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Michael Walden, professor emeritus in economics at North Carolina State University. (Photo by Carolina Journal)

Michael Walden, professor emeritus in economics at North Carolina State University. (Photo by Carolina Journal)

Economist predicts inflation, even price controls, in 2022

News Staff
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Whether it is filling up at the pump, paying more for goods and services, or not finding your favorite item on the grocery store shelves, there is no denying that inflation and supply chain issues have affected everyone in one way or another.
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How to prevent high blood pressure

News Staff
Monday, January 10, 2022
Did you know that about 1 out of every 3 adults in the United States suffer from high blood pressure? Many of those people may not even know that they have it because there are usually no warning signs.
Gov. Roy Cooper signing Executive Order 80 in 2018 that, among other directives, required the N.C. Department of Transportation to develop a ZEV Plan for the state. (Photo from ncdot.gov.)

Gov. Roy Cooper signing Executive Order 80 in 2018 that, among other directives, required the N.C. Department of Transportation to develop a ZEV Plan for the state. (Photo from ncdot.gov.)

Cooper signs new order pushing state toward electric vehicles

News Staff
Monday, January 10, 2022
Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Friday, Jan. 7, that aims to reduce greenhouse gases to net-zero by 2050. Cooper also wants to transition all state vehicles to electric and to enhance goals for drivers to switch to electric and other zero-emission vehicles.
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Clever Household Tricks

News Staff
Friday, January 7, 2022
I’m usually making fun of the tips I find in the do-it-yourself magazines. I think they run out of clever ideas and then just make strange ideas up for fun. But recently I hauled out a stack of old magazines (pre-spring cleaning), and actually found some handy things. Here they are.
Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Durham poised to send $500 checks to ex-cons in basic income pilot

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
The city of Durham is set to give monthly checks worth $500 to 115 formerly incarcerated people. The move is part of a nationwide basic income experiment, primarily bankrolled by Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey. Applications for the program opened on Wednesday, Jan.