Opinion

DG Martin: The world’s most memorable sports rivalry

Every year I buy the new edition of the World Almanac and Book of Facts. I like to ...

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Mike Walden: Will WFH, AI help or harm us?

By Mike Walden Most of us are prone to shortening names. Wolfpack becomes “Pack,” Tarheels are “Heels” and ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: A field trip to a sad reality

I went on a journey last week, but I didn’t leave the city limits. It wasn’t a particularly fun ...

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My Turn, Renee Scheidt: ‘Man, I feel like a woman’

Payton McNabb, a high school senior from Murphy, played volleyball on her school teams since sixth grade. Those ...

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Thom Tillis: Biden, Schumer must get to work to break debt limit stalemate

By Sen. Thom Tillis   My House Republican colleagues demonstrated tremendous leadership by passing a debt limit increase that ...

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Roger Barbee: ‘It’s already Wednesday’

Moving is a knot of conflict. Six years ago my wife and I moved from the Shenandoah Valley ...

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Social justice groups express concerns about police chief hiring process

A coalition of four grassroots organizations, all based in Salisbury and Rowan County, presented the following statement to ...

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Dave Gammon: When it comes to the federal debt, ‘math is math’

By Dave Gammon The United States Congress must agree to raise the current debt limit of $31.4 trillion. ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: Mother’s Day and Mama’s Day are not the same

I don’t celebrate holidays. It’s not for any religious reason I have such an aversion to the celebratory ...

My Turn

My Turn, Kaylee Driessen: The politicization of our education system

By Kaylee Driessen  Education is the monkey in the middle. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion ...

My Turn

My Turn, Liv Gardner: It’s time for a facelift

Re: “Mook’s Place: China Grove Mural (April 16): I’ve lived in China Grove for all my life. When ...

Opinion

Larry Efird: Ceremonies of innocence

The following excerpt comes from a provocative poem by Irish poet W.B. Yeats. Though it represents only  half ...

Opinion

My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: Never too old to learn

Several months ago, I received an anonymous letter from a “shy” person accusing me of being a “woke.” ...

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Josh Stein: Don’t buy into fake online reviews

By Josh Stein Online reviews can be a useful tool to help you decide what products to buy, ...

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Mike Walden: How does NC compare on taxes?

By Mike Walden A couple of days ago my wife heard an enthusiastic “Yippee!” from my home office. ...

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Roger Barbee: The 1960s and now

The 1960s carry much weight. Some folks see those years as the beginning of America’s demise because of ...

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My Turn, Alison Ketchie: Homelessness a systemic problem

Homelessness in the United States affects hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people. In Rowan County, around ...

Opinion

Renee C. Scheidt: Almost like a divorce — Cotham upsets the political fruit basket

For the first time in a long time, North Carolina Republicans are saying “Welcome to the Party!” Why? ...

Opinion

Greg Hlavaty: Traditional education too controlled, take the kids outside

By Greg Hlavaty “Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth?” This stinging ...

Opinion

Roger Barbee: Losing our babies — It’s something deeper than a finger on a trigger

Three killed by gunshots on March 30; two arrested soon after for the murders, and another suspect a ...

Opinion

My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: We love guns, but we love life more 

By Evelyn Uddin-khan Children in American classrooms are dying for no reason. They are not dying from childhood ...

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Theresa Opeka: What Cotham’s switch to the GOP means for NC Democrats

By Theresa Opeka The news of Rep. Tricia Cotham, Mecklenburg County, changing her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican has ...

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Steve Huffman: Heartfelt advice — get those tickers checked, people

By Steve Huffman My assumption I was invincible took a hit last fall when an emergency room doctor ...

Opinion

Roger Barbee: Prophet, pistols and participation

Things, at least political ones, are moving quickly here in North Carolina, and there is no tar on ...

Lifestyle

My Turn, Anne Palmer: Saul met Jesus

By Anne Palmer You might say he was a member of a gang.  In fact, he was fast ...

Opinion

DG Martin: North Carolina’s world of art

Is North Carolina an important state for the arts? Of course, I assert resoundingly! There are lots of ...

Opinion

Rosemary Haskell: Arms and the boys — gun deaths in Durham and the obligations of society 

On March 22 in Durham, two 16-year-old boys were shot and killed, and a third 16-year-old was badly ...

Opinion

My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: Education and the future of American literacy   

Education is at the crossroads of America’s future. There is just too much politics in education and too ...

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