Duke Power seeks further rate hikes as costs rise
The North Carolina Utilities Commission hears Duke Power requests for a 16.8 percent rate increase already charged and a further 16.6 percent proposal. Protests by consumer groups and the attorney general, plus Duke’s high borrowing costs and nuclear plant expenses, frame a tough review of the utility’s financial needs and the broader climb in public utility costs.
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Two Democrats in Guilford County DA Runoff
In Guilford County a runoff primary will decide the district attorney between Ray Alexander who had 41.5 percent and Howard Cole with 36 percent in May. Turnout is expected to be low with only a few hundred of thousands eligible voting. The piece urges participation and notes runoffs and election-law reform ideas.
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Ray Alexander
Howard Cole
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Blushing as a sign of conscience in Jeremiah's age
A meditation on blushing drawn from Jeremiah 6 15 noting that shamelessness marks a depraved people. The piece argues blush reveals inner feelings and moral sensitivity, contrasting biblical warnings with a pope's remark that denying sin is the gravest fault. It warns of societal decline without moral blush.
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Israel
Face Red and Moral Decay Amid Slavery Critique
A historical tract argues moral decay and vice threaten civilization, urging vigilance through a religious conscience. It cites slavery era reformer William Lloyd Garrison and presses the need for a vigilant, godly fear to prevent humanity from degenerating into barbarism.
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William Lloyd Garrison
New England
America
Bald Head deal drawn to please many parties
A North Carolina arrangement transfers about 90 percent of Smith Island wetlands and adjacent areas to state control while enabling a marina for a 3000 acre Bald Head development. The Army Corps of Engineers approves the overall plan, aiding Henderson and associates to continue construction and granting tax benefits. The marina links the island to Southport and supports the regional project.
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Connally milk scandal described in Watergate hush funds tale
Washington sources recount a claimed bribery incident involving John Connally with Jake Jacobsen admitting a $10,000 milk payment delivered in five bundles and flushed in a private bathroom. Connally denied the offer, while investigators later corroborated aspects via bank records and witnesses amid broader Watergate probes and prior rainmaking denials by Melvin Laird.
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CAPITAL VIEWPOINT Sees Congress as weak on national helm
The columnist laments a divided administration and feeble congressional leadership. He cites rival energy subcommittees, delayed appropriations, poor budget balance methods, and failure to reform itself since Watergate, arguing leadership and unity are essential to advance key laws.
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