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Readers Ask: Why is Enrollment in Caswell County Schools Low?
School choice may not tell the full story.
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My Spin: Paying for Poor Health
Almost 18 percent of this country’s gross domestic product, about one in every five dollars generated, goes towards medical goods and service. We spend 2 to 3 times what other countries spend.
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The Literary Chef on Creating Space to Live
Recreating something lost - a sense that work mattered, meals should be shared, friends were always welcome, and that some of life's greatest luxuries cost very little.
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The Literary Chef on A Perfect Food Moment
Lucindy explains that poaching embodies nearly everything the Slow Food movement valued: gentle cooking, restraint, regional wines, and a reverent respect for ingredients.
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My Spin: Do we want to be a one-party state?
Campbell say that "proportional voting promises to end one party rule, improve governance, simplify elections and encourage greater participation by voters and candidates."
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The Literary Chef on the Art of Conversation
Lucindy ponders if perhaps the true gift of outdoor dining is the permission to linger.
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My Spin: Budget framework is flawed
Tom Campbell explores Constitutional amendments and key points of the state budget.
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The Literary Chef on Churning Up Memories
Homemade strawberry ice cream churns up memories and chocolate dipped strawberries are easier than you might think.
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My Spin: What Checks and Balances?
Lawmakers don’t want to be checked and balance is not even on their agenda.
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The Literary Chef on Thinking Outside the Box
Lucindy says that many boxed products are simply inexpensive pantry staples with excess sodium, MSG, artificial coloring, and preservatives added in.
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My Spin: A win-win approach to higher education
The university understood it needed much more data, such as understanding when and why students might drop out of school. Students face a variety of hurdles during their journey; housing issues, personal problems at home or with an instructor, a bad grade, financial, marriage or other issues.
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My Spin: Slow down on property tax legislation
Let us remember that cities and counties are creations by and are agencies of the state of North Carolina. They do not have “home rule,” meaning they only have powers delegated them by the legislature.