Columnists

Nalini Jospeh: Christmas lesson on combatting greed

My 10-year-old son, Rohan, had a little meltdown a few minutes after his father and I unequivocally and ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: What should new superintendent know about Salisbury-Rowan?

It’s not easy to move into a new job in a new community. Particularly in leadership positions, it ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: Congress is handcuffing federal law enforcement

By Francis Koster When I was a kid, my mother used to start all serious conversations with some ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: What gifts will you give for Christmas?

By Sharon Randall What gift are you hoping to get this Christmas? And what gift are you hoping ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Campaigns envision different paths in still-tight NC Supreme Court race

By Gary Pearce Our closest election ever gives us our closest look ever at how votes are counted ...

Columnists

John Hood: Will you get the vaccine?

By John Hood RALEIGH — Despite the current spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths, there is good news ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Application, not just memorization, most important for children

By Nalini Joseph For decades, our school systems have done a great job of educating our children: drilling ...

Columnists

Kathryn Lopez: Argentina and learning the wrong lessons about abortion

By Kathryn Lopez Argentina — the home country of Pope Francis — is currently in a fight over ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: East Spencer, Faith charter schools start for similar reasons

The primary reasons for the creation of two charter schools in Rowan County are more alike than they ...

Lifestyle

Christopher Magryta: Policy changes to dramatically alter health landscape, combat obesity

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the newsletter of Dr. Christopher Magryta, who works at Salisbury Pediatric ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: The dog, the fracture and the ‘palmists’

By Cal Thomas Whenever president-elect Joe Biden makes a rare public appearance and is out of the immediate ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: Take care of the caregivers

By Francis Koster My father was a fireman and ambulance driver in a small town in Ohio. I ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: ‘Defund the police’ undid the Democrats

By Gary Pearce In science and philosophy, it’s called “Occam’s Razor:” the problem-solving principle that the simplest explanation ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: All Trumped out after 2020

By Ada Fisher By now, most on the opposite side who tried to impale President Trump by media, ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: Most unusual Thanksgiving

By Cal Thomas I have loved song lyrics since briefly flirting in my teens and early 20s with ...

Opinion

Josh Bergeron: Celebrating Thanksgiving, coronavirus style

Like many, I’m longing for the day when big family gatherings don’t pose a risk for spreading COVID-19. ...

Opinion

Christopher Magryta: Prepare children for winter in 2020

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the newsletter of Dr. Christopher Magryta, who works at Salisbury ...

Guest columns

Nalini Joseph: Embodying the seven spirits on child’s path to greatness

By Nalini Jospeh The Jewish year has many seasons, and right now we are in the month of ...

Columnists

Kathryn Lopez: Hard choices and true priorities

By Kathryn Lopez Every once in a while, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says something I absolutely agree ...

Columnists

John Hood: Disagree more constructively

By John Hood RALEIGH — When the Associated Press and other news organizations asked North Carolina voters for ...

Opinion

Byron York: What next for Trump legal team?

By Byron York The Trump campaign’s top lawyers — Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis — went into ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze column: What I’m thankful for

It has been one of my great privileges to write this column now for more than 10 years. ...

Opinion

My Turn, Mary James: My gig as a Census worker in 2020

By Mary James “I’ll do my civic duty,” I thought, when the little Census Bureau post card arrived ...

Guest columns

My Turn, Linda Darden: Hospice care business has grown to meet community needs

By Linda Darden Since our inception in 1979, Trellis Supportive Care (formerly Hospice & Palliative CareCenter) has grown ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Are candidates like Gov. Cooper history?

By Gary Pearce North Carolina may never see another Democratic governor like Roy Cooper. In fact, we may ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: New ‘mug’ shows different phase of life

By Sharon Randall My granddaughter, Eleanor, is 5 years old. She loves to have her photo taken. And ...

Columnists

John Hood: Good news on state budget

By John Hood RALEIGH — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 recession in March, North Carolina policymakers have ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Rare milestone, 2 more years for current commissioners

Naturally, Craig Pierce’s and Mike Caskey’s re-election didn’t get much attention after the primary because they saw no ...

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