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The recently-released CPI figures prove that the middle class and working poor are being crushed. Food costs up 11.4%. Electricity up 15.8%. Natural gas up 33%. Gasoline is up 25.6%

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Spirit and intention The Associated Press article “Appeals court refuses to reinstate abortion ban” (June 17) stated that a fetus is unviable at 20 weeks. That is medically questionable. The Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade defined viability as the point at which a fetus could survive outside the womb. In 1973 when that decision was made, viability was 28 weeks. To be on the safe side, the court set viability at 24 weeks and came up with the trimester scheme. Now, 48 years later with medical advancements, babies are surviving outside the womb at 22 weeks. According to the spirit and int...

A confusing picture I am confused after considering two Jan. 7 Journal articles (“Governor extends statewide curfew for three weeks,” “County schools forge ahead with reopening plans”), one posted above the other. Gov. Roy Cooper said " ... in North Carolina, we have seen some of our highest case counts, percent positives, hospitalizations and ICU bed usage numbers in the past few days. No matter where you live, work, worship or play, COVID-19 remains a deadly threat, and we must treat it that way." N.C. Health Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen warned, “There is an alarming a...