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A Note to Bartlett Yancey’s Students Athletes
Showing up and putting in the work often means more than a win.
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The Literary Chef on Something to Trust: Why John Steinbeck and Modern Foodies Obsess Over the Humble Bean
While a dried bean looks almost inert—a little hard nub of a seed—with water, heat, fat, and time, it transforms into something incredibly lush and creamy.
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Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Data Center Organizing Putting Candidates on Notice Across N.C.
North Carolina data center proposals are rousing many to take on local battles across ideological and partisan lines in communities across the state.
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My Spin: Hospital Monopolies Are Making Us Sicker...and Poorer
Campbell says, "we believe in competition and nowhere could competition be put to better use than in healthcare."
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The Literary Chef on Pacific Rim Cuisine
Grilled chicken kebabs can make you feel a bit closer to Maui, especially with the right music and good company.
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My Spin: Time to Fix Our "Fishy" Regulations
There is a longstanding war between the commercial and recreational sport interests, with each accusing the other of overfishing our waters. But while they disagreed and argued our fisheries dwindled.
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The Literary Chef on Cedar-Planked Salmon, Summer Smoke, and a Glimpse of Autumn
Lucindy shares a few essential principles—and a favorite recipe for grilling with cedar planks.
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My Spin: Do We Still Believe in the Separation of Church and State?
The writer questions a special provision in the state budget that allows children to leave school for religious instruction during the school day.
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The Literary Chef on Dolly Parton
Lucindy and Dolly remind us that you can be professional and playful, shrewd and generous, outrageous and deeply serious. None of those things have to cancel out the others.
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My Spin: The 1980 Election All Over Again
November’s election is reminiscent of the 1980 campaign when Ronald Reagan asked voters: Are you better off than you were four years ago?
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The Literary Chef on Happy Hour
Sunrise Summer Punch is a recipe ripe for creativity.
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