From the porch
No parents left behind
By Dwight Otwell
      With high school graduation upon us this coming weekend, parents, grandparents and other relatives will attend the ceremonies that will whisk their high school seniors into another stage of life. The relatives will ponder the education that has supposedly prepared their graduate for college and t...
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The O'Reilly Factor
Hillary's Ordeal
By Bill O'Reilly
      Like her or loathe her, you have to admit that there are plenty of thorns in Hillary Clinton's life. Now, two new books once again rehash Hillary's difficult marriage and cast doubt on her overall persona. It's not that the books are designed to humiliate the woman, but they do so just the same.
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INBOX: Letters to the Editor
Medicaid costs in crisis
      Dear Editor: For many years, Medicaid has been a major part of county budgets in North Carolina. Counties have requested relief from the state to end its requirement that county governments use local revenues - mostly those provided by property tax - to fund 15 percent of the state's share of M...
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