My Turn

My Turn, Bill Bucher: What is a patriot? Those who love country more than themselves

By Bill Bucher For many of us who remember a loved one who came of age during the ...

My Turn

My Turn, Jennifer Hudson: Pandemic takes toll on children’s health

By Jennifer Hudson The pandemic has taken its toll on children in our community.  I have been a ...

Columnists

My Turn, Whitney Peckman: More to read between the lines

By Whitney Peckman For a few weeks now, I have been ruminating on Renee Scheidt’s “My Turn” about ...

Columnists

DG Martin: Should UNC office be moved to Raleigh?

By D.G. Martin Should the UNC System headquarters be moved from Chapel Hill to Raleigh where it could ...

Columnists

My Turn, Caitlin Mauldin: Imagine what else is possible by helping Main Street Marketplace

By Caitlin Mauldin One hour and 38 minutes — That’s how long it took for me to realize ...

Columnists

John Hood: Imperial city loses on vaccine mandates

By John Hood RALEIGH — On September 15, I wrote a column responding to President Joe Biden’s announcement ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Build it so they will come

Talk to anyone who’s tried lately to buy or rent a place to live in Salisbury or Rowan ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: It’s time to do something about books

By Leonard Pitts Once again, carnage goes to school. Once again, American students are used for target practice. ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Putin knows Biden is weak

By Cal Thomas President Biden’s virtual meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin might be thought of as ...

Lifestyle

Gotta Run: Whatever happened to barefoot running?

Over my 44 years of running, I have had some decent success and am still at it, chasing ...

Columnists

Alexander H. Jones: Housing policies are American liberalism’s big miss

By Alexander H. Jones Nestled in a humid forest at the midpoint between the Appalachian Mountains and the ...

My Turn

My Turn, Renee C. Scheidt: Voting laws are for public’s benefit

By Renee C. Scheidt The right to vote is the fundamental element to a government “of the people, ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Even a little more cooperation helps

It’s hard to ignore the “here we go again” feeling as another worrisome COVID-19 variant emerges. Just identified ...

Lifestyle

Gotta run: Some gift ideas for the runner in your life

Have you heard before that it only takes a quality pair of running shoes to get started? That ...

Opinion

My Turn, Kenneth L. Hardin: Being Black is dangerous, exhausting

By Kenneth L. Hardin The Ahmaud Arbery murder trial made me think hard and deep. I’ve never been ...

Guest columns

Mitch Kokai: They keep using gerrymandering regardless of meaning

By Mitch Kokai When Democrats and their allies talk about “gerrymandering,” this observer frequently recalls “The Princess Bride.” ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Brother dreams of speed

By Sharon Randall My brother had a driving passion for cars. So to speak. Fords in particular. He ...

Columnists

John Hood: Racial preferences will end soon

By John Hood The state of Washington has it. California has it. Michigan has it. Oklahoma has it. ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: Give thanks, demonstrate gratitude

By Cal Thomas For some, this Thanksgiving – like last year — is a more difficult occasion than ...

My Turn

My Turn, Ashley Honbarrier: All Rowan schools need funded garden programs

“To be a human being is an honor, and we offer thanksgiving for all the gifts of life. ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: ‘True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar’

By Leonard Pitts Abraham could have asked for anything. The Make-A-Wish folks stood ready to make a dream ...

Lifestyle

Freeze column: What I’m thankful for

Christmas parades, Salisbury and South Rowan, on cool clear days. I love a parade better than most and ...

Opinion

Clyde: Thankful for things grandma didn’t have

By Clyde What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Here are a list of things that grandma didn’t ...

Columnists

My Turn, Roger Barbee: Grateful for ‘a mess of beans’ in 1950s textile towns

By Roger Barbee The other day my wife Mary Ann and I were planning our Thanksgiving meal. She ...

Guest columns

John Hood: Cawthorn’s handlers got it wrong

By John Hood When Carolina Journal first reported first-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s intention to abandon his current ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Dreams we share with each other

By Sharon Randall It’s not often someone asks for my advice, especially someone half my age. I wanted ...

My Turn

My Turn, Renee C. Scheidt: Racism is alive and well in Rowan County

By Renee C. Scheidt Back in 1992, Rodney King asked a simple question following six days of rioting ...

Opinion

My Turn, Bruce LaRue: Good news from climate conference

By Bruce LaRue The climate summit has come and gone, and one assumes the attendees who stayed awake ...

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