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BBB Warns Vacation Posts Can Attract Scammers And Thieves
RALEIGH, N.C. — If you’re heading out on a summer vacation, the Better Business Bureau is urging travelers to think twice before sharing their adventures on social media. While posting…
Social Security Matters: When Should My Wife File For Spouse Benefits?
By Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation Dear Rusty: My wife is 66 (born February 1960) and started taking Social Security retirement benefits just over one year ago…
Local Newspapers Play Essential Roles
By John Hood RALEIGH — It was 40 years ago this week that I wrote my first column for North Carolina newspapers. Still in journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, I…
SBI Arrests Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer On Illegal Computer Access Charge
MECKLENBURG COUNTY — The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) announced the arrest of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer Wednesday morning on a charge of illegally accessing a government…
NCDA Confirms First Finding Of Yellow-Legged Hornets, Asks Beekeepers To Watch For Predator Hornet
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first established presence of the invasive yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in the state, in Matthews.…
Man Deported Three Times Indicted After Fatal Crash That Killed 6-Year-Old
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Mexican national who federal authorities say had been deported from the United States three times before returning illegally has now been indicted by a federal grand…
Gov. Stein Appoints Two Johnston County Residents To State Boards
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein has appointed two Johnston County residents to serve on state boards and commissions. Dunn Police Chief Lynn Gay was appointed to the North Carolina…
ICE Eyes Opening First NC Federal Detention Center In Winton
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could open North Carolina’s first federal detention center later this year at the former Rivers Correctional Center in Winton,…
Free Markets Can Promote Affordability
By John Hood RALEIGH — If formal surveys and social-media tracking offer useful signals — flawed as they may be, they’re superior to motivated reasoning or rank speculation — affordability…
You Decide: What Are The Benefits And Costs Of Immigration?
By Mike Walden Immigration of foreign-born individuals moving to the U.S. has sparked serious debates about the pros and cons of the movement. Of particular concern has been the large…
Social Security Matters: I Was Cheated; I Delayed Claiming SS But Didn’t Get My Full Benefits
By AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty: I Was Cheated; I Delayed Claiming SS but Didn’t Get My Full Benefits Dear Rusty: I’m…
The Public’s Sense Of Betrayal At Wasted Taxpayer Money
By David Larson Carolina Journal Not everything we cover in the news business makes it through to the average person on the street. They have so many things competing for…
