Guest columns
My Turn, Michael Chapman: Memorial Day — the most disrespected holiday of the year
By Michael Chapman In the paper, on the radio, on the TV and all over the internet, you’re seeing things like this: “Happy Memorial Day/Proud ...
By Michael Chapman In the paper, on the radio, on the TV and all over the internet, you’re seeing things like this: “Happy Memorial Day/Proud ...
I don’t understand drug and alcohol addiction. It’s not that I don’t possess the intellectual capacity or capability to, it’s that I just don’t have ...
It’s a new day in Raleigh since Republicans recently obtained the two-thirds super majority enabling them to override Governor Cooper’s vetoes. That’s exactly what they ...
The 1950s world in which I grew up was white. The 1964 graduating class in which I was in the lower quarter was white. The ...
RALEIGH — Many of us fondly remember the days when Main Street was bustling with a vibrant, localized economy. Small businesses flourished, creating jobs and ...
I woke up early the morning before the Cheerwine Festival. I started taking a trip down memory lane and realized it was seeing like a ...
It is still Fort Bragg. But only until June 2. Then North Carolina’s mammoth U.S. Army base will become Fort Liberty. Still, it will always ...
Memorial Day is Monday, May 29, and it is a time to remember our veterans who served our country and gave their lives in defense ...
I care nothing about celebrities or their lives. I’m not one of those people who wish them a happy birthday, worry how they’ll fare after a ...
In recent years, the town of Faith has come under fire from a hostile “cancel culture” group peddling an anti-Southern heritage campaign. The campaign was ...
We welcome the increased protections for unborn human lives offered by the “Care For Women, Children, and Families Act” (SB 20) recently passed by the ...
The house in which we live was constructed in 1996, but it is not completed. Yes, the builder planted shrubs and flowers, paid all the ...
By Betsy Harris A local hero to children is retiring after 35 years of public school service, and I just wanted to spotlight the end ...
I write to you today as a concerned citizen and a proud Democrat. We’re at a pivotal moment in North Carolina’s history, with the controversial ...
Time to honor public servants Please join me in honoring the invaluable contributions of our nation’s public servants. Every day, public servants carry out critical ...
On the surface we are a very patriotic nation. Scratch that surface and we are more supportive of capitalism then patriotism. After 9/11, we all ...
By Paula M. Krebs State legislatures across the U.S. are scrambling to pass laws that give them control of higher education in their states. With ...
“Whan that April with his showres soote The droughte of March hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veine in swich licour, Of which ...
Oh, how I wish the old saying that beggars can’t be choosers was not so true. Going anywhere in this city, whether it’s to the ...
By Dr. Mary Ann Wolf There are few days that go by that I don’t have a moment of appreciation for the beauty around us ...
Every year I buy the new edition of the World Almanac and Book of Facts. I like to check to see what the book is ...
By Mike Walden Most of us are prone to shortening names. Wolfpack becomes “Pack,” Tarheels are “Heels” and the NHL “Hurricanes” are called “Canes.” Shorter ...
I went on a journey last week, but I didn’t leave the city limits. It wasn’t a particularly fun trip either because it filled me with ...
Payton McNabb, a high school senior from Murphy, played volleyball on her school teams since sixth grade. Those days are gone now because of an ...
Ranked teams are on the Thursday college basketball schedule for three games, including the South Carolina Gamecocks squaring…
The Charlotte 49ers (4-7) and UAB Blazers (3-8) will face each other in a clash of AAC opponents…
The Los Angeles Chargers and the Atlanta Falcons take the field in one of many compelling matchups on…
Can you see Derrick Henry hitting paydirt in Week 13 with his -195 anytime TD odds? Or do…
Wednesday’s contest between the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (3-3) and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-4) at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera…