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Walton, Jones fail key leadership challenge

Loaves & Fishes, which runs a citywide network of food pantries, fears it will run out of food this winter - the most serious crisis it has ever faced.

Give France no special treatment in family court

The Charlotte Observer's effort to unseal secret court records in NASCAR Chairman Brian France's divorce case is not about "vulgar curiosity," as one letter writer put it this week.

Observer forum: Letters to the editor
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In response to "$33,000 repaid to DSS but overlooked" (Nov. 18):

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How to send a 'Letter to the Editor' of the Observer.

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New Charlotte: Strong center, proud ring

2008 Citistates Report: “Charlotte is just now being born as a metropolitan community. Sure, it's always been a city. But something bigger is happening now."

Fannie Flono»
Circling up attention on education
Viewpoint»
Holder's huge error on terror
By Michael Gerson, National Columnist

Eric Holder - distinguished prosecutor, judge, foe of public corruption, basketball enthusiast, mentor to disadvantaged youth - seemed a reassuring choice for attorney general.

Viewpoint»
The Buzz Anonymous comments from our readers on the issues of the day

Aren't taxpayers still paying the former DSS director's salary? Maybe he knows who took the money.

Viewpoint»
Would Republicans rather fight than win in 2010?

Excerpted from a column by Tom Campbell, host of NC SPIN, a weekly TV talk show:

Viewpoint»
In Palin, GOP's got its own Rorschach test for feminism
By Ellen Goodman, National Columnist

You have to hand it to Sarah Palin. I don't mean you have to hand her the 2012 nomination. Nor do you have to hand her the $24.64 I overpaid for "Going Rogue."

Jack Betts»
Save 'the Scenic' while we can
Mary Newsom»
A changing, more urbanized South
More: Recent Viewpoint pieces from the Observer

Taylor Batten»
Both parties to wrestle with new status
The Daily Views »
Hagan pushed for North Carolinians on 4th Circuit

The Observer editorialized in this morning's paper on the nomination of two North Carolinians to ...

Daily Views
YOUNG VOICES»
What should mayors do to help cities and young people?
Editor's Note: Young Voices is an e-mail forum for students college age and younger. Complete responses are published here and a sampling in the print paper twice a month on Tuesdays. To participate, e-mail associate editor Fannie Flono at fflono@charlotteobserver.com.
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The new cartoon caption winner: 11/20/09

The winner: "April 15th is my holiday." -- Douglas R. Cox of Albemarle The runners-up: ?No. This ...

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