Columnists

Sharon Randall: How do we deal with waiting?

By Sharon Randall I’m sitting in room full of strangers, whose feelings at the moment (based on the ...

Guest columns

Matt Martin: Tech companies have ability to save children

By Matt Martin If you had the power to stop a child from being sexually exploited and a ...

Guest columns

Thomas Mills: Tillis tries to draw Trump’s favor

Editor’s note: The following are excerpts from posts by politicsnc.com publisher and founder Thomas Mills on his website. ...

Guest columns

Charles Lane: Move to get more bang for your vote

By Charles Lane “You are now free to move about the country” is not just a memorable advertising ...

Columnists

John Hood: Busing isn’t making comeback soon

By John Hood RALEIGH — Although Kamala Harris exited the Democratic presidential field weeks ago, I can think ...

Columnists

Kathleen Parker: Coming soon to a theater near you?

By Kathleen Parker WASHINGTON — It did have a wag-the-dog feel to it, a cynic might say. With ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: As we enter new decade, at look at life 100 years ago

By Cal Thomas It can be useful and instructive to observe the turning of a decade by looking ...

Guest columns

Kristen Blair: In education, American stands for average

By Kristen Blair The world’s workforce pipeline pulses with top talent, yet American education remains mired in mediocrity. ...

Columnists

Eugene Robinson: Democrats pushing away diversity

By Eugene Robinson WASHINGTON — Let me get this straight: Kamala Harris and Julián Castro are out of ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Lasting change on crime will require ongoing, holistic work

For many long-term goals, there’s never a finite end. Economic development requires luring new businesses to town and ...

Health

Teri Shaw closes out her 2019 in style

By David Freeze for the Salisbury Post On New Year’s Day, Teri Shaw had two goals. The first ...

Columnists

My Turn, Elaine Spalding: Chamber of Commerce hard at work for members in 2020

By Elaine Spalding The Rowan Chamber would like to thank our 2020 chair of the board Gary Blabon, president ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: In 2020, NC is wrong state for those who dislike politics

By Kirk Kovach Ever since 2016 at least, politics seems to pervade daily life more than ever before. ...

Columnists

Thomas Mills: Democrats were NC political stars

Editor’s note: The following are excerpts from blog posts by Thomas Mills on his website politicsnc.com. Mills is ...

Guest columns

Bob Hall: Cooper vetoed a SB 250, but it could make a return

Remember the schoolyard pushback to a bully’s taunts:  “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ...

Guest columns

Marc Thiessen: The 10 best things Trump has done in 2019

By Marc Thiessen WASHINGTON — In his third year in office, President Trump continued to deliver an extraordinary ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Newspapers should keep readers informed about how news is made

For many industries, it’s relatively easy for customers to deduce the basic ways products make it to them. ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Socialism’s cyclical appeal back for another round

By Cal Thomas Like swallows returning to Capistrano, socialism makes an appearance on a regular cycle. The current ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

A meaningful New Year’s resolution   It’s that time of year again. Time to decide what resolutions you ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: To party or not? That’s the question

By Sharon Randall Holiday parties are highly overrated. Unless someone else is hosting them. Every year in early ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Free will means you can’t force agreement

By Ada Fisher The suppression of religious expression in the name of a poorly understood concept of freedom ...

Columnists

Jennifer Rubin: McConnell should shift strategies

By Jennifer Rubin Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., might not care about his oath as an impeachment ...

Columnists

David Von Drehle: May your days be merry and bright

By David Von Drehle In East Asia, the ancient festival of the winter solstice is called Dongzhi. Among ...

My Turn

My Turn, Ken Houston: What next after voting Trump in 2016 election?

By Ken Houston At 73 years old, I voted for our president very reluctantly in the last election. ...

Columnists

John Hood: Health care planning shouldn’t be centralized

By John Hood RALEIGH — According to North Carolina regulators, Mecklenburg County needs 76 more hospital beds. Adding ...

Clyde

Clyde: Christmas truisms for 2019

By Clyde Here are some Christmas truisms: • Some people should not be given a can of spray ...

Columnists

Steven Roberts: Without facts, democracy doesn’t work

By Steven V. Roberts As election year 2020 approaches, there’s one thing that American voters need above all: ...

Guest columns

Larry Efird: Christmas: The most wonderful time of the year?

By Larry Efird Having been in a  school setting during the Christmas holidays for most of the past ...

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