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Uniforms need not fade away

I wonder if, after all these years, he still had his uniform. Published: Aug. 12, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Sharp, Sotomayor and Burr

Would North Carolina U.S. Sen. Richard Burr have supported Susie Sharp had she been nominated for the Supreme Court? Published: Aug. 5, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

The new tobacco

You don't need to read all of this column to get its message. For North Carolinians it is simply this: Published: Jul. 29, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

'If he could decide to live, so could I'

What is the most talked about North Carolina book so far this year? Published: Jul. 22, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Palin's move calculated? You betcha!

Why would Sarah Palin do it? Why give up the power and perks that come from being governor of a state before her term is up? Published: Jul. 15, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

The 'elder' statesman in his youth

"An elder statesman of American letters." These are the words a New York Times reviewer of Reynolds Price's new book, "Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming Back," used to describe Price. Published: Jul. 8, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Hiking the Appalachian Trail is no joke

Could anyone be angrier with South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford than his wife? Published: Jul. 1, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Suggestions for summer reading -- and viewing

It is summertime again and time to put aside a few books for vacation reading. Let me share some suggestions from books I have been reading to prepare for UNC-TV's North Carolina Bookwatch's new season beginning July 5 at 5 p.m. Published: Jun. 24, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

What Lincoln wanted

After reading an important and provocative new book about Abraham Lincoln's ideas about the proper role of freed blacks in post-slavery times, I wondered if somebody will propose that we tear down the Lincoln Memorial. Published: Jun. 17, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

The man behind the library

A lot of people think that the big Walter Davis Library at UNC is named after the great basketball player. Published: Jun. 10, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Allred was friend of 'little guy'

I come to bury Cary, not to praise him; The evil that men do lives after them, Published: Jun. 3, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Time for balance on Easleys

Is nobody going to say a good word about the Easleys? It might be dangerous, what with federal prosecutors raising the possibility of violations of campaign laws. Or, with many of the state's newspapers rushing in to join the News & Observer Published: May. 27, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Local food seasoned by history

What does good eating have to do with history? This week I am trying to answer that question for the N.C. Museum of History Associates at their annual meeting. Published: May. 20, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Storyteller gets started at young age

Once upon a time they went into the woods and suddenly they met a bear and the bear chased them until... Published: May. 13, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

'Dreams' doc biography hits home

Of all the North Carolinians who lived in the 20th century, which one is best known today? Published: May. 6, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Best-selling author may do it again

This time three years ago, nobody in the literary world had ever heard of John Hart. Published: Apr. 29, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Will he or won't he?

Maybe you think it is too early to begin a campaign for the 2010 elections. Published: Apr. 22, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Numbers show tide changing

What do Carolina Tar Heel basketball fans and North Carolina Democrats have in common? Published: Apr. 15, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Basketball, Easter and a better life

Last weekend North Carolinians, especially Tar Heel basketball fans, found themselves pulled in all sorts of directions. Published: Apr. 8, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Can N.C. really claim Dr. Franklin?

It is hard to remember when the nation showered as much attention on a North Carolinian as it did when John Hope Franklin died in Durham last week at 94. Published: Apr. 1, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Virtual education the answer?

What really makes for good schools? At a recent conference organized for North Carolina Editorial Writers, organizer Ferrel Guillory, director of UNC's Program on Public Life, presented this question for discussion. Published: Mar. 18, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Perdue and Lyndon Johnson

What is the biggest surprise in Raleigh this winter? Published: Mar. 15, 2009 12:00 AM | Full story

Perdue and Lyndon Johnson

What is the biggest surprise in Raleigh this winter? Published: Mar. 11, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

The haven we like to call Hillsborough

There is usually a nice side benefit to a search for something specific -- even if you never find what you are looking for. The great rewards of every search are the unexpected discoveries you make along the way. Published: Mar. 4, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Lessons from the backcountry

Are there lessons for us from the American Revolution as it was fought in the backcountry of the Carolinas? Could anything that happened so long ago be relevant to today's challenges facing America's military? Maybe. Published: Feb. 25, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

A win-win for Obama and state

President Obama has something North Carolina is missing, something he could give us. Published: Feb. 18, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

Forest fires, hurricanes and crises

We have learned something about forest fires. They are part of a natural process through which nature manages a healthy ecosystem. In our Long Leaf Pine forests, fires burn away the low brush and clear the way for the healthy growth of the pines. The Published: Feb. 11, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

A book for policymakers' briefcases

How will they figure out how to help North Carolina's economy recover? Who can tell them what will work? Published: Feb. 4, 2009 12:30 AM | Full story

40 years ago, another milestone

Excitement and anticipation reigned everywhere as a young African-American campaigning on a promise of change won a groundbreaking election victory. Published: Dec. 3, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Books for holiday reading and giving

I almost forgot the reading and Christmas giving list I promised you a few weeks ago. Published: Nov. 26, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story


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