Opinion
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McGill: Power, protection and perseverance of believers
A number of years ago I made a discovery seemingly hidden in plain sight on the pages of scripture that I would like to share with you for this week’s devotional challenge.
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McGill: Word of God shaped our founding
As a child, I learned a simple little Gospel song that would shape the rest of my life and set the standard for my Ministry as a Pastor and my Mission as a Politician.
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Hood: Hospitals can’t win every policy battle
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hospital sector employs one of the most effective teams of strategists, lobbyists, and marketers in the state. Still, under present circumstances, I’d be flabbergasted if hospitals emerge from the next 18 months without one or more significant policy losses.
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Jones: When 100 years of The Journal was celebrated
In November 1999 staff and contributors published a 172 page history of The Bladen Journal and Bladen County. It was a summer undertaking led by the late Michael Simmons to celebrate the newspaper’s 100th anniversary.
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McGill: Two charcoal fires become turning point
With Easter still fresh in our memories, I wanted to revisit a place that I have had the privilege of visiting a few times over the years. It is a rather obscure, but extremely significant part of the passion of Christ. This seldom mentioned event deserves more than a mere…
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Hooks: The age of Wi-Fi excuses for homework
Every generation believes the next one has it easier. Parents say students today have smartphones, laptops, and search engines answering questions faster than a teenager can say “I forgot my password.” Teachers quietly nod while staring at a stack of unsubmitted assignments sitting in an online gradebook glowing with the…
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Hood: Why the Halifax Resolves matter
RALEIGH — On April 12, a large crowd of North Carolinians gathered in the town of Halifax to commemorate the 250th anniversary of a pivotal historical event.
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McGill: The tale of two Davids
As some of you know, I have been sharing a 7 a.m. Facebook Daily Devotion since the early days of the COVID pandemic. Now, in my seventh year, I am amazed to say that I haven’t missed a day of teaching the Bible each morning for the past 2,200 days…
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Jones: Space program heads to the moon and beyond
“And here we go. 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 … 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – Booster ignition … and liftoff.
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Jones: Space program heads to the moon and beyond
“And here we go. 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 … 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – Booster ignition … and liftoff.
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McGill: It’s Monday but Friday’s coming!
I hope each of you had a very blessed Holy Week. I, for one, love the Easter Season. I am always blessed beyond measure by the Palm Sunday Celebration, the Maundy Thursday’s Sacred Remembrance, the Passion of Christ’s Cross on Good Friday, our Easter Sunrise Service and, of course the…
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Hood: Welfare reforms create good problems
RALEIGH — When Congress passed its budget-reconciliation bill last summer, it created a bunch of problems for North Carolina policymakers — thank goodness!
