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Child support complicates abortion debate
Crossing partisan battle lines and taking heavy fire from both sides, Rep. Forrest Bennett unwitting...
Anti-encryption scoundrels play to parents’ fears
The UK’s Home Office, Rolling Stone reports, is ramping up for a new offensive against end-to-end en...
Spam and scam calls plague cellphone users
Who knew I had so many friends worried about my car’s warranty? Before Christmas, it felt like a ho...
How to spot scam debt collectors
If you have bills that are past due, you might be contacted by a debt collector. But don’t be fooled...
State should let hospitals compete
By restricting competition among hospitals and other medical providers, North Carolina keeps the cos...
Snow redux? Friday forecasts flirt with flurries
There is a good chance our area will get a glimpse at above-average afternoon temperatures Tuesday a...
Clickbait crusaders challenge cops
An activist’s testy exchange with a small-town police chief is stoking outsize outrage on YouTube, t...
Thank you for coming
Your presence brings reassurance to those in need, For those of us still lost in the mist of memory,...
Red sky at dawn one of nature’s most spectacular gifts
Recently, as I was on my way to Beddingfield High School shortly before 7 a.m., I received yet anoth...
He made me famous
The man who made me briefly famous died last week. Tom Clark was 93. He taught me Old Testament at ...
Should felons be able to vote?
Do you think felons should lose their right to vote? If so, do you think they should be able to reg...
The war on our independent judiciary
In 2016, our Republican-led state legislature narrowly chose not to expand the state Supreme Court i...
‘Great Resignation’ resonates in Wilson
In 40 years of business, The Action Group CEO Tav Gauss has seen just about everything. However, the...
Next dose of precipitation should be rain
The return of sunshine Saturday should get our area above freezing, probably into the 35- to 37-degr...
Delaying primaries would interfere with courts’ review
This week, the General Assembly was in session for one day to vote on House Bill 605, a bill by Repu...
Play an active role in your community college
Wilson Community College currently has 31 curriculum degree programs. And each of these programs has...
Staycation beats destinations for exotic getaways
About this time each year, my wife and I start thinking about a vacation. I don’t know if we are sti...
Schumer gets it half-right on filibuster
On Wednesday, U.S. Senate Democrats tried and failed to pass a one-time exception to that body’s pra...
In abortion case, Supreme Court grapples with stare decisis
This Sunday marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that leg...
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Angarole-Clark
Anna Narron Clark and Philip Richard Angarole II, both of Raleigh, exchanged marriage vows Oct. 30 i...
Yogurt makes these pancakes tender and delicious
We made some delicious pancakes Sunday during the first of our icy cold weekends. Our older granddau...