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OPINION - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: My grandmothers couldn’t vote freely, but today I’m the mayor

My grandmothers were born during a time when their race made casting a ballot dangerous. Now, their grandson has been elected mayor.
Trump and the Declaration of Independence

Opinion: Trump isn’t just betraying the Constitution, he’s betraying the Declaration of Independence.

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Why Trump's betrayal of American values goes deeper than just the Constitution, straight to the Declaration of Independence.
OPINION - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: The unintended consequences of work requirements for Medicaid are dangerous

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Rachel Phipps, a Concord resident and healthcare advocate who has with Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis, relies on Medicaid. The Medicaid work requirements proposed in the new federal budget bill do not reflect the realities facing North Carolinians with difficult-to-manage health conditions, she writes.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown and NC's Workforce

Opinion: Trump’s inflammatory Fort Bragg speech brought shame to the Army

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If Americans see the military as a political arm of the Republican Party, the country will be in a dark place. I grew up at Fort Bragg, learned so many lessons there, and have so many happy memories. After I die, I want my ashes to be spread across Normandy Drop Zone. It is hallowed […]
OPINION - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: It’s hard enough to afford college. Now Republicans want to make it impossible.

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A new bill would limit financial aid, make it more difficult to get, and close off poor, rural areas from a better future, a data science student at North Carolina A&T State University writes.