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A Fragile Home on July 4th
Scotland County, NC's search for economic vitality
8 hrs ago
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Jim Buie
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Historian Clint Smith on Juneteenth
Reckoning with the legacy of slavery
Jul 1
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Jim Buie
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Flora MacDonald, Scotland’s Trailblazer
National Galleries: “Flora Macdonald (1722-1790) courageously helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape ‘over the sea to Skye’, a story that is one of…
Jul 1
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Could Vietnam War Turn Out Differently?
A videocast discussion posted on YouTube
Jul 1
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Neighbors Can Bridge Political Divide
My Sunday piece on media coverage of the “No Kings” rallies exacerbating toxic political divisions down to the local level has sparked more than 125…
Jun 26
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Jim Buie
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Rhetoric, Images Incite Violence
Citizens, pols, media have responsibility to tone it down, listen to each other
Jun 22
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Jim Buie
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What If George Washington Became King?
Or was shot early in the revolution?
Jun 17
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Jim Buie
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'No Kings' Rallies Attract Millions
Resistance to Trump's one-man-rule.
Jun 13
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Constitutional Crisis Averted Over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Imprisonment in El Salvador Without Charges
Attorney General Pam Bondi “bends on Abrego Garcia,” editorialized the conservative Wall Street Journal. The Justice Department has returned Maryland…
Jun 10
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Constitutional Crisis Averted Over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Imprisonment in El Salvador Without Charges
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‘Eat, Pray, Admit You’re From An Empire’
The Loss of American Innocence and Exceptionalism
Jun 4
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Innocents Abroad
Meet in Portugal in October?
Jun 2
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Scottish History Wasn't Taught in Schools For Generations
It's better now, but still limited
Jun 2
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