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TERRY TURNER: Firewalls for the Constitution
In American politics, few people dispute the importance of our representative democracy. Few dispute the value of freedom ...
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MEDICAL COLUMN: High blood pressure and how to avoid it
It is estimated that half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and only ...
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HARRY MARTINEZ: The people will be restored
Some lessons are hard to learn in life and have lasting consequences. Bad decisions rarely impact self only, ...
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EDDIE SEAGLE: Make it personal and add your unique touch to a maximalism garden
“Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Your time ...
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HARRY MARTINEZ: The people rage
There exists a restlessness throughout the world, and presently, some two hundred hot-spots have erupted into violence and ...
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TERRY TURNER: Doing the best of things
On July 13, a young man of uncertain political beliefs attempted to assassinate a candidate for President of ...
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MELINDA BURRELL: Democrats and Republicans don’t actually hate each other!
Representative Kevin Crutchfield, Republican from North Carolina’s 83rd district, strode to the back of the state legislature building. ...
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HARRY MARTINEZ: God’s judgment
Everyone enjoys reading and hearing good news, though it appears that many media outlets focus on that which ...
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EDDIE SEAGLE: What goes into landscape planning?
The trifecta of summer (June, July and August) is half over. The temps are hot now but we ...
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TERRY TURNER: Heroes not required
The rural community where I grew up in the 1950s and ‘60s consisted of two country stores, two ...