Sun Journal staff roles and masthead details
The Sun Journal lists key personnel including Michael Distelhorst as group publisher and Chris Segal as editor. It notes Ken Warren as group advertising director and Sheila Meadows as circulation director. The notice reflects the paper's aim to be an indispensable community information source.
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Sun Journal
Michael Distelhorst
Chris Segal
Ken Warren
Sheila Meadows
Employers and government must boost US retraining efforts
Employers cannot retrain the US alone as automation reshapes jobs across sectors. A McKinsey alert shows one in five applicants lack essential skills, while 7 million jobs remain open. Amazon pledges 700 million for Upskilling 2025, yet a broader, government-backed plan is needed to expand apprenticeships, fund targeted training, and align community colleges with local industry needs.
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McKinsey
Amazon.com
Amazon
Trump
Germany
Drug treatment courts deserve statewide funding and expansion
Cape Fear Voices argues for expanding recovery courts across North Carolina, noting their cost savings, public health benefits, and rehabilitation success. The piece cites data from a 2011 NIJ study, opioid overdose trends, and anecdotes from New Hanover and Buncombe counties, urging stable state funding despite political divides.
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Orth Carolina Supreme Net
Cheri Beasley
New Hanover County
James H. Faison III
New Hanover
National Institute of Justice
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Tar Heel Voices on Gerrymandering and separation of powers
A bipartisan coalition led by former North Carolina leaders files an amici curiae brief in Wake County Superior Court urging an end to partisan gerrymandering. They urge courts to protect separation of powers, noting past legislative power grabs and the need for court action before the next general election.
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Buncombe County
Alan Thornburg
Asheville
Law and Order
Wilmington
Meredith
John Locke Foundation
Raleigh
North Carolina
Wake County
General Assembly
University of North Carolina
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