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My Turn: Lora S. Owen: Cans and Christmas lights

We would like to thank each and every person that saves aluminum cans for Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary and all the businesses and Hudson-Miller-Tatum VFW ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 12:00 am

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John Hood: DOGE can learn from North Carolina

By John Hood President-elect Donald Trump has tapped business leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 12:00 am

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D.L. Gardner: Everybody knows nobody knows

By D.L. Gardner Nobody knows. Everybody knows that. Why does anyone believe his or her opinion? Some will never understand. All of the (economists, scientists, ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 12:00 am

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John Hood: North Carolin​​a must compete for nurses

By John Hood The North Carolina General Assembly has made our state a more attractive place to live, work and do business by reforming our ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 24, 2024 12:00 am

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Rob Schofield: NC Lawmakers return to Raleigh for another lame ‘lame duck’ legislative session

By Rob Schofield There have been many times throughout American history in which so-called “lame duck” legislative sessions — gatherings that take place after an ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 24, 2024 12:00 am

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Lib Campbell: A cruel war is waging

By Lib Campbell In this season of Thanksgiving and Christmas, good tidings and giving are on many minds, but an online video surfaced on a ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Sunday, November 24, 2024 12:00 am

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My Turn: Hope Oliphant: Main Street Marketplace and Meeting Place: The Getting Ahead Program 

By Hope Oliphant At Marketplace and Meeting Place, we encounter individuals whose lives have been shaped by barriers, adversity and the effects of trauma. For ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:00 am

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John Hood: Lets reform how we pay teachers

By John Hood During the just-ended 2024 election campaign, candidates for offices such as governor, legislature, county commission and state superintendent of public instruction talked ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:00 am

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Dr. Lauren Fox: Private school vouchers are unpopular, failed policy

By Dr. Lauren Fox On Nov. 5, voters in three states rejected private school voucher measures on their ballots. A majority (58 percent) of voters ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:00 am

Letters

Letter to the editor — Nov. 19

Trump 2.0 In response to one perennial Post pundit, who has griped and whined for four years since the rigged 2020 election, you and many ... Read more

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

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My Turn: Heather Kincel and Ron Church: A note of support for United Way

By Heather Kincel and Ron Church November is a time when we pause our busy schedules to give thanks. Thanks to our family, thanks to ... Read more

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

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Cal Thomas: Trump’s chance to change taxation

By Cal Thomas If any constitutional amendment can be hated, it would be the 16th Amendment. Passed by Congress in 1909 and ratified by the ... Read more

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

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Letters to the editor — Nov. 17

Help build a healthier future: Support the 2024 United Way campaign For years, the YMCA has been dedicated to strengthening our community through youth development, ... Read more

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

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Clyde: Night under the stage 

By Clyde Gray dry sticks in the well-worn path crackled as he made his way past the light from the window in the brown house ... Read more

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

News

John Hood: Why college return-on-investment matters

By John Hood The University of North Carolina system enrolled more students this fall — about 248,000 — than ever before. But continued growth is ... Read more

by Post Opinion, Saturday, November 16, 2024 12:00 am

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D.G. Martin: Month of many holidays

By D.G. Martin November is full of special days and holidays. This year, one of the most important was Election Day, Nov. 5. That day ... Read more

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

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My Turn: Jennifer Ethridge: Nazareth Child & Family Connection

By Jennifer Ethridge In North Carolina in 2023, there were 9,618 emergency department visits due to opioid overdose. More than 450,000 adults and young adults ... Read more

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

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Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Sunday school lessons

By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, It is safe for me to say I was not really brought up in a religious home. We were not ... Read more

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

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Cal Thomas: The big money in marijuana misinformation

By Cal Thomas As in most presidential election years, ballot measures are usually overlooked or downplayed by the national media. One is in Florida where a ... Read more

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

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John Hood: Trump won the “double haters”

By John Hood The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina specifically. ... Read more

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

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My Turn: Jim Beard: Living with the results

By Jim Beard If you are a Democrat or a Democrat-leaning person, you are probably like me, in a lot of pain right now. As ... Read more

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

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My Turn: Dr. Kelly W. Withers: United Way helps RSS meet important student needs

By Dr. Kelly W. Withers In Rowan County, we take pride in looking out for one another. When a family faces hardship, our community steps ... Read more

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

Opinion

Tom Campbell: Democrats take a bath

By Tom Campbell There’s no other way to describe the General Election than to say Republicans enjoyed a stunning victory, winning the presidency, both houses ... Read more

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

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D.G. Martin: The military and UNC

By D.G. Martin My wife Harriet and I were grateful last month to be invited to the Annual Tar Heel Tribute on the UNC-Chapel Hill ... Read more

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

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Gene Lyons: Interests outside work will fuel a happier retirement

By Gene Lyons Odds are I won’t have to deal with it: the latest thing men are doing wrong according to the (largely female) writers ... Read more

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

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Steven V. Roberts: Gas and groceries

By Steven V. Roberts Two words dominated the presidential campaign from the beginning to the end: gas and groceries. For all the twists and turns ... Read more

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

Letters

Letter to the editor — Nov. 10

Capstone saves substance abusers Around the corner, across the street, our next-door neighbor. We never know whose life is devastated by substance abuse. According to ... Read more

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

Opinion

Mike Walden: How can social security be saved?

By Dr. Mike Walden My wife and I have been receiving monthly Social Security payments for several years. We also receive monthly payments from other ... Read more

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

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