Columnists

Gary Pearce: Is the Electoral College un-American?

By Gary Pearce In the seven presidential elections since 1988, the Republican candidate has won the national popular ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Things we do for love

By Sharon Randall Fifteen years ago, I said “yes” to my former editor. Not to work for him. ...

Columnists

John Hood: Spy, statesman fought for freedom

By John Hood RALEIGH — Whether Democrat Yvonne Holley or Republican Mark Robinson wins the 2020 race for ...

Guest columns

Leonard Pitts: How many would choose whiteness over democracy?

By Leonard Pitts “If people were given the choice between democracy and whiteness, how many would choose whiteness?” ...

Guest columns

Cal Thomas: The source of Republican problems

By Cal Thomas In a new book about her grandfather, Dwight D. Eisenhower, titled “How Ike Led: The ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: You can help save local economy, too

By Francis Koster If I asked you where you would invest if you inherited some unexpected money this ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Rowan’s connection to Postal Service runs deeper than most

From mail-in voting to Postal Service cuts, the public’s attention is closely trained on the mail and how ...

Guest columns

Kathryn Lopez: Time for grief and honesty

By Kathryn Lopez The Democratic convention this year, odd Hollywood production that it was in these virtual times, ...

Guest columns

Bob Hall: Pay the money back, Sen. Berger

By Bob Hall Do you have the nerve to blow the whistle when the boss is doing something ...

Opinion

John Hood: Summer polls are flawed predictors

By John Hood In this year that sometimes feels like a decade, North Carolinians have yet to cast ...

My Turn

My Turn, Larry Efird: Looking for hope in a new school year

By Larry Efird I saw a meme recently that had a teacher standing alone on a beach looking ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Reasons to celebrate during a pandemic

By Sharon Randall Birthdays mark the passage of another year of learning, growing, laughing, loving, and best of ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Decades ago and eras apart, viewer experience was different

It was probably a mid-1990s movie. Maybe “Hercules.” It could have been “Batman & Robin,” “Space Jam” or ...

My Turn

My Turn, Ed Norvell: Setting the record straight on ‘Fame’ relocation

By Ed Norvell I respectfully disagree with my friend Ronnie Smith regarding the move of the Confederate monument ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: RSS about to be national role model for education

By Francis Koster One out of every five Americans work at or attend public and private K-12 schools. ...

Columnists

Rose Post: Teach him gently if you can

Editor’s note: This column was written by former Salisbury Post writer Rose Post as one of her sons ...

Columnists

Kathryn Lopez: Let’s talk about the soul of America

By Kathryn Lopez We’re in a battle for the soul of America,” the Democratic nominee for president recently ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Money, where art thou?

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Congress will continue in its money give away, ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Pandemic imperils public schools

By Gary Pearce The COVID-19 pandemic shows how we dump society’s problems on public schools, but don’t give ...

Columnists

John Hood: Carolinian led women into medicine

By John Hood RALEIGH — Excluding people based on their race, sex or other characteristics doesn’t just keep ...

My Turn

My Turn, Ronnie Smith: Put ‘Fame’ on the ballot in November

By Ronnie Smith Like many citizens, I have been hesitant to get involved or speak up about the ...

Guest columns

Amy Cooke: Children, parents must have opportunity to choose

By Amy Cooke A save-the-system-not-the-student mentality is at the center of the “left-leaning” N.C. Association of Educators’ lawsuit to thrust ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Presentation on chemical agents informative for public

The Salisbury City Council’s agenda item Tuesday about banning chemical agents was divisive. But for any division it ...

Opinion

Kathryn Lopez: Who’s really hurting God today?

By Kathryn Lopez I find myself in the odd position of being grateful this summer for both Alexandria ...

Columnists

Steve Roberts: Families fail while Congress flails

By Steve Roberts “Congress flails as coronavirus ravages the nation and the economy stalls.” That Washington Post headline ...

My Turn

My Turn, Paul Fisher: Bell Tower Green’s brighter future within view

By Paul Fisher The year 2020 will certainly be one for the history books. Our daily routines have ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Trouble with Biden’s VP choices

By Cal Thomas Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears to have painted himself into a corner with his ...

My Turn

My Turn, Wilson Cherry: Be mindful of mental health issues during pandemic

By Wilson Cherry Many people previously working in various businesses and industries have had their lives disrupted by ...

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