
Don’t let the partisan political fog machines cloud things like April’s pollen. North Carolina’s public school teachers aren’t coming to Raleigh for a holiday. They are not “far-left” … more
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Funding bill gives Civil War museum a necessary boost
This is big for Fayetteville and even bigger for North Carolina and the South. The N.C. Civil War & Reconstruction History Center is an ambitious project with a simple mission: To tell the … more
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School board members and Wilson County Schools officials look at preliminary plans for a new Wilson Academy of Applied Technology building proposed for Wilson Community College's Lee Technology Center.
Our Opinion: Teamwork benefits residents in Wilson and Wilson County
When Wilson institutions serving different populations join forces, everyone stands to benefit. Three such current collaborations are proving that premise true. • Wilson Community College and … more
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Use of heroin has spiked in Wilson County, across North Carolina and throughout the nation.
Our Opinion: Are drug dealers really responsible for fatal overdoses?
Imposing stiff penalties for drug dealers whose customers suffer overdose deaths might sound like justice, but addiction treatment advocates warn that such laws carry unintended consequences. The … more
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Our Opinion: Antitrust safe harbor is the answer the news business needs
News consumption is growing exponentially, but for the past decade, the revenue to news publishers has been on a decline. This is, in large part, because of the unbalanced relationship between … more
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Our Opinion: Lawmakers want to waste $500M on hospital markups
In a standoff pitting patients and taxpayers against the powerful state hospital lobby, a majority of your representatives in the N.C. House voted against your interests this week. Lawmakers … more
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Customers shouldn’t pay for Duke Energy’s new coal ash cleanup
If you care about safe water for all, you should be celebrating the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s decision to order Duke Energy to excavate coal ash from its power plant … more
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Parents, listen to the facts, choose to vaccinate kids
The measles vaccine saves lives. And it does not cause autism. The researchers and medical professionals who have been trying for years to convince parents of those truths just got what ought to … more
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Cartoon by Christopher Weyant of The Boston Globe, syndicated by Cagle Cartoons
Our Opinion: White privilege assignment treads on teachers’ rights
Goldsboro High School’s principal is under the microscope after some say he required more than a dozen teachers to list examples of white privilege they observe in their daily lives and in the … more
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Absentee ballot security should be state priority
We’ve got candidates campaigning. We’ve got issues. We’ve got voters and an election schedule. The do-over race for the 9th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives has … more
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NCAA shoots and misses in capturing athletes’ experience
Some college basketball players are calling out the NCAA for an ad that paints a misleading portrayal of a day in the life of a “student-athlete.” Good for them. The 30-second ad has been in … more
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State’s support for education in 2019 is essential
With the state legislature in session, one topic being approached from several directions deserves all the support that can be mustered: Education. And by “support,” we do mean … more
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FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, left, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee speak after closed meeting in Washington. The Republican-led House intelligence committee on April 27, 2018, officially declared the end of its Russia probe, saying in its final report that it found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Our Opinion: Mueller report should spell end of Russiagate collusion conspiracies
The national debate over Donald Trump’s presidency is slowly shifting from legal questions to political considerations following special counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year probe into … more
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Big government busybodies in the General Assembly
There’s a scourge threatening the neighborhoods of North Carolina. Thankfully, it’s no match for the long arm of the legislature. Earlier this month, a Republican lawmaker did what lawmakers … more
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