Columnists

Whitey Harwood: Wish I could have been there

By Whitey Harwood Iwas tickled pink when I read that I was invited to the open house for ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Confession from a junkie

By Sharon Randall I am an excellent packer. And I certainly should be, given the number of times ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: North Carolina requires taxes to be paid on illicit drugs

By Brenée Goforth Unless you are buying your marijuana from a dispensary in a state where it’s legal, you ...

Guest columns

Ferrel Guillory: Schools can be tools to fight against intolerance, indifference

By Ferrel Guillory In my first year of high school, as I recall, a kindly, soft-spoken teacher monitored ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Would we care if we knew the truth?

By Leonard Pitts Jeffrey Epstein didn’t commit suicide. He was murdered by Hillary and/or Bill Clinton. Or he ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: Fixing gerrymandering would aid in budget impasse

By Kirk Kovach For over a month, the state of North Carolina has been mired in a budget ...

Columnists

John Hood: Be realistic about energy expectations

By John Hood Duke is a gigantic company with lots of institutional and political heft. It wins plenty ...

Columnists

Whitey Harwood: Good intentions don’t mean it’s not littering

By Whitey Harwood When I read the headline “Littering laws don’t apply to balloon releases,” for the “Ask ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Mass murders are a symptom of bigger problem

By Cal Thomas Politicians and pundits are promoting familiar explanations, excuses and demands following the tragic mass murders ...

Lifestyle

Kent Bernhardt: That Bachelorette Show

  Maybe you missed it, but ABC recently finished off another season of “The Bachelorette.”   Women seem ...

Lifestyle

Teri & Philip: ‘Still the same ol’ me, just less’

Since I have been away on my bike trip, I have struggled to stay in touch with both ...

Education

Rose Post: Teach him, but gently if you can

Editor’s note: The foreword to this column is written by Phyllis Post, the daughter of former Salisbury Post reporter ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Time may be critical party of growth equation for Rowan County

For years, politicians in small cities like Salisbury and even smaller towns have wondered: what would it take ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steven Roberts: No one pulls the trigger alone

By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts After the tragic attacks in El Paso and Dayton, the country ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Making the most of one life

By Sharon Randall What will you do with your one sweet life? I was 18, soon to finish ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Do-nothing politicians trot out same explanations

By Leonard Pitts And again. And still. Nine people shot dead in Dayton, 13 hours after 22 shot ...

Columnists

John Hood: NC school funds should follow children

By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina Democrats and Republicans have sparred for years about the level of ...

Columnists

D.G. Martin: Why are presidential candidates actually running?

By D.G. Martin Are they all really running for president—or what? They have no chance to win. So, ...

Columnists

Whitey Harwood: It’s a family tradition

By Whitey Harwood On July 26, I heard on the radio that a bunch of people were trying ...

Lifestyle

Kent Bernhardt: ‘Mater Sandwiches

    A huge chasm is widening in our nation today. It is growing with each passing year. ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Police Department hosts beginning runners series Now in its 14th year locally, over 700 local runners have completed ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Agriculture census provides insight into vital part of Rowan County

The number of farms in Rowan County is on the decline while the average acreage of farms is ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: What’s next for Democrats post-Mueller?

By Cal Thomas The Washington Post, which has done everything in its dwindling power with articles, editorials and ...

Opinion

Valerie Strauss: Four debates, no questions about K-12 education

By Valerie Strauss The Washington Post Now it’s getting ridiculous: Four debates among Democratic presidential candidates, and no ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steven Roberts: Yes, the Russians are coming!

By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts In his recent testimony on Capitol Hill, former special counsel Robert ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: Choose paper, not touchscreens, for NC voters

By Kirk Kovach You might have noticed a trend in North Carolina politics: dysfunction. That sense now pervades ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Things never should have come to this

By Leonard Pitts It never should have come to this. The first responders who, on a September morning ...

Columnists

John Hood: Don’t censor social media platforms

By John Hood RALEIGH — To the extent Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube and other online companies engage in ...

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