Editor's Note: It is, perhaps, the most well-known and beloved newspaper editorial of all time. On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun answered 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's earnest question about …
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The New York Sun
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12/24/17
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When the wrapping paper comes off on Christmas morning, sometimes the pile of glittering gifts fails to live up to our sky-high expectations.
The sweater’s a size too snug, the new electronic …
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A Times editorial
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12/22/17
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Jerry Richardson’s statue stands outside Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, home of the Carolina Panthers.
The heroic figure, 13 feet tall, extends an arm, its hand cupping a football — …
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Greensboro News & Record
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12/21/17
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Justice was not swift, but it has been served.
On Dec. 8, U.S. District Judge David Norton sentenced former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager to 20 years in prison for the shooting …
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The Post and Courier of Charleston
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12/20/17
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For two decades, congressmen and senators facing sexual harassment complaints have picked taxpayers’ pockets to pay confidential settlements to their accusers, preserving lawmakers’ power and …
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A Times editorial
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12/19/17
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Net neutrality may seem like an obscure political issue, but it could prove to be one that secures the attention of the electorate more than taxes, abortion or gay marriage, and it clearly …
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The Daily Reflector
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12/18/17
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There is no question that at the highest levels of command, the American military is determined to stop the troubling level of sexual assault within the ranks. Nor is there any question that it’s …
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The Fayetteville Observer
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12/17/17
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Without net neutrality, the gatekeepers to the information superhighway can become its traffic cops.
Regulations scrapped Thursday in a 3-2 Federal Communications Commission vote prevented …
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A Times editorial
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12/15/17
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Editor’s Note: This editorial was first published in The Wilson Daily Times more than 50 years ago on Dec. 13, 1967, in commemoration of the Bill of Rights’ ratification on Dec. 15, 1791. The …
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A Times archive editorial
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12/14/17
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Almost $4 million, the amount going in severance packages to four executives of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, could go a long way toward helping our state’s behavioral health-care …
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Winston-Salem Journal
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12/13/17
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Editor’s Note: This editorial was published 50 years ago today, on Dec. 13, 1967, in The Wilson Daily Times under the headline “Many Weed Problems to Solve by ’68 Season.” A half-century …
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A Times archive editorial
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12/12/17
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Whether it’s for business or pleasure, Interstate 95 is a big part of travel plans for many of us in this region. The most heavily driven North-South route on the East Coast and one of the most …
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The Fayetteville Observer
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12/11/17
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There could be one N.C. Supreme Court seat on the 2018 ballot. Or seven. Or none.
This uncertainty only 11 months before the election is astonishing. Yet it’s indicative of the chaos state …
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Greensboro News & Record
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12/10/17
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A brazen break-in three weeks before Christmas. A shameless looting of one of Wilson’s cornerstone charities. A lingering unease about property crime.
We find ourselves dismayed to report that …
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A Times editorial
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12/8/17
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The authorities in possession of video recordings of an assault on a black man by a group of white people in March 2016 can and should allow the public to access them.
The Daily Reflector, other …
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The Daily Reflector
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12/7/17
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Editor’s Note: In recognition of American troops’ bravery and sacrifice following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, The Wilson Times is republishing two Times editorials …
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12/6/17
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The clang of the Salvation Army’s bells and the clink of coins in red kettles have returned to Belk stores after loyal shoppers expressed support for the charity’s Christmastime …
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A Times editorial
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12/5/17
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The Wilson Housing Authority is using public health as a pretense to limit personal freedom.
A federal mandate requires public housing communities to go smoke-free next year, but local officials …
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A Times editorial
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12/4/17
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This is how business works (the really short and oversimplified version): You add up all the costs of doing what you do — labor, utilities, property, transportation, raw materials — and divide by …
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The Fayetteville Observer
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12/3/17
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The Opportunities Industrialization Center of Wilson is perhaps best-known for its quarterly food distributions. The long queues, tired eyes and wide smiles are a stark reminder of the hunger and …
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A Times editorial
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12/1/17
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