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Hagan and Freedom
Some are suggesting that Sen. Kay Hagan is avoiding President Obama’s policies and staying clear of the man himself in advance of her 2014 re-election bid. Polls show that Hagan could be vulnerable next
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Where’s the Leadership?
We sure hope that Gov. McCrory can walk and chew gum simultaneously. It is understandable that Kevin Daniels and others in his administration want to place the focus on the governor’s strong business background
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The Dream 50 years later
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the great “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” It was there, at one of the largest rallies for human rights, that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Fitness beneficial to senior citizens
After a scare from a routine doctor’s visit, Betty Jones of Winston-Salem decided it was time to take back control of her health. “I had a scare at the doctor, and shortly after my
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Good Guys Made Bad Calls
Two of the city’s most well-known and scrutinized leaders will take their final bows in a few weeks. Dr. Don Martin, who has led Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools as superintendent for the last 18 years,
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Letters to the Editor
Let the residents decide To the Editor: Kudos to City Councilmen James Taylor and Derwin Montgomery for voting against selling the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, a publicly-owned property, to Wake Forest University, a
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The ECHO Movement
Have you heard of ECHO? Maybe; maybe not. Our mission isn’t to help the homeless secure housing, or provide food to all those in Forsyth County who are hungry, or even to offer educational opportunities to
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Smith latest in long line of injustices
Forsyth County is far from the only place with an ugly history of Keystone Cop investigators and overzealous prosecutors. They are all over, but, unfortunately, in whatever town, hamlet or city, there is one
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Letters to the Editor
LJVM Coliseum sale To the Editor: I realize I am not necessarily the brightest, haven’t had a course in high finance, and nor do I have a dog in this fight. However, I would
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Obama becomes conservatives’ role model for working moms
WS Chronicle June 8, 2013 0The loudest voices in the Republican echo machine – those Fox News Network heavy hitters who routinely and consistently blame everything on President Obama, from the Boston Marathon Bombing to the IRS scandal, to
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