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1 / 825 New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy while celebrating his team's 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David J. Phillip 2 / 825 New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Jake Ballard in the last minute of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots 24-20. (AP Photo/Charles...

In a protracted argument mostly among Republicans, the state House on Thursday narrowly voted against requesting a national convention to make changes to the U.S. Constitution. The 53-59 vote killed the resolution, but the House later brought the issue back up and voted 66-45 to allow it to be considered again. The resolution was sent to the House Rules Committee, and Speaker Tim Moore said it could be brought up for a vote again next year. He says it’s unlikely the resolution will be considered again this year. Sen. Bert Jones of Reidsville argued for it, saying 12 other states have formal...

Floodwater becoming a major issue for residents of Greenmoss Dr. Floodwater becoming a major issue for residents of Greenmoss Dr. 5 hours 10 minutes 5 seconds ago Thursday, April 15 2021 Apr 15, 2021 April 15, 2021 9:37 PM April 15, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - Heavy storms left a Baton Rouge street under water on Thursday morning, and residents living there are fed up with being unable to leave their homes.  "I'm staring at a river in my front yard," said Bert Jones, a resident living on Greenmoss Dr.  The culprit of the flooding is a drainage issue. One of the major stor...

Mischief and mismatches at the top Published 8:20 a.m. today My blog/newspaper column this week about Governor Roy Cooper and Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson raised a question: Why are our two top officials, unlike the President and Vice President, elected separately? It’s the unintended consequence of three constitutional amendments – one after the Civil War and two that came a century later, in the 1970s. Before the Civil War, North Carolina didn’t have a lieutenant governor. Somehow we got by. The office was created by the state Constitutional Convention of 1868. North Carolina, li...

Good luck to Frank Reich and Colts in their 12-step rehab of Carson Wentz; they’re gonna need it | Jones Updated Feb 18, 2021; Posted Feb 18, 2021 From left: Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Mike Groh, Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich, and Eagles quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Nick Foles talk before a game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 23, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images/Mitchell Leff)Getty Images Facebook Share And so, Carson Wentz, supposedly the Philadelphia Eagles’ franchise quarterback as recently as a year ago, has now been shipped off ...