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The beat goes on…or does it?

Basketball season has come to an end once again, with the NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments recently wrapping ...

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How to get started on spring cleaning

Springtime has arrived, and with it comes warmer weather, beautiful blooming flowers, and a whole bunch of gross ...

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Overcoming language “hurdles” and other confusing words

The other day I typed a word in Google Docs that I was confident was correct. But then ...

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A run to remember: NC State does the improbable but not impossible

After I went to sleep last Friday night, I got a phone call that woke me up sometime ...

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Voter turnout in NC could be better

North Carolina’s primary election was held earlier this month on March 5. “Super Tuesday” is what everyone was ...

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Holidays and happenings on your March calendar

Every month can be considered a “busy” month in some way. Your calendar could be filled with work ...

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Much ado about court storming

Recently, I was watching basketball with my brother. When the game we were watching ended (congrats to NC ...

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Fascinating stories: supermassive black holes, pancake races, and mumruffins

There are a lot of news sources available for people to choose from (including this very newspaper), and ...

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If you need to do homework to watch TV, you’re doing it wrong probably

Have you ever been called a “couch potato”? I’m sure that the term could apply to me at ...

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Punny names, weird names, and everything in between

Pretty much everything has a name. It’s essential to how we identify who and what we interact with ...

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School vouchers are a complex subject with a long history

As I mentioned in last week’s column, school vouchers have been one of the hot education topics in ...

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From AI to school vouchers: hot topics in NC education

Last week, I wrote about how legalized sports betting will have an impact on several universities across North ...

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Legal gambling to benefit small university athletic programs in NC

If I were a betting man (and for the record, I am not actually a betting man – ...

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Parkways, driveways, and other words to help people find their “way”

Have you ever wondered why people park on driveways and drive on parkways? I admit that I’ve definitely ...

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Break your bad habits with these resolutions

Have you made and broken your New Year’s Resolutions yet? We’re several days into 2024 already, so there’s ...

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