Opinion

My turn, Reid Leonard: Norvell there for students without theater program

By Reid Leonard A student at Salisbury High School came up to me last week and asked about ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: What does independence mean in age of Trump?

By Leonard Pitts I had no intention of telling this story here. Independence Day is today, and I ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Democrats hand presidential race to Trump

Whether Democratic Party debates are watched is inconsequential because the paltry field of candidates are far left of ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: Gerrymandering only encourages division

By Kirk Kovach Last week, the U. S. Supreme Court made its ruling in Rucho v. Common Cause, ...

Columns

David Freeze: No free internet for travelers on the Cassiar Highway

When I was done with my stay at the worker camp in Meziadin Junction, British Columbia, I waited ...

Guest columns

D.G. Martin: What are facts behind Lumbee dispute?

By D.G. Martin Two weeks ago, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr wrote a newspaper column criticizing the Eastern Band ...

David Freeze

David Freeze: Flies, mosquitoes unrelenting on road north

When I pedaled into Kitwanga, Canada, on June 25, I had to hurry to get groceries. Those groceries ...

Opinion

John Hood: Don’t overlook value of community colleges

By John Hood RALEIGH — Many political and education leaders in North Carolina say that our economy would ...

David Freeze

David Freeze: Glacier and bear sightings on Day 22

After about four hours of sleep, I had to get going on Tuesday, June 25, but was not ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Bribing Palestinians won’t work for Mideast peace

By Cal Thomas The Trump administration thinks appealing to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un by dangling promises of ...

My Turn

My turn, Agnes Struzick: Newsome Road one problem in need of immediate attention

By Agnes Struzick Enough already. Or, as our children and grandchildren would say, “Let it go.” For years ...

Lifestyle

Beth Morris Nance: All about the love and memories

By Beth Morris Nance Every day at the N.C. Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures in Spencer is ...

Guest columns

MT Sidoli: Racial constructs have created systems of privilege

Principle No. 6: We recognize the centrality of systemic racism in maintaining economic oppression must be named, detailed ...

My Turn

My turn, Eric R. Hake: Is America better because of supply-side economics?

By Eric R. Hake On June 19, President Donald Trump awarded economist Art Laffer the Medal of Freedom, ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steven Roberts: No more ‘poverty naps’

By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts When college students return to their campuses in the fall, many ...

David Freeze

David Freeze: Tasting gravel on a freshly paved road

Most days, as I’ve mentioned, have some good things and a few bad things. Last Monday was up ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Nature waiting to be explored

By Sharon Randall Lately I’ve spent a lot of time listening to a tree. You might blame it ...

David Freeze

David Freeze: Bears, wildlife ahead on the Cassiar Highway

It looks like I am just going to have to deal with the wind. It was howling when ...

Guest columns

Eugene Robinson: Humanitarian crisis created by President Trump

By Eugene Robinson WASHINGTON — President Trump’s immigration policy has crossed the line from gratuitous cruelty to flat-out ...

Columnists

Natalie Alms: Luke is selling control, not romance, on this season of the Bachelorette

I’m a romantic, and why not? Reality’s boundaries are too constricting. You improve your chances with a rosy, ...

Columnists

Guest columnist: Slow growth in state’s criminal code

By Mike Schietzelt North Carolina’s criminal code is a muddled, archaic monstrosity. The laws that govern criminal behavior are ...

David Freeze

David Freeze: Motel owners offer symbolic spike from Pacific Railway

When preparing to leave the Bon Voyage Motel on Saturday morning in Prince George, Canada, I had an ...

Columnists

Colin Campbell: How can we reverse political tribalism?

By Colin Campbell Writing a weekly, nonpartisan opinion column on North Carolina politics for the past two years ...

News

David Freeze: Locals say animal sightings are coming soon

It was hard to get out of bed Friday morning at the Airport Inn in Quesnel, Canada. This ...

Opinion

John Hood: Medicaid gambit won’t boost Cooper’s standing with voters

By John Hood RALEIGH — What do North Carolina voters think of the job Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper ...

David Freeze

David Freeze: An expected wind plays havoc with a long day

Wednesday was plenty windy itself, and the weather forecasters called for an even gustier wind straight out of ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Lessons from an NBA championship team

By Ada Fisher Though long fascinated with dinosaurs, children are unusually intrigued by the category known as “raptors” ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: How are statue’s ‘municipal fireworks’ different in 2019?

It was an old story for “Fame,” a Confederate monument depicting a winged figure holding a wounded soldier, ...

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