Talley and Smith appointed to regional editor roles
Lucy C. Talley named publisher and regional editor Lucy C Talley to lead coverage in the region while Michael Smith takes on the role of regional executive editor. The appointment expands leadership overseeing editorial strategy, community reporting, and newsroom operations.
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Lucy C. Talley
Michael Smith
Downtown Gastonia Revival Sparks Mixed Redevelopment
Editors note: a look at the Gastonia downtown revival as Sleepy Poet Antique Mall opens in the old Kress building and Cavendish Brewing plans to anchor the northern gateway. Planned Franklin Urban Sports district and Loray Mill redevelopment hint at a vibrant central city, with investors bullish and new shops, residences, and eateries taking root.
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Gastonia
Belmont
Dickson Shreffler
Charlotte
Kress
Main Avenue
Scott Cavendish
Craig Dodge
The
Cavendish Brewing Company
Carmesh
Ayenery
Kreffler
Cavendish
Pdec
Rotary Pavilion
B.R.E.A.D. Inc
Franklin
Highland
Loray
Lawyers Building
Home Depot backs local Marine home repair with thirty thousand
Facebook post highlights Home Depot donating 30000 to repair a Marine’s fire damaged home. The message recalls prior community help at Rotary garden event on Franklin Boulevard and praises Home Depot influence and service.
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Home Depot
Rotary Community Garden
Franklin Boulevard
Dave
Rotary Club of
Onia
The Curtain on Campus Voices in the Cold War Echoes
Thomas Sowell argues that American colleges have erected a campus curtain more subtle than the Iron Curtain, stifling diverse viewpoints. He laments silenced scholars, skewed curricula, and calls for external broadcasts and donor funding to reintroduce dissenting ideas to students.
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Voice of America
Soviet Bloc
Harvard
Alan Reynolds
United States
America
Stephen
Abigail Thornstrom
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