2+ week, 5+ day ago   (541+ words) On Aug. 22, a new set of U.S. tariffs went into effect. Those tariffs charge American buyers of Canadian goods — 569 categories of stuff including dairy, alcohol, electronics, furniture, building materials and other items amounting to a usual annual value of nearly $25 billion…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (725+ words) American women have been talking about breaking the glass ceiling since the 1970s. But the truth is this: In one important arena, women broke through that barrier at the very beginning of our nation’s story, creating a lasting legacy of service…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (197+ words) TARBORO — Two Edgecombe Community College directors are among the first local professionals to complete Leadership Edgecombe Academy, a program designed to strengthen leadership skills and provide a closer look at Edgecombe County’s business and industrial community. Laura Brown Evans, director…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) In late 1861, Union soldiers in Bloomfield, Missouri, found the local newspaper’s office empty and decided to put it to good use. Stars and Stripes covered the activities of the three Illinois regiments. Their commander in chief, of course, was U.S....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (545+ words) When a powerful industry rakes in billions for doing something that should have a negligible cost, it will say almost anything to keep that river of money flowing. It was true of the auto industry that constantly fought safety upgrades....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (608+ words) Data centers are notorious energy hogs. With each hyperscale data center using as much energy as an entire city, they’re polluting surrounding areas, straining grids and raising electric rates nationwide. This is creating a backlash, with 70% of Americans saying they…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (381+ words) The recent clamor for more affordable healthcare is deafening — and far too often, unserious. Railing against “the system” is easy. Looking honestly at who built it, who profits from it and who refuses to fix it is harder. The answer…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (333+ words) Earlier this month, the voters of Missouri decisively defeated a constitutional amendment authorizing an end to the state’s income tax. It was an overwhelming defeat — 17% for, 83% against — for a ballot measure that failed in urban, suburban and rural counties alike....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (875+ words) North Carolina has strong reasons to remain competitive for data center investment. The industry is building infrastructure that supports artificial intelligence, cloud computing and the digital services woven into the modern economy. These projects can bring enormous capital investment, construction…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (319+ words) RALEIGH — North Carolina food banks are beginning to receive nearly 3 million eggs as part of an antitrust settlement involving three of the nation’s largest egg producers. Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined food bank leaders Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Food Bank…...