Opinion

Sharon Randall: My one and only ‘mama’

Recently I heard a joke that seems fitting for Mother’s Day. I would gladly cite the source, but ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: School shootings are part of American ‘normal’

By Kirk Kovach The Greeks were obsessed with heroes. Ancient Greeks believed that heroes were a special race ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Some white voters oppose policies that would benefit them

By Leonard Pitts This is a column about saving whiteness. It’s precipitated by an incident last Saturday at ...

Columnists

Byron York: No question spying occurred on Trump campaign

By Byron York At his contentious hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr dropped a ...

Columnists

Jennifer Rubin: Tillis ends up pleasing no one

By Jennifer Rubin Sen. Thom Tillis has drawn a Republican challenger in 2020, the News & Observer reports: ...

Columnists

Thomas Mills: Biden leads because of message

By Thomas Mills I don’t buy the so-called “electability” argument too many people are making about Joe Biden. ...

Opinion

John Hood: Taxpayers best served if legislature prevails in budget fight

By John Hood RALEIGH — Although the North Carolina House has approved its version of a biennial budget, ...

Opinion

Colin Campbell: Partisanship made May 1 rally less effective

By Colin Campbell As last week’s massive teacher march and rally in Raleigh approached, lawmakers geared up for ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Looking back at ‘10 to watch’ lists

By Josh Bergeron Every year, the Salisbury Post names a list of 10 people and/or entities to watch ...

Columnists

Ivan Urlaub: Affordable power bill in NC begins with clean energy

By Ivan Urlaub Roughly $375 million. That’s how much North Carolinians are expected to save by Duke Energy ...

Opinion

Mary Walker: Empower victims of systemic poverty

Principle No. 3: We believe in the dismantling of unjust criminalization systems that exploit poor communities and communities of ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Student debt a problem in search of feasible solutions

By Ada Fisher No matter what they think, Democratic candidates for president will find the education debt issue ...

Health

David Freeze: Teri and Philip: Vacation influences results

Both Teri Shaw and Philip Martin have been making great progress, but vacation loomed as part of April’s ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: The Democrats’ economy problem

By Cal Thomas How long can Democrats continue to claim the roaring economy should be credited to the ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Joys of time spent with grandchildren

Nothing has made me feel quite as close to God as holding a newborn fresh from heaven. I’ve ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Brazenly, Trump hits 10,000 lies

By Leonard Pitts “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the referees.” Admittedly, that is not quite ...

Columnists

Thomas Mills: Conservative Democrat could win in 3rd District special election

By Thomas Mills The first special election primary of the cycle is behind us now. In North Carolina’s ...

Columnists

John Hood: Bail not supposed to serve as punishment

By John Hood RALEIGH — If you are convicted of a crime, the government can punish you. If ...

Opinion

Colin Campbell: Some bills deserve attention, aren’t getting it

By Colin Campbell State lawmakers are rushing toward a self-imposed deadline: At the stroke of midnight on May ...

My Turn

My turn, Cory Orbison: Volunteer firefighters urgently needed

By Cory Orbison In every age, wherever people have built communities, the danger of fire has loomed on ...

Lifestyle

Kent Bernhardt: Till we meet again, and again

  By the time I finish this little essay, I’ll be due at a meeting at my place ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: Biased eyes interpret Mueller report findings

By Cal Thomas Objectivity, like Elvis, long ago left the building in Washington. So, the report by special ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Smiles are good medicine

By Sharon Randall It was a quick stop at the market at 5 p.m. — yes, the worst ...

Opinion

Kirk Kovach: Action heats up as legislative session comes to close

By Kirk Kovach There have been a small number of contentious issues so far in the North Carolina ...

Opinion

My turn, Jon Post: Times change; pickleball’s heyday is now

By Jon Post My family was surely among the first players when the Salisbury City Park tennis courts ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Impeachment must not be based solely on politics

By Leonard Pitts I’ll admit that I’ve been wishy-washy about this. In May of 2017, shortly after President ...

Opinion

John Hood: Excessive debt slows economic growth

RALEIGH — New research by two North Carolina State University professors has brought into stark relief the following ...

Opinion

Colin Campbell: ‘Born alive’ bill debate just a political trap

By Colin Campbell If you value fact-based conversation and impactful public policy, the state legislature’s debate over its ...

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