When Leaders Fall

Well-known Raleigh News & Observer columnists, Rob Christiansen not long ago noted that once North Carolina had a good name for honest government.

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Adam and Eve Alone

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We might live through him

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

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The Obstacle of Discouragement

We all have expectations. And whether they are reasonable or illogical, when our hopes fail us, we feel disappointed.

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Exodus Launches Initiative to Help Women Affected by Lesbianism

The global organization that promotes the message of "freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ" launched a new ministry this week to specifically cater to women struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction.

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Escape by Ferry to Governors Island off Manhattan

There's an attraction in New York City that offers sweeping views of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty, traffic-free biking, shaded lawns for picnics and outdoor concerts. And it's all free — including the quick ferry to get there.

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School Supply Donations Can’t Keep Up with Increasing Demand

This August, as the U.S. economy continues to falter and the national unemployment rate is at a four-year high, millions of children from low-income families may return to school without basic supplies such as paper, pencils, binders, and backpacks.

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Angry N. Korea Threatens to Rebuild Nuclear Plants

North Korea, angry that the United States has not removed it from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, said Tuesday it has stopped disabling its nuclear plants and is considering restoring them.

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New Attack Ad on TV, But This One Targets Hot Dogs

A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy's haunting lament: "I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer."

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