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Fayetteville Observer journalism earns statewide recognition
18+ hour, 31+ min ago (171+ words) The Fayetteville Observer's news staff won eight awards in the 2026 annual North Carolina Press Association awards, including two first-place wins. Beth Hutson: Religion & Faith Reporting for A pastor ordained here 35 years ago is making history with her return to a…...
What the voter ID amendment does and does not do
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (87+ words) Director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity, John Locke Foundation Wait, doesn’t North Carolina already have absentee voter ID? The question voters will see on their ballot is clear: What is the practical difference between requiring voting ID by…...
What happened when, back then?
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (200+ words) It’s been a fascinating year as the nation celebrates America’s independence. An important part of that celebration has been learning about North Carolina’s often-neglected role in both the decision to declare independence and in the American Revolution itself. But it…...
Signature by signature, Fayetteville's Black community claims its history
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1127+ words) The city of Fayetteville is honoring part of its history. As Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reports, the City Council recently unanimously approved a new local historic district in the southeast part of town called the Black Historic District. "In…...
Learning valuable lessons from American history
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (151+ words) Thaddeus McCotter writes for American Greatness about the importance of studying lessons from the nation’s history. Once more in these trying times, Americans are compelled to recognize and reflect upon the lessons of history. First, we are compelled to note…...
Fayetteville Public Schools named as target in Title VI enforcement by U.S. Department of Education | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1321+ words) FAYETTEVILLE -- Fayetteville Public Schools is one of only two districts nationwide facing a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether race is used as a factor in determining how students are disciplined. The School District received an email at 7:55 a.m. Aug. 18 notifying…...
Arguing that higher ed is 'likely doomed"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (435+ words) Stephen Soukup offers a sour assessment of higher education’s future. The public exposure, resignation, and subsequent death of the British fabulist Jason Arday have reignited the longstanding (if not eternal) debate about the purpose of higher education in our society…...
AI agents are hacking without human oversight. How did we get here?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1130+ words) It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: technology acting on its own, without human guidance, to attack computer systems. But this isn’t a scene from a movie — it happened this summer, when the tech company Hugging Face detected an…...
Washington bureaucrats object to working in red states
2+ week, 4+ day ago (198+ words) Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about an interesting revelation about government workers in the nation’s capital. Washington, D.C.-based bureaucrats lamented returning to in-person work and being transferred to various states to administer the nation’s food stamp programs, according…...
Portuguese awake to Islam's cultural threat
2+ week, 5+ day ago (304+ words) Samuel Short writes for the Gateway Pundit about an interesting development in western Europe. The Portuguese are realizing that Islam has no place in Europe, much to the chagrin of some vocal residents. President António José Seguro signed a bill…...