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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Legislature's speedy delivery
Editorial and political cartoons from Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting's editorial cartoonist.
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Editorial Cartoons
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Legislature's speedy delivery
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Finding N.C. education's North Star
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: State budget by Halloween?
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Not so gently rapping, rapping on legislature's chamber doors
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Redistricting hearings. Who's listening?
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Legislature's budget negotiations pick up the pace, sort of
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Rep. Cawthorn. Shooting form the lip
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: 'The 'sound' of a basic education
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Those on the frontline to defeat COVID-19
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DRAUGHON DRAWS: Uneasy departure
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Remarks from Gene Davis, UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees vice chairThursday, July 1, 2021 -- These are the prepared remarks from UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Vice Chair Gene Davis following the June 30, 2021 vote to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones at a special trustees' meeting. -
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reaction to COVID-19 Alert SystemFriday, Nov. 20, 2020 -- The important thing to remember is that no matter the color of the county, there are critical actions everyone can take to slow the spread of COVID-19. It starts with everyone wearing a mask whenever leaving home. Everyone has a responsibility each North Carolinian, each business and each public official in every county to take effective action to bring down their numbers so we can protect our state's hospital system, save lives. And it can prevent us from having to take significant steps backward. -
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OpinionDRAUGHON DRAWS: Editorial Cartoons from Dennis Draughon
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