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Delay in investing could prove costly
You’ve no doubt heard that “time is money.” While this expression may be applicable in many areas of life, it’s especially relevant for investors — because the more time you spend not investing, t...
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Buyers should comparison shop even for the same product
t is important to remember when looking for ways to save money to shop around. A perfect example of this is my friend‘s recent experience when looking for a new cellular phone. When my friend an...
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Learning about North Carolina from a favorite mystery writer
hat is the best book I could read to learn about North Carolina? I get this question all the time from people who know about my interest in books about our state and those written by our great w...
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Don’t play politics with any of your investment decisions
hile the election season heats up, you will hear more and more promises, claims and counter-claims from the candidates. As a citizen, you may or may not enjoy this “political theater,” but as an i...
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Great website for do-it yourself projects
I am the first to admit that I am not crafty. I do not have a crafty bone in my body. However, recently I discovered a website that can turn the most uncrafty person into Martha Stewart and gives ...
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Frugal Family: Buyers should comparison shop even for the same product
It is important to remember when looking for ways to save money to shop around. A perfect example of this is my friend‘s recent experience when looking for a new cellular phone. When my friend and...
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EDITORIALS
Does time heal all wounds?
by D.G. Martin
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Will John Edwards someday be the new Newt Gingrich? Where did this crazy question come from? To get the answer, read on. First, we should wrestle with the questions political experts have been...
Delay in investing could prove costly
by Ryan Monteleone
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You’ve no doubt heard that “time is money.” While this expression may be applicable in many areas of life, it’s especially relevant for investors — because the more time you spend not investing, t...
Buyers should comparison shop even for the same product
by Stephanie Eaton Harvie
12 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
t is important to remember when looking for ways to save money to shop around. A perfect example of this is my friend‘s recent experience when looking for a new cellular phone. When my friend an...
Learning about North Carolina from a favorite mystery writer
by D.G. Martin
13 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
hat is the best book I could read to learn about North Carolina? I get this question all the time from people who know about my interest in books about our state and those written by our great w...
Don’t play politics with any of your investment decisions
by Ryan Monteleone
14 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
hile the election season heats up, you will hear more and more promises, claims and counter-claims from the candidates. As a citizen, you may or may not enjoy this “political theater,” but as an i...
Great website for do-it yourself projects
by Stephanie Eaton Harvie
17 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
I am the first to admit that I am not crafty. I do not have a crafty bone in my body. However, recently I discovered a website that can turn the most uncrafty person into Martha Stewart and gives ...
LETTERS
Letter to Editor
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Dear Editor, Rev. Barber, Mr. Tyson, Ms. Petty along with the others from outside Wake County who were arrested for disrupting and refusing to leave a School Board meeting should be ready to a...
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, While I am sure many think the new community center will be a positive thing for Holly Springs, those that live near the construction site (now going on over 18 months) will more ...
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, I have been reading A.C. Cargill’s rants against the Bond Referendum throughout the 2011 campaign, and I am having a hard time following her conflicting remarks or her self-interp...
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, My congratulations to Cheri Lee for garnering a seat on the Town Council in the recent election. The fact that Ms. Lee is opposed to the huge debt the parks scheme will burden us ...
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, The School Board election is Tuesday, Oct. 11, and I would strongly encourage everyone to vote. Susan Evans is running against Chair Ron Margiotta and I, for one, am very tired of...
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor, It’s election time, and signs are popping up everywhere. Plus, our mail box seems to overflow with campaign literature designed to get us to vote this way or that. When it comes t...
MORE OPINIONS
Replacing elections with lotteries
by D.G. Martin
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There has to be a better way. Some of us reached that conclusion after discussing the mess our congressional and legislative governing systems have come to. Winston Churchill said that democra...
When should you start taking Social Security
by Ryan Monteleone
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If you’re of a certain age, the new year means you’re that much closer to a day you may have anticipated with a combination of humor and resignation — specifically, the day you’re eligible for Soc...
Frugal Family: Great website for do-it yourself projects
by Stephanie Eaton Harvie
22 days ago | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
am the first to admit that I am not crafty. I do not have a crafty bone in my body. However, recently I discovered a website that can turn the most uncrafty person into Martha Stewart and gives yo...
Make sure to check out semi-annual sales
by Stephanie Eaton Harvie
24 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Tis the season to save money and it is important to keep your eyes open for great sales. Several major national clothing chains are having their semi-annual sales that drastically mark down th...
Quotes about North Carolina—stolen from a book you ought to own
by D.G. Martin
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Here is a present for you from a column several years ago—a few quotes about North Carolina. “North Carolina is, I believe, the poorest state in the Union: the part of it though which we travele...
What does investment landscape look like in 2012?
by Ryan Monteleone
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As an investor, you know that 2011 was a somewhat “choppy” year, with the financial markets going through many ups and downs. So what can you expect in 2012? As baseball Hall of Famer ...
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