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John Hood: State can continue to improve business climate
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (325+ words) Over the most recent 12-month period, North Carolina's economy expanded by an inflation-adjusted 3%. Among the 50 states, only South Carolina (3. 5%) posted a significantly faster growth rate. North Carolina also continues to top CNBC's ranking of the best states for business. Wonderful…...
Anthony G. Engrassia: April 15 isn't the finish line; it's the starting line
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (386+ words) For many people, April 15 feels like the finish line. The paperwork is done, the return is filed and taxes are finally behind you for another year. But filing your taxes isn't the end of the process, it's the beginning of…...
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3+ day, 1+ hour ago (11+ words) NCBCA honors Twin Counties players and coach with awards'Rocky Mount Telegram...
Letter: Trump isn't presidential
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (392+ words) Face it MAGA, with all due respect: You people elected the absolute worst president of all times to run this country. Take a trip with me back to memory lane. Remember when President Barack Obama and the Iranian government came…...
Froma Harrop: News flash: Bernie Sanders is not a New Yorker
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (412+ words) Yes, he talks like a Brooklyn tough guy, but Sen. Bernie Sanders is a resident of Vermont, America's most rural and most white state. That he fled New York City nearly 60 years ago seems lost on the current Mayor Zohran…...
Tom Campbell: Democrats need to step up for public education
1+ week, 1+ day ago (720+ words) In 2011, when Republicans took control of state government, one of the promises they made was that they were going to "fix public education." They've had control for 15 years. How's that promise working out? Few disagreed that public education needed help....
Photos of New York City tenants who hope the mayor makes headway in his crackdown on 'bad landlords"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (235+ words) Gulhayo Yuldosheva's son, Heriberto, 11 years old, eats breakfast while using his phone in an apartment building where tenants report maintenance issues and pest infestations, in the Bronx borough of New York, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Foam sealant and rat poison sit around…...
Editorial: Supreme Court must uphold birthright citizenship
1+ week, 3+ day ago (180+ words) Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the U. S. Supreme Court as President Donald Trump attends oral arguments Wednesday in Washington, D. C. This week, the U. S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a case of long-settled law that shouldn't even be before…...
City on notice from state to keep finances in order
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1861+ words) The entrance to the city's Business Services Center can be seen here on Thursday where area residents can come to pay utilities bills in person. The Rocky Mount City Council on Monday approved a nearly 15 percent rate hike for an…...
Star Parker: Time to leave the Social Security plantation
1+ week, 6+ day ago (586+ words) To repeat what Americans have heard a lot recently, our Social Security system is in very bad shape. Per the most recent report, in 2025, of the Social Security and Medicare board of trustees, Social Security is capable of paying out…...