Most top restaurant chains in the United States have failed to adopt policies to stop the overuse of antibiotics by their beef suppliers, according to the sixth annual Chain Reaction scorecard released by North Carolina Public Interest Research Group and other major consumer, public health a…
“The United States is a nation founded on both an ideal and a lie.”
As we become older, we tend to see certain changes in the way we choose to live. We usually begin our adult years by living in an apartment, simple and private, and then marriage and children compel many of us to seek bigger places to live, places that can accommodate more people and pets. W…
Recently, I tried and failed to pay the North Carolina Drug Tax. Turns out, failure was inevitable: It’s virtually impossible to pay this tax. So why is it still law?
As I was lying awake one evening experiencing what I call “night terrors” and hot flashes (yes, I get those at my age even as a male of the species), many thoughts came to mind. Most of them I forgot this morning as the light dawned, the quote by British statesman Winston Churchill coming to…
It’s a common phenomenon for well-known politicians to become associated with, or remembered for, an inspiring or infamous utterance.
The late historian John Henrik Clarke explained the dominant subculture’s preoccupation with manipulating history.
This story about Jackson and Opal is a true one, with just a smidgen of poetic license.
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