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As truth is undermined by spin, we will miss Alex Trebek seeking the one right answer

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As truth is undermined by spin, we will miss Alex Trebek seeking the one right answer

The game show host stood by the facts

The pandemic’s jarring soundtrack: the vroom-vroom of leaf blowers

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The pandemic’s jarring soundtrack: the vroom-vroom of leaf blowers

The pepper spraying of marchers by Alamance officers calls out for investigations

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The pepper spraying of marchers by Alamance officers calls out for investigations

November 8, 2020, 12:00 AM

A pandemic vote will take a longer time to tally. The delay shows the system is working.

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A pandemic vote will take a longer time to tally. The delay shows the system is working.

When the 2000 election result was disputed, Al Gore put his country before himself

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When the 2000 election result was disputed, Al Gore put his country before himself

Here are all the News & Observer’s 2020 endorsements

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Here are all the News & Observer’s 2020 endorsements

My father fought in two wars for an America we’re letting slip away

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My father fought in two wars for an America we’re letting slip away

October 26, 2020, 1:00 AM

This daycare policy doesn’t care for children. It raises risks for all ages.

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This daycare policy doesn’t care for children. It raises risks for all ages.

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Lottery ticket worth more than $300,000 sold in NC and winner may be unaware, state says

November 27, 2020, 7:07 AM

83-year-old Charlotte man shot a 69 over 18 holes. Has he figured out golf’s secrets?

NC donor wants millions returned after pro-Trump group drops election fraud cases

Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Nov. 26

Number of people dying at home during the pandemic spikes in Mecklenburg County

The wizardry of skewing elections isn’t about fraud. It’s about determining who votes.

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The wizardry of skewing elections isn’t about fraud. It’s about determining who votes.

Attacks on social media have turned politics personal and deepened our differences

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Attacks on social media have turned politics personal and deepened our differences

I cast my vote with gratitude for all who made it possible and for all it can possibly do

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I cast my vote with gratitude for all who made it possible and for all it can possibly do

Cable companies blocked municipal broadband in NC and left a gap. Let others fill it.

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Cable companies blocked municipal broadband in NC and left a gap. Let others fill it.

NC residents could lose big if Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act

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NC residents could lose big if Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act

October 8, 2020, 12:00 AM

Science is under siege from social media skeptics. Scientists should fight back.

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Science is under siege from social media skeptics. Scientists should fight back.

Leandro judge says poor reading instruction, not money, is holding back many NC students

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Leandro judge says poor reading instruction, not money, is holding back many NC students

October 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

I’m in NC’s largest women’s prison. So are drugs, brutal heat, broken toilets and COVID-19

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I’m in NC’s largest women’s prison. So are drugs, brutal heat, broken toilets and COVID-19

Gene Nichol: Ginsburg and Lewis passed though history’s fires. Now we face our own.

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Gene Nichol: Ginsburg and Lewis passed though history’s fires. Now we face our own.

NC should invest to keep coastal storms from blowing off roofs and blowing up budgets

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NC should invest to keep coastal storms from blowing off roofs and blowing up budgets

September 10, 2020, 12:00 AM

I carried the mail. Postmaster General DeJoy should be returned to sender.

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I carried the mail. Postmaster General DeJoy should be returned to sender.

An outdated NC law has allowed thousands of minors to marry. Change it to protect children.

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An outdated NC law has allowed thousands of minors to marry. Change it to protect children.

Trump’s ‘Sharpiegate’ with Hurricane Dorian was a preview of his COVID-19 distortions

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Trump’s ‘Sharpiegate’ with Hurricane Dorian was a preview of his COVID-19 distortions

Don’t use children from low-income families as pawns in a push to reopen CMS schools

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Don’t use children from low-income families as pawns in a push to reopen CMS schools

August 10, 2020, 12:00 AM

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