Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Better to ask, ‘Why can’t we have nice things?’

By Leonard Pitts Its Constitution fixed the value of African Americans at three-fifths that of other humans. Its ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Responsibility for Salisbury’s ‘green’ future

By Nalini Joseph “Generally, people have things that are more within their personal purview that are difficult to ...

Columnists

Kathryn Lopez: You’ve got to pray to make it today

By Kathryn Lopez President Joseph Biden mentions his Catholic faith frequently. We’ve heard him cite both Pope and ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: A move to purge the Republican past

In the nine elections between 1980 and 2012, candidates with one of three names — Bush, Cheney and ...

Opinion

Byron York: There’s no mandate to remake America

Does President Joe Biden have a mandate to rebuild the United States? To remake American capitalism? To reshape ...

Guest columns

Jenn West: Exercise is a good prescription for controlling COVID-19, maintaining quality of life

By Jenn West Exercising is probably not at the top of our list as we struggle with how ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Will NC get real on climate change?

By Gary Pearce When I think about climate change, I think about my brother-in-law Tillman. Tillman spent his ...

Guest columns

Guest column: Beach home case shows more insidious example of property rights conflict

By Erin Wilcox When is losing the entire value of your property due to government regulation, not an ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Navigating through life’s rough spots

By Sharon Randall The message from my sister was brief: “Sissy, call me.” But I knew by the ...

Columnists

John Hood: Conspiracy theories damage democracy

By John Hood RALEIGH — For weeks after the ballots were counted, supporters of the defeated presidential candidate ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: SC senator’s response a lot better than Biden’s speech

The contrast between President Biden’s first address to Congress last Wednesday night and the Republican response delivered by ...

Opinion

Larry Efird: Writing helps clear whitewashed truths

Of all the redeeming benefits of writing that I’ve discovered as a teacher, perhaps the most important lesson ...

Opinion

Mike Wilson: I’m not really a caffeine addict, but …

Apparently I scarred my grown daughters for life by chugging down a Red Bull at 2 a.m. somewhere ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: No more fears or tears from Black men

It’s OK for grown men to cry. I can count the minimal amount of tears I’ve shed in ...

Opinion

Nalini Joseph: What’s wrong with education?

“Our schools are failing.” How often do we hear pundits in the field of education make statements such ...

Opinion

Byron York: An outrage from the FBI

On June 14, 2017, a team of Republican lawmakers went to an athletic field in Alexandria, Virginia, to ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: What will Texas tell us?

Michael Wood will tell us something about today’s Republican Party. A major in the Marine Corps Reserves, he’s ...

My Turn

My Turn, Renee Bradshaw: Family Crisis Council here to help domestic violence, sexual assault victims

By Renee Bradshaw The Family Crisis Council of Rowan is the only domestic violence and sexual assault Agency in ...

Columnists

Jim Weaver: Ensure officials have accurate internet access data

By Jim Weaver Still cannot get high-quality, reliable, high-speed internet service at home? You are not alone. In ...

Columnists

DG Martin: Without Daniels, parkway would have gone to Tennessee

By D.G. Martin The National Park Service’s recent announcement that a woman would be the new superintendent of ...

Columnists

John Hood: Nationalizing politics was a mistake

By John Hood RALEIGH — If Californians want to make their government the monopoly payer of all medical ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Will Gov. McCrory become Sen. McCrory?

By Gary Pearce Maybe you can’t stand Pat, but former Governor McCrory could be future Senator McCrory. When ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Feeling of going home

By Sharon Randall What does “home” mean to you? Is it a person? A place? Or a feeling ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors should be returned home

By Ada Fisher The caravans of illegal unaccompanied minors at the U.S. border with Mexico are not acceptable ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Chauvin verdict correct; theatrics leading up to it not so much

By Cal Thomas The guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all counts was correct, ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Cop put in a no-win situation in case of 16-year-old with a knife

By Leonard Pitts Sorry, but this is not an open-and-shut case. This is not Tamir Rice, Philando Castile ...

Opinion

Nalini Joseph: Textiles offered a culture of hard work

By Nalini Joseph In July of 2003, more than 4,000 Cannon Mills employees were suddenly jobless. Why and ...

Opinion

Byron York: Finally, the facts about a Capitol riot casualty

It took nearly 3 1/2 months for the District of Columbia medical examiner’s office to announce a cause ...

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