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State Column

Opinion

North Carolina Should Raise Age

  • John Hood
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RALEIGH — Almost exactly one year ago, South Carolina’s state senate was presented with a measure to raise the default age at which those accused of committing crimes were treated as adults rather than as juveniles. For decades, that age had been 16 in South Carolina.

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    Golly. Will that mean Meadows will actually have to campaign and may even have a town hall meeting before the election???

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  • Steve Breckler said:

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