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John Hood: Winners still flirt with swing voters

By John Hood Carolina Journal’s first post-primary survey is out. It shows our state’s 2024 general elections will be, as usual, quite competitive. That’s not ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:00 am

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D.G. Martin: Mighty Mecklenburg

By D.G. Martin “Why do you Mecklenburgers always act so high and mighty?” I still get this question every now and then even though I ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:00 am

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Letters to the editor — March 17

Rev. Harris’ voting irregularities scandal I read with interest Rev. Harris’ quote regarding the “manufactured scandal” from his aborted 2018 bid for the U.S. House. ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Steven V. Roberts: Trump is subtracting, not adding

By Steven V. Roberts There’s an ancient and accurate political adage: Elections are about addition, not subtraction. That’s especially true this year, since the last ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Byron York: The ‘no labels’ joke

By Byron York How do presidential candidacies start? Most begin with the ambitions of one person — one governor or senator or, in Donald Trump’s ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Kenneth L. Hardin: I miss the political good times

By Kenneth L. Hardin I’m having intense withdrawals. I miss my weekly treks to the movies to take in the 10 a.m. showings and paying ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Cal Thomas: President and Congress need a spending intervention

By Cal Thomas When some people appear beyond help because of addiction or other circumstances they can’t control, family members have been known to stage an ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Brad Rhodes: Strategies for maximizing FDIC protection

By Brad Rhodes The news of the closure of three banks in 2023 has sent shockwaves across the financial world. As customers of these banks ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Alexander H. Jones: How can Biden fix his young voter problem?

By Alexander H. Jones A recent national poll found that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads Joe Biden among voters under the age of 40. This ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am

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Dear Neighbor:  Kim Porter: Character — a lesson from Dad

By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, I believe I was in the eighth grade when I took a civics class. It was required and I enjoyed ... Read more

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

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Larry Efird: “Up in the basement”

By Larry Efird After my retirement from teaching and subsequent relocation to Durham shortly thereafter, my wife and I downsized and moved into a townhouse. ... Read more

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

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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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