Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: Let’s not commercialize Juneteenth

By Kenneth L. Hardin Now that the dust has settled on all the unnecessary celebratory nonsense surrounding the ...

Guest columns

Dari Caldwell: Rowan originals helped county get through COVID-19 pandemic

Editor’s note: The following are excerpts from a blog post first published on yourrowan.com. To read about more ...

Opinion

Michael Walden: Causes, challenges of North Carolina’s revenue surge

By Michael Walden A year ago, in the midst of the pandemic, all hands were wringing about shortages ...

Opinion

My Turn, Corey Hill: Fight to give workers rights they deserve

By Corey Hill State Sen. Carl Ford and U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx recently published a column in the ...

Opinion

Nalini Jones: One rotten apple spoils the apple cart

Those who have led and managed teams or companies understand the effect that one negative person can have ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Trumpism’s lethal legacy

It’s time to get serious about protecting voting rights, and three recent developments make this goal more urgent ...

Opinion

Byron York: Where’s the Democratic anger over COVID origins?

After President Joe Biden’s recent overseas meetings, the United States and G-7 countries agreed to support further investigation ...

Guest columns

Thomas Mills: Will Biden’s more robust stimulus produce faster recovery?

By Thomas Mills We’re about to learn a lot about economic recoveries. Back in 2009, then-President Barack Obama, ...

Columnists

John Hood: Stop kicking Social Security can

By John Hood RALEIGH — Although the politicians in Washington almost never talk about the issue anymore, our ...

Opinion

Roy Cooper: Shot at $1 million also means defeating pandemic for good

By Roy Cooper Hugging our friends. Cheering on our local sports team in person. Eating indoors at our ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: What can UK’s Boris Johnson teach American Democrats?

By Gary Pearce To many Americans, especially Democrats, Boris Johnson is a clownish British version of former President ...

Columnists

Guest columnist: State tax cuts needed after citizens told to sacrifice

By Ray Nothstine In the name of safety and at times part political theater, North Carolinians spent over ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Will we forget lessons of 2020?

By Nalini Joseph I talk with someone almost every week about the angst, pain, frustrations and inconveniences of ...

Opinion

My Turn, Justin Tipton: Push back against anti-union propaganda

By Justin Tipton I find it extremely concerning that U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx and state Sen. Carl Ford ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: Yes, this is America

By Kenneth L. Hardin People denounce critical race theory without truly understanding what it involves.  They see the ...

Opinion

My Turn, Steve Fisher: Mr. Paul’s recipe for life

By Steve Fisher For over half a century I had the opportunity to observe the daily habits of ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: The ghost haunting the Capitol

As the Senate returns to work and faces a fistful of thorny issues — from upgrading infrastructure to ...

Opinion

Byron York: Democrats trapped in progressive echo chamber

The reason Democrats in Washington are increasingly frustrated is because their legislative ambitions far outstrip their congressional majorities. ...

Columnists

My Turn, Bill Graham: North Carolina’s future relies on smart infrastructure

By Bill Graham North Carolina is fortunate to be experiencing rapid growth—in our communities, in our economy, and ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: Will history provide lessons for 2022 Senate race?

By Gary Pearce Can a Democrat win the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year? History ...

Columnists

Carl Ford and Virginia Foxx: Union coercion threatens hardworking North Carolinians

By Carl Ford and Virginia Foxx If you ask Democrats what led to the rise of the middle ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Celebrate special dads on Father’s Day

By Sharon Randall Who’s the first person on your list for Father’s Day cards? Recently, I took a ...

My Turn

My Turn, Jeff Sharp: Consider other scenario for ‘Green New Deal’

By Jeff Sharp Nalini Joseph on Sunday, June 6 presented her view of the “diabolical” “real intent” of ...

My Turn

My turn, Tony Watlington: Creating a bright future for Rowan-Salisbury students

By Tony Watlington Since I was sworn in as Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ superintendent this January, my priority has been ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Salisbury, what’s going on?

“Mother, mother, there’s too many of you crying. Brother, brother, brother, there’s far too many of you dying. ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Help children through Guardian ad Litem

By Nalini Joseph When you turn on the TV and the news flashes a story about someone who ...

Columnists

Clyde: Think before you throw

By Clyde Is it worth it? Just look in your wastebasket. “If I rejoiced because my wealth was ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: In pursuit of wisdom

By Cal Thomas In an era of political correctness, virtue signaling and wokeness, wisdom is in such short ...

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