Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Joe Biden’s big bet

If you want to understand Joe Biden’s emerging political strategy, just listen to Mike Rounds. Rounds is a ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Your perception may vary

By Kenneth L. Hardin In a meeting with a county leader recently, I acknowledged I’m a wordsmith. I ...

Opinion

Kathryn Lopez: A crisis in America

“When I hear a firecracker, I panic.” As the new year brought the news that a million people ...

Opinion

Alexander Jones: The Red Dog dilemma

During the Donald Trump presidency, suburban areas were a goldmine for Democrats. Across the Sun Belt and into ...

Opinion

John Hood: Revolutionary War history surrounds us

By John Hood When I set out a couple of years ago to write my first novel, a ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Life, love persist

By Sharon Randall How do you teach a child to understand something you have never quite understood? Growing ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: ‘What kind of nation are we going to be?’

By Leonard Pitts Cathartic. That’s what it was. Page through the whole dictionary looking for a better word ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: Reveal men in Maxwell case

By Cal Thomas The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell on five of six charges of recruiting and grooming teenage ...

Opinion

Steven Roberts: An epidemic of error

A persistent and pernicious infection is tearing through America as the new year dawns. But it’s not called ...

Opinion

Byron York: Falling faith in democracy nothing new

For the last year, we’ve heard one commentator after another tell us that American democracy is in crisis. ...

Guest columns

Kent Bernhardt: Please leaf me alone

By Kent Bernhardt It’s January, and I’m still raking leaves. I thought I’d be through in November, at ...

Columnists

D.G. Martin: Meet the famous man from Tally Ho

By D.G. Martin Who is the most famous North Carolinian today? If you check the latest edition of ...

Columnists

Alexander H. Jones: Right-wing populism reflects our democracy’s pathologies

By Alexander H. Jones Political scientists believe that when a democracy finds itself in dire straits, populism comes ...

Columnists

Mike Walden: Will 2022 be boom, bust or somewhere in between?

By Mike Walden Although all the final numbers aren’t in, it appears North Carolina experienced a very good ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Wiping the slate clean in new year

By Sharon Randall There’s something about a brand new year that makes me want to wipe the slate ...

Columnists

John Hood: Worker shortage won’t end soon

By John Hood On a recent road trip through western North Carolina and north Georgia, I had occasion ...

My Turn

My Turn, Scott Maddox: Adults sitting around a table won’t work

By Scott Maddox The headline in Sunday’s Post said, “Education and community leaders discuss solutions to local violence.” ...

My Turn

My Turn, Ann Bourque: Sting of shooting a long way from mending

By Ann Bourque I am writing this letter in the aftermath of the Christmas basketball tournament shooting that ...

Opinion

Kathryn Lopez: They don’t have to be alone in new year

By Kathryn Lopez “Be my Mommy!” the banner in the CVS window read, part of a display of ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: After another shooting, will anyone show they actually care?

By Kenneth L. Hardin Contrary to what people have written and erroneously labeled me as, I’m not an ...

Columnists

Mike Walden: Is it cheaper to live in North Carolina?

By Mike Walden With the inflation rate at 40-year highs, coping with a higher cost-of-living is on our ...

Opinion

Kathryn Lopez: The true gift of Christmas

Christmas is a season, not just a day. And it only begins on Dec. 25. The Rockefeller Center ...

Opinion

Alex Jones: An open letter to Kyrsten Sinema from North Carolina

Dear Senator Sinema, You have stated that you will not support modifying the filibuster to accommodate the Democratic ...

Opinion

David M. Shribman: COVID sacrifices pale in comparison to 1943

By David M. Shribman If you want to understand the world we occupy — the challenges we face, ...

Columnists

John Hood: Manufacturing thriving in NC

By John Hood With the recent announcements of a new Toyota battery plant in Randolph County, a new ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Christmas brings moments, big and small

By Sharon Randall ’Twas Christmas Day and all through the house not a creature was stirring, least of ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Where’s the passion for political engagement?

By Kenneth L. Hardin I’m not from this planet. More than likely, I’m an alien sent here to ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Questions about Biden’s new testing plan

By Cal Thomas President Biden has attempted to tamp down the frustration many feel over his inability to ...

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