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HICKORY — Catawba Valley Community College music student Noah Messick has advanced to the national level of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition following his placement at

With the revelation that our near neighbour, Solomon Islands, has signed a security deal with China, it makes one wonder just what our government does day to day

Headlines for Douglas County's past.

Such wisdom for Ash to go while the going is good and give herself time to bask in the sun of her achievements. A pity some of her wisdom does not rub off on our pollies who are looking ever more grimaced and desperate as they look to the next election.

History may yet refer to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the same breath as Hitler or Stalin, but his despotism is more in the style of Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin.

In this age of the smartphone the internecine warring in the Coalition shows that texting is potentially a weapon of MP’s destruction.

If anything signifies an imminent election it is the Liberal Party dealing the old China threat card.

If anything signifies an imminent election it is the Liberal Party dealing the old China threat card.

If anything signifies an imminent election it is the Liberal Party dealing the old China threat card.

Every time I hear a politician mouthing platitudes about “pushing through”, or “reaching the peak” or “riding the wave”, I wonder if they have any real understanding of what is happening in our medical system.