My Turn

My turn, Roger Hull: Definitions can inform voters

By Roger Hull A few brief definitions related to government and economic systems might be helpful as we ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: A problem for every solution in Washington

By Cal Thomas Among the many things that frustrate Americans about Washington, D.C., is the unwillingness — not ...

My Turn

My turn, Edward Norvell: Let’s add to memorials, tell entire story

By Edward Norvell As a child I remember riding by the Confederate Monument “Fame” with my parents looking ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steven Roberts: The virtues of compromise

By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Joe Biden is aiming his campaign pitch directly at the sensible ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: What do you do in the dark?

What do you do if the power goes off? Me? I don’t do much. My husband was working, ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: Keep legislative antics out of abortion bill vote

By Kirk Kovach Most people would tell you that they are tired of the political games, especially in ...

My Turn

My turn, Carol Pomeroy: Moving ‘Fame’ could satisfy both sides

By Carol Pomeroy This is in response to Elaine Hewitt’s letter, about the Confederate statue “Fame,” which was ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Republican Party working to repeal 20th century

By Leonard Pitts The Republican Party’s appeal, it has occasionally been argued in this space, stems largely from ...

Columnists

Byron York: When Mueller didn’t find collusion, everything changed for Trump

By Byron York From now on, the Trump-Russia affair — the investigation that dominated the first years of ...

Columnists

John Hood: Special elections this year not breaking rules

RALEIGH — Congressional elections in odd-numbered years? Odd is certainly one way to describe what many North Carolinians ...

Columnists

Colin Campbell: Democrats rejecting moderates in NC politics

Not that long ago, North Carolina Democrats had the “big tent” party — an eclectic group that shared ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: RSS updates public on journey to transform public education

N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson may be right. The future of public education in our state, ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: What would Biden’s return Obama era look like?

By Cal Thomas Joe Biden, the leading Democrat in the overcrowded presidential sweepstakes (there are more of them ...

Columnists

Steve and Cokie Roberts: Violation of trust becomes Trump’s legacy

By Steve and Cokie Roberts Tom McCuin served two tours as an Army public affairs officer in Afghanistan and worked closely ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Some facts missing from abortion debate

By Ada Fisher The 2017 death of Norma McCorvey, the infamous “Jane Roe” in the Roe vs. Wade ...

Guest columns

Dora Mbuwayesango: Campaign fights for rights enshrined in US Constitution

Principle No. 4: We believe that equal protection under the law is non-negotiable. The last clause in section ...

Opinion

Reminder comes from unlikely place

Someone sent me an email about a gas station in South Africa, where the owner posts daily “inspirational” ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: NC should look at educational outputs, too

By Mitch Kokai Amid the hoopla surrounding educational inputs in North Carolina, it’s nice to hear some state ...

Columnists

Byron York: Biden’s support shows Democrats want return to time before Trump

By Byron York There was a school of thought that said former Vice President Joe Biden would begin ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: VP Pence inadvertently right in Liberty speech

By Leonard Pitts In a commencement address Saturday at Liberty University, the Christian evangelical college in Virginia, the ...

Columnists

John Hood: NC started high on public college funding

By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina appropriates less taxpayer money to state colleges and universities in real ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: America doesn’t need one-size-fits-all minimum wage

By Charles Lane What is the minimum wage in the United States? To a much greater extent than ...

Guest columns

Colin Campbell: 20th-century politics offers lessons for today

By Colin Campbell As Rob Christensen researched his new book on a North Carolina political dynasty, a window ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: Moms can lift each other with prayer

By Marlae Gritter Mother is a word that instantly stirs our hearts and universally evokes noble thoughts of ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Remembering the pioneers

By Cal Thomas In a country preoccupied with presidential candidates preaching extreme liberalism and even unabashed socialism comes ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Kenneth Todd completes the OBX 200 Yes, Kenneth Todd likes to run long distances, this time the entire ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Empire project complicated, but developer Britt Weaver still confident

The Empire Hotel is, by far, the most challenging project Britt Weaver has worked on. And once complete, ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steven V. Roberts: Trump’s war on legal immigrants

By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts President Donald Trump and his allies often say they only oppose ...

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