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Sharon Randall: Asking, caring matters for loved ones

By Sharon Randall It happened years ago, a chance encounter on an airport escalator that lasted for only ...

News

Shavonne Walker: Suicide, mental illness are issues we need to talk about

Every 40 seconds, a life ends as a result of suicide, according to a report by the World ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Truth about climate change has long been clear

By Leonard Pitts With apologies to Stevie Wonder, for whom it was once an album title, nothing is ...

Columnists

D.G. Martin: Are old-time barbecue places biting the dust?

By D.G. Martin “You shouldn’t be so worried about the transition in the barbecue world.” Jim Auchmutey was ...

Opinion

John Hood: Tragedy of errors damages NC politics

By John Hood RALEIGH — It began with flubs. It ended in fury. And it made North Carolina ...

Guest columns

Michael Bitzer: Unique trends emerge in 9th District results

By Michael Bitzer The two-point margin of victory for Republican Dan Bishop over Democrat Dan McCready in North ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Four races in seven days, the Ghoul Goblin Challenge   Have they come to stay, all the costumed ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: When government runs health care, be wary

By Cal Thomas DUBLIN — “When would you like to schedule your knee replacement surgery?” asked my American ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: Republicans bring eyes of world back to NC with budget override

By Kirk Kovach On Wednesday morning in the North Carolina General Assembly, most members of the House were ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steven Roberts: Truth-tellers and heroes: Don’t trample on science facts

By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Sharpie-gate really matters. Yes, President Donald Trump’s erroneous insistence that Alabama ...

Columnists

Byron York: GOP challengers hope to weaken Trump for Democrats

By Byron York Mark Sanford, the former representative and governor of South Carolina, has now joined former U.S. ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: With 9th District race, 2018 finally ends and 2020 elections get started

By Kirk Kovach On Tuesday, our neighboring congressional district finally concluded a years-long campaign for the House of ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Nation on tenterhooks after another mass shooting

By Leonard Pitts In 1879, on the road leading into Dodge City, there stood a sign. “The Carrying ...

Opinion

D.G. Martin: What’s the charge in accusations of racism

By D.G. Martin Dear Lord, thank goodness I am not a racist like some of our top political ...

Columnists

John Hood: Make meaningful redistricting reform

By John Hood RALEIGH — I remember when the inherent boredom of redistricting was a laugh line. During ...

Guest columns

Patrick Woodie: Rural Center helps churches make difference

By Patrick Woodie Churches are and always have been the backbone of rural North Carolina. Places of hope, ...

My Turn

My turn, Larry Efird: Finding the ‘something more’ in teaching

By Larry Efird Having gotten back into the hurricane force of another school year, I’ve had a few ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Will Democrats tax your retirement savings?

The late bank robber Willie “The Actor” Sutton is said to have been asked by a reporter why ...

Health

David Freeze: Teri and Philip — another interesting month!

August had mixed results. Philip was injured playing basketball and Teri ramped her effort to the highest level ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: County makes progress, but still more work to do at West End Plaza

In a sorely needed vote last week, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners pushed forward with their longtime ...

Opinion

My Turn, Bruce LaRue: No, Pitts: Radical indoctrination is the enemy

By Bruce LaRue I tried. Normally I just shake my head and move on to sports and the puzzle ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steven Roberts: Tribes, teams and journalists

By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Political tribalism keeps getting worse. The demand for unthinking and uncompromising ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: How to make dreams true

What’s your dream? Lately I’ve been working like a house on fire, trying to finish something I started ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Democratic National Committee still influenced by Obama

By Ada Fisher No president in my lifetime who is out of office has been as unwilling to ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Abbott isn’t nearly tired enough after shooting deaths

“I am tired of the dying,” said Greg Abbott on Sunday. And he should be. The Texas governor ...

Opinion

John Hood: Now is time to make voter ID work in NC

By John Hood RALEIGH — Most North Carolinians think it is reasonable for voters to show identification before ...

Columnists

Gary Pearce: Two months in, no end in sight for stalemate

By Gary Pearce The Medicaid debate in North Carolina is a battle between two big political figures, two ...

News

‘Survive once more’: Cyclist completes 30th consecutive 100-mile ride on Labor Day

SALISBURY — Michael Broadway loves cycling long distances, but he’s not sure about his love for the Tour ...

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