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Thinking about one’s country

By Gene Nichol I’ve been speaking, protesting and writing books and articles about the threat to constitutional democracy ...

Opinion

Clyde: Patterns of our lives

By Clyde “There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which no vulture’s eye hath not seen” ...

Opinion

PFAS Alternatives Act to provide aid for firefighters with PFAS-free turnout gears 

By Jonathan Sharp PFAS has been a central component in products formulated to resist heat and stains (e.g., ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Trump is doing a good job

Trump is doing a good job at fighting corruption. He will create a lot of jobs for unemployed ...

Opinion

Our Turn: Worthy of a hero

By the Mead Family  Our family recently spent a week and a half at the W.G. Bill Hefner ...

Opinion

My Turn: You might have a Trump in your family tree

By Marjorie Ritchie Recently, my cousin Debbie from Dallas called to tell me that she was feeling down ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: For your viewing pleasure

Now that Trump is back in the White House, he and Putin will reunite in “The Donny & ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Scam or no scam

Tariffs are having an adverse affect on the financial markets, knocking down stock prices. I am not a ...

Education

Raise teacher pay the right way

By John Hood Four Republicans members of the North Carolina House of Representatives — Erin Paré and Mike ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Seems high to me

It was recently stated on these pages, March 11, that it costs $10 million for Trump’s visits to ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: More unforgettable characters

Recently, I sent a letter to the Post editor entitled “Unforgettable Characters” about deceased Salisbury residents whose lives ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Senator Thom Tillis, Senator Ted Budd, and Congressman Addison McDowell – Take your power back!

The Republican-controlled Congress remains passive as its own powers are being removed one by one. Article I powers ...

Opinion

D.G. Martin: A North Carolina president?

By D.G. Martin Some Democrats argue that what they need for the 2028 presidential election is a southern ...

Opinion

My Turn: Playing partisan politics

By Renee C. Scheidt This past week, the Democrats in D.C. exposed themselves as the party of hate. ...

Opinion

John Hood: Institute fosters stronger public leadership

By John Hood “What’s in a name?” wrote the Bard in his masterpiece “Romeo and Juliet,” “That which we ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: First they came for…

We need to remember, especially over the course of the next few months, the words of the German ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Where is DOGE for this one?

Is there something wrong with this picture? It’s reported it cost $10 million for President Trump (self declared ...

Opinion

My Turn: Katherine Siegler: Honoring a Landis hero

By Katherine Siegler I am writing to you about a World War II hero from Landis who is ...

Opinion

Former Connecticut governor: NC must confront racism in the death penalty

By Dannel Malloy As a former prosecutor, mayor, governor of Connecticut and a member of the International Commission ...

Opinion

‘Constitutional carry’: Fact vs. fiction

By F. Paul Valone Few gun laws generate as much misinformation as permitless or “constitutional” carry of concealed ...

Opinion

Elisabeth Strillacci: Turn the music up

Music, notes and lyrics, threads through all of our lives, and I’m willing to bet that we all ...

Opinion

An expensive failure: Time for NC to pull the plug on DEI

By Grant Campbell This past week, House Bill 171 was filed to ban DEI programs in state agencies. Opponents of ...

Opinion

My family isn’t sick: Trump’s dangerous attack on neurodivergent Americans

Americans with autism, ADHD and other conditions deserve recognition and support, not to be treated as a ‘health ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Not far enough

Our state legislators passed HB 8, effective Jan. 1, 2025, which in part, requires age verification for pornography ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: What will happen to NC schools if Trump admin dissolves the education department?

By Dr. Francis Koster The United States Department of Education is a significant source of funding of North ...

Opinion

Dear Neighbor: Willful Ignorance?

By Pam Bloom 2025 seems to be a year of passionate feelings and an absence of norms. The ...

Opinion

LibSpeak: Can we get a statesman?

Musings from a pastor, a mother and lifelong North Carolinian willing to speak her mind. By Lib Campbell ...

Opinion

Voters deserve information on fiscal crisis

By John Hood Every citizen who meets the basic requirements — adulthood, residency and the completion of sentence ...

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