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Oil and Iraq - How wrong I was[Mar. 17, 2008] Five years ago, when it became clear that nothing would stop our President from leading our country into a war with Iraq, I struggled to find some reason that would justify that course of action. When I finally thought I had found that reason, I wrote about it in this column. This week, I found out how wrong I was, thanks to the reporting of New York Times reporter Richard A. Opel, Jr.
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Good sports don't quit in the middle of the game[Jan. 22, 2008] Why is John Edwards still running? When is he going to face reality and throw in the towel? Even John Edwards’ friends are asking these questions after his poor showing in the Nevada caucuses, which followed disappointing results in Iowa and New Hampshire, and with polls predicting a distance third place in this week’s South Carolina primary.
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The lesson of 1972: Only the old Democrats remember[Jan. 14, 2008] “They’ve forgotten again the lessons we learned in 1972.” Some older Democrats were saying this under their breath last week as they watched their primary candidates for governor attack each other in a televised debate on UNC-TV, followed up by TV ad campaigns from both Democratic candidates. The leading candidates, Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue and state Treasurer Richard Moore, took off the gloves and went on the attack—against each other.
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Obama, Huckabee, and McCain - and Jesse Helms?[Jan. 12, 2008] How can a former North Carolina senator help us understand the surprising recent upsurge in the strength of several presidential candidates? You might think the former senator I have in mind is presidential candidate John Edwards. No, it’s the example of Jesse Helms who might give us that help.
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North Carolina books for Christmas giving[Dec. 10, 2007] About this time every year people ask me what books I would recommend for Christmas giving. I am glad to get the question because I try to keep up with our state’s books and authors in connection with North Carolina Bookwatch, the UNC-TV program that I host. But I have learned that there is no way I can read, or even know about, all of the approximately 1000 new North Carolina related books that are published each year. Almost every day, I learn about an important new book that I had, up until then, missed.
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Winning the Civil War - and other speculative fictions[Nov. 13, 2007] What if the South had won the Civil War? What kind of country would we live in now? White Southerners, often the “unreconstructed” ones, have dreamed about the reversal of their “Lost Cause” defeat and speculated that things might have been much different, maybe even much better, if the “War of Northern Aggression” had turned out differently.
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Understanding Senator Sam[Nov. 5, 2007] Although my mother grew up in the Deep South, she always considered herself a political liberal, especially on matters of race. Yet she often expressed admiration for Senators Richard Russell and Sam Ervin, who were two of the most effective warriors against proposed civil rights legislation during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
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What is in a name?[Oct. 29, 2007] The North Carolina Democratic Party has sent me back to the books to study my state’s history. The history question raised among Democrats is whether the name of Charles Aycock, the Democratic governor from 1901 to 1905 should continue to be a part of the title of their annual Vance-Aycock celebration in Asheville. Old-time Democrats just say, “See you at Vance-Aycock.”
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The real Daniel Boone: A real North Carolinian[Oct. 25, 2007] The legendary Daniel Boone was a North Carolinian. It is a fact that is too often overlooked and underappreciated in our state. Although Boone explored Kentucky and later settled there before moving to Missouri, North Carolina was his home longer than any other place.
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September 11 and a 250 year old North Carolina fort[Sep. 24, 2007] A few days ago, on September 11 to be exact, I talked to a group of people in Statesville about a time when a successful attack by a foreign enemy on American soil created great uncertainty and fear. The threat of further attacks, kidnappings, and destruction by terrorists destroyed confidence in the safety of homes and families.
More North Carolina books[Sep. 4, 2007] Walking alongside the college campus on North Main Street in Davidson, following a little ridge line that marks the border between the Catawba and the Yadkin-Pee Dee river basins, my mother would mark the clearest days by stopping at a high point near the college entrance. She would then point west with one hand, put the other above her eyes as if saluting, and say, "There it is. Look way out there. You can see it. It's Grandfather."
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Our mountain "lighthouses"[Aug. 27, 2007] Walking alongside the college campus on North Main Street in Davidson, following a little ridge line that marks the border between the Catawba and the Yadkin-Pee Dee river basins, my mother would mark the clearest days by stopping at a high point near the college entrance. She would then point west with one hand, put the other above her eyes as if saluting, and say, "There it is. Look way out there. You can see it. It's Grandfather."
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Remembering John Belk on the basketball court[Aug. 23, 2007] “A little awkward, but amazingly effective.” This is what I thought about the late John Belk the first time I went head to head against him. In 1961, he was playing on the alumni team in a pre-season basketball game against the Davidson College varsity coached by Lefty Driesell. Coach Driesell assigned me to guard the most important, if not the best, player on the alumni team – Belk.
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