Opinion
Your Neighbor: Pam Bloom: Our right to differ
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, Elections do have consequences. Pleased or not with the results, you might agree that a better understanding of how our ...
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, Elections do have consequences. Pleased or not with the results, you might agree that a better understanding of how our ...
By Kent Bernhardt I love the holiday season, but I have to confess I’m always a little relieved when it’s over and I can take ...
Now that the NCSC has stayed the certification of Justice Rigg’s re-election, I have just one question for this “All Powerful Supreme Court”… If you ...
By Alan Menius Today, Jan. 6, 2025, I am sitting down at the keyboard with a heavy heart and a weary mind. Four years ago, ...
By John Hood In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of the United States. According to a new study of ...
By Tom Campbell As Christmas approached, the never-ending 2024 “short session” of our General Assembly passed a resolution for North Carolina to join eight other ...
By David Larson The vast majority of Americans were very happy for election season to be over, putting all the divisiveness aside to come together ...
By Texas A&M Pet Talk Over the holidays, many people may have chosen to welcome a new puppy into their families. While those big eyes ...
By Jane Shaw Stroup Did you know that the “cradle of American forestry” is in North Carolina? The first forestry school in the country, the ...
Mayor Karen Alexander was always concerned Sometimes when we discuss our elected officials, it is usually not in the most flattering terms. We feel that ...
By Tom Campbell There are some years when we are almost wistful seeing the calendar year flip, but 2024 isn’t one of them. Most of ...
By Kevin Campbell Faith communities have long driven meaningful change, from advancing civil rights to uplifting entire neighborhoods. As Raleigh confronts a severe housing affordability ...
By Lib Campbell 2025 is right around the corner. The changing of the year has always been bittersweet for me. I have loved my years, ...
By Andria Shores Porter Dear Neighbor, My daughter was diagnosed with autism at age five. When people see her now or hear her story, they ...
By John Hood The Republican Party enjoyed impressive electoral successes in 2024. Its candidates won the presidency, the U.S. Senate, and (narrowly) the U.S. House, ...
Times are looking better As 2024 closes out during the holiday season, let us reflect and be thankful that some changes in the USA are ...
By Dallas Woodhouse Ten years ago this week, my mother, Joyce Woodhouse, made the phone call heard around the world. As has been well documented, ...
By John Hood North Carolina has one of the freest economies on the continent — a fact that augers well for the future of our ...
My stunning revelation I have just learned that my November ballot is among the 60,000 that Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin is challenging in ...
By Tom Campbell When Bill Belichick was hired as head football coach at Carolina, at a reported $50-million compensation package, the first thought that came to ...
By Lib Campbell When Daddy died in 1990, some of the magic went out of Christmas. He was a child of wonder who delighted in ...
By D.G. Martin I know Rudolph’s little brother. And now that Rudolph and the other reindeer are safely back at the North Pole, I can tell ...
By Renee Scheidt If you’re like me, you’ve been running all over town and spending hours online, shopping for the perfect Christmas gifts. Giving presents ...
By Kaitlyn Potts I owe most of my accomplishments to the UNC Department of Neurology, specifically, to the now-retired Robert S. Greenwood, who was a ...
By Bruce LaRue The important thing is to remain calm. Another presidential election has come and gone. The world did not end. Mountains did not ...
By Tom Campbell I don’t know Allison Riggs or Jefferson Griffin and I’m willing to wager you don’t either. But for more than a month ...
By John Hood During his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump promised sky-high tariffs on products from China and across-the-board taxes on imports from other countries. Now ...
By Clyde “The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel to make atonement for our souls” ...
Thursday’s Sun Belt slate includes the Arkansas State Red Wolves (11-5, 2-2 Sun Belt) against the Appalachian State…
When the Carolina Hurricanes meet the Vancouver Canucks at PNC Arena on Friday (starting at 7:00 PM ET),…
The Carolina Hurricanes, including Martin Necas, will be on the ice Friday at 7:00 PM ET, versus the…
Seth Jarvis and the Carolina Hurricanes face the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM…
Brent Burns will be on the ice when the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks play on Friday, January…