Sun Journal Staff Roles Noted in Masthead
The Sun Journal lists key newsroom leadership including Michael Distelhorst as publisher Chris Segal as editor Ken Buday as managing editor Ken Warren as group advertising director and Sheila Meadows as circulation director, outlining the paper's leadership structure.
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Michael Distelhorst
Chris Segal
Ken Buday
Ken Warren
Sheila Meadows
Extend flood program until reforms made
Editorial argues the National Flood Insurance Program remains deeply in debt despite reforms and urges Congress to extend the current law beyond December while pursuing long term changes. It cites Katrina and Sandy impacts, repeated property losses in New Hanover and Wrightsville Beach, and questions about subsidies and caps while calling for tighter risk rules and private insurer participation.
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Congress
U.S. Treasury
House
Senate
U.S
David Rouzer
R-N.c
New Hanover County
Bald Head Island
Wrightsville Beach
Pender County
North Carolina
FEMA
Secret court settlements expose public right to know
Opinion by David A. Dana and Susan P. Koniak condemns secret court settlements funded by taxpayers. It cites historic abuses by priests and large hidden hazards, urging legislators and judges to end secrecy and enforce disclosure. notes lack of sponsors for Nadler bill and calls for ethical rule enforcement.
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Congress
Jerrold Nadler
D-N.y
Svheese
We Live
Who pays the corporate tax reveals who bears the burden
Fayetteville Observer Community Advisory Board member and economist Matt Dobra argues that corporations do not pay taxes. the burden falls on labor, likely 60 to 70 cents per dollar, while capital mobility and productivity effects shape who bears the cost. The piece discusses consumers, investors, and workers as possible payers and clarifies the author’s stance.
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Fayetteville
Matt Dobra
Methodist University
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