My long-time client, mentor and friend Frank Daniels Jr. died on June 30. He was 90 years old. For 20 of the 26 years he served as publisher of The News & Observer, I was privileged to defend the …
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Hugh Stevens
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7/26/22
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Like some other kids, I learned how to drive before taking the drivers’ education class in high school. My father took me to the school’s football stadium on weekends when the expansive …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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7/26/22
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Back in my ad agency days, I learned a big lesson about what to do – and what not to do – in a sales presentation.
I was sitting in the office of the owner of a construction business, …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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10/3/18
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Abby, who owns a retail store, told me about an appointment with a salesperson from her local newspaper. “I did plenty of research before I contacted him and decided to run a campaign in his …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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2/3/20
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A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the public on government employee performance.
Under Senate Bill 355 , a description of …
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Andrew Dunn. Carolina Journal
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3/30/21
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When it comes to offering the public access to government documents, North Carolina ranks among the most restrictive states. Its sunshine laws are better described as mostly cloudy with a chance of …
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N&O Editorial Board
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3/31/21
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HOTLINE QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Do the laws that make juvenile records confidential create any restrictions on a newspaper’s publication …
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2/26/20
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Senate Bill 355 — the Government Transparency Act of 2021 — would at last allow the public to see the disciplinary files of public employees, files that have long been held in secret in …
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THE NEWS REPORTER
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3/31/21
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Reporting on child fatalities is difficult. It presents a collision between the need for a thorough and orderly investigation against intense public concern and, sometimes, outrage. Medical records …
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12/7/17
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By John BussianThe General Assembly adjourned following its on-day special session on January 14. The attempt to override the Governor’s veto of the Teacher Pay Act and the Regulatory …
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2/26/20
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The days of having government employees fade into oblivion without any mention of the misdeeds that led to their dismissal may soon be over in North Carolina if the newly proposed Government …
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AMELIA HARPER
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4/1/21
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Every year or two some legislators in the state General Assembly file bills that would make it more difficult for citizens to find legal notices. Now three state senators have introduced Senate Bill …
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The Transylvania Times
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3/30/17
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A cyberattack slowed county government to a crawl Wednesday in North Carolina's most populous metro area as deputies processed jail inmates by hand, the tax office turned away electronic payments and …
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JONATHAN DREW
Associated Press
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12/8/17
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Rob is the marketing director for an outdoor apparel company. I remember a conversation with him about his philosophy of promoting their products. “It’s all about benefits,” he …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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3/2/20
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The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) 1 and the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA)2 strongly support the Government Transparency Act of 2021 – Senate Bill 355 – …
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4/1/21
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Guilford County commissioners pushed to January a public hearing on whether to take over publishing public notices, responding to the request of local newspaper publishers who wanted more time to …
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12/8/17
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In my advertising and training career, I’ve observed – and heard about – a lot of boss-employee encounters. Some have been good, some have been bad.
All have been …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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4/5/21
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Motivational speaker and author Zig Ziglar used to ask, “Are you a meaningful specific or a wandering generality?” He related his comment to a number of areas: long and short-term goal …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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8/22/22
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Catherine climbed the ranks from sales person to sales manager at her paper. “Although I’ve been in the business for a long time,” she told me, “there’s always a new way to look at …
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John Foust
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4/1/17
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The following are all true North Carolina stories — but we never learned the whole story, or else learned it well after the fact:
— A popular schools superintendent in Moore County …
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The Fayetteville Observer
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4/6/21
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