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 ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: The social covenant has shattered

Why would they do this? That question rises inevitably from a new wave of so-called flash-mob robberies, thieves ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Signs weren’t missed, they were ignored

As has been the case with so many other school shootings over several years, last week’s murder spree ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Words will fill a void

In 1986, The New York Times announced it would begin using the honorific “Ms.” “Until now,” the Times ...

Opinion

Byron York: The Biden-Buttigieg pitch: it’s all free!

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign was essentially a bidding war in which each candidate pledged to spend ...

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.” ...

Opinion

Alexander Jones: Gov. Cooper’s remarkable feat

When a Civitas Institute poll came out showing Gov. Roy Cooper’s approval rating two points underwater, Republicans rejoiced. ...

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 ...

Opinion

Byron York: For Democrats, the word is ‘transform’

Remember when Joe Biden ran for president in what commentators called the “centrist” lane of the Democratic primaries? ...

Opinion

Kathryn Lopez: The miracle of fatherhood

Over the last few weeks, Pope Francis has been pointing to St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, ...

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 ...

Opinion

Alexander Jones: The failure of Bergernomics

The state budget that the General Assembly finally passed last week tells us something about Senate Leader Phil ...

Opinion

Sandy Hurley and Bill Moss: General Assembly can still make history

The North Carolina General Assembly remains poised to make open government history next week when lawmakers return to ...

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 ...

My Turn

My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: Pride, prejudice exist even among good people

By Evelyn Uddin-khan Standing on the corner of West Liberty and North Church streets reading the inscription on ...

Opinion

Byron York: Voters knew what they were getting in president, and now they’re seeing it

President Joe Biden’s plunging public approval rating isn’t his problem. It is a reflection of his problem. Biden ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Can Joe Biden do the job?

Can Joe Biden do the job? That question is being asked, with rising alarm, by a substantial number ...

Opinion

My Turn, Deja Garlin: One little engine keeps Families First going

By Deja Garlin “All aboard the TPPI express,” yells the conductor as the Rowan community boards take their ...

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