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Water Task Force Gives Report

by Casey Mann, Senior Correpsondent The Pittsboro Water Task Force presented its final report to the Pittsboro Board ...
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On the River

by Gary Phillips Two older boys and me, loaded with gearCame to the Green River in nighttime.We trolled ...
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Trump officially declared loser; in time, his base will accept ...

by Julian Sereno On Monday, December 14, Presidential Electors officially confirmed Joe Biden as the next President while ...
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“Autogolpe” Is this what POTUS has in mind for America?

by Alirio Estevez In English, there is no word for coup d’etat or coup for short. In order ...
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NC CARES for Arts Grants Provide Big Boost to Local ...

Ten Groups Awarded Funds to Offset Impact of COVID-19 During this pandemic, arts organizations have been particularly vulnerable. ...
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Democrats Win in Several Ways

by Jeff Davidson EDITOR’s note:  Jeff Davidson wrote this opinion piece in November, after the election. Facts have emerged ...
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Trojan Horse

by Don Lein    A number of commentators looked upon Joe Biden as a “Trojan Horse” candidate, meaning that ...
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Winterizing Your Pet

by Valerie Broadway Last winter North Carolina had brutally low temperatures for days on end. We experienced record ...
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Ask Ollie!

Ollie is a rescued black and white Shih Tzu who turned his passion for helping other pets into ...
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#WeNeedDiverseBooks: Writing and Publishing in the 2020s (Part 3)

by Michele Tracy Berger Coming of age in the 1970s and 1980s, I never read a commercial novel that ...