Opinion

Byron York: Biden’s COVID presidency

President Joe Biden recently passed his six-month mark in the White House. It might end up being the ...

My Turn

My Turn, Robert Black: Striving for beloved truth

By Rev. Robert Black “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: She is 8 years old

She is 8 years old. That’s … what? About third grade? Too young for boyfriends. Too young for ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: What you’ll hear in politics next year

I t’s clear how the two political parties want to define the debate in next year’s elections, in ...

Columnists

My Turn, Rev. Olen Bruner: Citizens join together to acknowledge racial history

By Olen Bruner Once again, on Aug. 6, citizens of Salisbury are calling each other forward to uphold ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Hair shouldn’t define Black women

By Kenneth L. Hardin “Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person? Does the ...

Columnists

John Hood: Fewer students major in humanities

By John Hood RALEIGH — Most students attend colleges or universities primarily to acquire the knowledge, skills and ...

Opinion

Guest columnists: Legislators should bridge Medicaid coverage gap

By Tom Bacon, Gene Cochrane Jr., John Frank and Bill Pully  The Rowan County region is in trouble. ...

Guest columns

Cal Thomas: Cuba Libre! and the left

By Cal Thomas People on the far left have become so predictable that their statements are no longer ...

Guest columns

Ray Nothstine: Robinson right to focus on dignity of work

By Ray Nothstine Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson certainly grabs plenty of headlines and attention these days. Most conservatives ...

Opinion

My Turn, Kendal Mobley: Marker will acknowledge Rowan lynchings

On Aug. 6, Actions in Faith and Justice (AFJ), a local grassroots organization, in partnership with the Equal ...

Guest columns

My Turn, Michael Stringer: Rep. Budd wrong on many counts

By Michael Stringer “The government isn’t the solution. The government is the problem!” the “aw-shucks” former President Ronald ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Jesus would get jabbed

In the Book of Matthew, Jesus is asked: “Master, which is the great commandment in the law?” He ...

Opinion

Byron York: The 2020 polling disaster

As the last presidential election approached, one could sense that something was wrong with the polls. The race ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: The love of books and reading

By Sharon Randall Long before they learn to read, children need to be taught to love reading and ...

Opinion

Kathryn Lopez: Religious freedom? Yeah, right!

“Freedom of speech is the air that any thinker breathes; it’s the fuel that ignites the fire of ...

Columnists

Thomas Mills: Fundraising sets the stage for competitive U.S. Senate race

By Thomas Mills The fundraising numbers are in for the second quarter and the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Gov. Cooper maps alternative path

By Gary Pearce North Carolina may go a third straight year without a new state budget. We definitely ...

Guest columns

John Hood: More, better policing needed

By John Hood RALEIGH — One of the best ways to save Black lives and help poor North ...

Opinion

My Turn, Michael Young: Decide on Empire Hotel and move on

By Michael Young If learning from your mistakes makes up for the fact that the Empire Hotel is ...

Columnists

Ray Nothstine: Here’s what social studies curriculum should look like

By Ray Nothstine Like much of the nation, North Carolina has a civics and history crisis. Yet, it may be ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: UNC and the debate over dissent

We Americans have a contradictory history when it comes to tolerating, or not tolerating, dissent. The latest chapter ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Time to craft an actual plan to solve gun violence

By Kenneth L. Hardin I went to bed one night last month thinking about the unsolved shooting death ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Zaila and the Bee

By any standard, Zaila Avant-garde is a remarkable 14-year-old girl with a positive and compelling outlook on life. ...

Columnists

My Turn, Jerry Shelby: City should finally correct Morlan Park mistake

By Jerry Shelby Which is safer, going straight across an intersection or being forced to do the following: ...

Opinion

Byron York: Republicans, Democrats and the vaccine

More Republicans than Democrats appear to be “vaccine hesitant” — that is, reluctant for one reason or another ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Halting the ‘death lottery’

After President Biden promoted door-to-door efforts to encourage folks to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Henry McMaster of ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Democracy worth it every time

By Leonard Pitts It was, let us say, an interesting weekend for democracy. Call it a tale of ...

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