Opinion

David Shribman: Beware the premature victory lap

Not so fast, Joe. Last week, President Biden spoke words that Americans have waited 16 months to hear. ...

Opinion

Kathryn Jean Lopez: Priest’s arrest part of larger problem

As I write, a Franciscan priest I know is in a courtroom in Ohio. Father Fidelis Moscinski was ...

Opinion

D.G. Martin: New North Carolina writer added to Library of America

By D.G. Martin It has happened again. As reported in this column recently, the Library of America honored ...

Guest columns

Dean Ridings: Supporting local businesses means newspapers, too

By Dean Ridings As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, there’s a sense of relief and optimism ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Learn about world without leaving home

By Sharon Randall Summer is a good time to travel. As a child, I spent most summers roaming ...

Opinion

John Hood: Outcomes aren’t guaranteed

By John Hood RALEIGH — Will North Carolina Republicans have smashing victories in the 2022 midterms? Many politicos ...

Opinion

Nalini Joseph: Be American by buying American

The United States’ gross domestic product is heavily dependent on consumer spending. Consumer spending makes up more than ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Court records remain one of last holdouts for free, online criminal justice information

When so much of the criminal justice system is accessible to the public and news media online for ...

Guest columns

Michael Whatley: Democrats’ new philosophy: If you can’t win, change the rules

Last fall, Republicans outperformed Democrats up and down the ballot in North Carolina.  From re-electing Senator Thom Tillis ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Black women need more support, respect

By Kenneth L. Hardin Black women need more support and respect. They need it like a diabetic needs ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: A moral imperative

When President Biden was asked about his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan, he could not hide ...

Opinion

Byron York: A politicized Justice Department

The Democratic Party’s No. 1 priority is to pass a voting “reform” bill that would federalize elections under ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Lessons from watching a plant

By Sharon Randall You can learn things from watching a plant. And watching is more fun than weeding. ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: Did politics cost NC State College World Series?

By Gary Pearce As an N.C. State alum and avid fan, I was dismayed and disappointed when the ...

Opinion

Kathryn Jean Lopez: Finding common ground

Sharonell Fulton and Toni Simms-Busch should be household names. Fulton and Simms-Busch were the plaintiffs in a recent ...

Guest columns

Ray Nothstine: John Hancock took stand against tyranny

By Ray Nothstine John Hancock is known for his sizable signature etched on the Declaration of Independence. Nearly ...

Guest columns

Bobbie Richardson: GOP senate candidates won’t stand up for democracy when it counts

By Bobbie Richardson Six months ago today, Americans watched in horror as insurrectionists pushed past police barriers and ...

Opinion

Clyde: What do we do to celebrate the flag?

By Clyde “Hats off. Along the street there comes a blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, a ...

My Turn

My Turn, Amy Wilhelm: After facing challenges from RSS, Faith Academy finally owns elementary school property

The Faith Elementary property is finally in the hands of Faith Academy Charter School. This comes last minute ...

Guest columns

Kenneth L. Hardin: Feeling like a born suspect

By Kenneth L. Hardin I know why the caged bird sings, and it has nothing to do with ...

Guest columns

Nalini Joseph: Focus on history behind holiday for Fourth of July

By Nalini Joseph This Fourth of July marks another anniversary of the widely accepted date to commemorate our ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Giving trust a try

“I  do trust the president,” Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican, said on CNN. “Do I take him ...

Opinion

Byron York: A run-of-the-mill Capitol riot case

So far, the Justice Department has charged more than 450 people with taking part in the Jan. 6 ...

Guest columns

Lifestyle diseases can be treated through nutrition changes

By Tara Smith Welcome to “Healthy Eating and You,” a new monthly column sponsored by Healthy Rowan.  Healthy Rowan ...

Columnists

DG Martin: North Carolinian in Afghanistan ‘until the bitter end’

By D.G. Martin President Joe Biden has ordered the troops in Afghanistan to be home by September. Why ...

Columnists

John Hood: Got a pick to pocket?

By John Hood RALEIGH — Did Fagin’s pickpockets stimulate the economy of London? If you’ve read Charles Dickens’ ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: Like GOP, Helms evolved on Israel

By Gary Pearce Conservative evangelical Christians in America haven’t always been all-out supporters of Israel. They once were ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Fall in love with life

By Sharon Randall How many times have you fallen in love? When was your first? What was your ...

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