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My Turn: Marjorie Ritchie: Welcome to our world, Alan Jackson

By Marjorie Ritchie The country music star, Alan Jackson, and I have several things in common. Unfortunately, the ability to sing and write songs is ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 14, 2024 12:00 am

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Tom Campbell: Putting whole hands on the scales

By Tom Campbell Recently I wrote how government (specifically our legislators) was tipping the scales of fairness through gerrymandering elections. But that same group is ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:00 am

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John Hood: National debt absent from primary campaigns

By John Hood Party nominations for North Carolina’s 2024 elections are, for the most part, decided. Just four races remain to be settled in runoffs ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:00 am

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My Turn: Renee Scheidt: NC shines in new RNC leadership

By Renee Scheidt A quick look at the Republican party will show, as Jerry Lee Lewis said, there’s “a whole lot of shaking going on” and ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:00 am

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Kenneth Hardin: I followed the fake money

By Kenneth Hardin “Follow the money.” For the past two months, I’ve lived that quote from the 1976 film, “All the President’s Men.” Back in ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am

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Brad Rhodes: What is a self-directed IRA?

By Brad Rhodes “Stay committed to your decisions, but flexible in your approach.” — Tony Robbins One of the most significant pieces of financial legislation ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am

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Cal Thomas: Politicians excel at lying

By Cal Thomas Politicians aren’t good at much, but they do excel at one thing — lying. They lie about the border. Both parties refuse ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am

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My turn: Bill Bucher Jr.: Is history repeating itself? 

By Bill Bucher Jr.  I heard a saying once that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does ‘echo’.” Sometimes when I am reading the news, ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am

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David M. Shribman: Who’s the biggest loser? We are

By David M. Shribman One of them looks old; the other looks older. One of them faced a nomination challenge from one of his presidential ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am

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Elisabeth Strillacci: Is artificial intelligence on track to eliminate the need for humans?

By Elisabeth Strillacci For the Salisbury Post I know it will sound extreme to ask the question, but truly, could we be heading toward a ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am

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Sue McHugh: I am not my label!

By Sue McHugh Dear Neighbor, Have you ever noticed that when we label people by behavior, characteristics or perceived political affiliation, we limit our curiosity ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:00 am

Letters

Letter to the editor — March 7

Candidates violate privacy with texts You will not get my vote.  To any candidate that robo texted my cell phone or any member of my ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:00 am

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David M. Shribman: A president’s appeal to the congress to heal the nation

By David M. Shribman What if President Joe Biden opened his upcoming State of the Union address this way: On this Hill which was my ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:00 am

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My turn: Keith Townsend: HIV/AIDS funding in jeopardy

By Keith Townsend HIV/AIDS first appeared in the U.S. in the summer of 1981. The initial cases were in Los Angeles and it quickly became ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12:00 am

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Tom Campbell: Who will win the primaries?

By Tom Campbell My wife and I voted early and were appalled at how few had voted less than a week before the March 5th ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12:00 am

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Letters to the editor for March 5

An open letter to Congressman Dan Bishop In 2014, Russia invaded Ukraine and was able to capture Crimea and some land along the eastern Ukrainian ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12:00 am

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Tom Campbell: Why are we voting on March 5th?

By Tom Campbell Can you remember when elections were contests where candidates expressed their political philosophies, told us what they would do if elected and ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am

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Kenneth L. Hardin: Somehow we must break the cycle

By Kenneth L. Hardin “I never ever ran from the Klu Klux Klan and I shouldn’t have to run from a Black man.” I’ve been ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am

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Byron York: Democrats voting in GOP primaries support Haley

By Byron York The Michigan Democratic and Republican primaries took place Tuesday. The Democratic contest is interesting not because any candidate had a chance of ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am

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Elisabeth Strillacci: The Bionic Man

By Elisabeth Strillacci For the Salisbury Post I had to be cautious in my title because I don’t want to tread on copyright, but what ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am

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Whitey Harwood: I can help

By Whitey Harwood For the Salisbury Post Billy Swan wrote and recorded the song “I Can Help” in 1974. It went to No. 1 on both ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am

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Cal Thomas: Don’t pay politicians during government shutdown

By Cal Thomas When the government shuts down, the people responsible continue to receive their pay because they are considered “essential.” These include the president ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am

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Mitch Kokai: Rooftop solar’s subsidies flow toward those who need them least

By Mitch Kokai Fans of government spending like to talk about “investments.” When government isn’t spending enough on their preferred programs, it’s failing to make proper ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:00 am

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Dear Neighbor: Pam Bloom: Toddlers and politics

By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, It’s 2024 and she’s suddenly three. Confident, silly, inquisitive and sometimes obstinate with a healthy (or occasionally ugly) dose of ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:00 am

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Marie Harrison: Rare Disease Day

By Marie Harrison  For the Salisbury Post In honor of Rare Disease Day on Feb. 29, my daughter has given me permission to share her ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:00 am

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Steven V. Roberts: Steady vs. chaotic

By Steven V. Roberts When Jon Stewart returned to Comedy Central after an eight-year absence, New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik wrote a review ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:00 am

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Amy Cooke: New school board group sounds alarm on mediocre education putting ‘nation at risk’

By Amy Cooke Forty-one years ago, under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan, the National Commission on Excellence in Education found “a nation at risk.”  ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:00 am

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John Hood: Lt. governor race draws 14 candidates

By John Hood Most of the executive-branch offices comprising North Carolina’s Council of State are either open seats in 2024 or will feature highly competitive ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:00 am

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