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My Turn, Scott Huffman: We deserve better than Ted Budd

By Scott Huffman We swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States when ...

Columnists

Mayors coalition: Pass American Rescue Plan

Editor’s note: The following is written with the endorsement of Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, Concord Mayor Bill Dusch, ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: Let’s all take a deep breath and help our kids

S chools are often the heart of communities.  My own memories of primary school included time spent playing ...

Opinion

My Turn, Ted Goins: Direct care workers deserve a living wage

We entrust many of our precious elders and many other adults and children to direct care workers. Health ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Trust science, not unions

“The challenge facing our schools is unprecedented,” said candidate Joe Biden last July. “President Trump has made it ...

Opinion

Byron York column: White House is in denial about border crisis

During the 2020 campaign, candidate Joe Biden promised to undo President Donald Trump’s border security policies. He pledged ...

Columnists

My Turn, Tarik Woods: What are we afraid of?

By Tarik Woods Let’s begin with the biggest concession: $1.9 trillion is a lot of cash. It was ...

Opinion

Genia Woods: Let’s talk about good news in Salisbury

By Genia Woods As my first column in the Salisbury Post, I must thank Editor Josh Bergeron for ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: What’s Gov. Roy Cooper’s secret?

By Gary Pearce A national reporter recently wrote a flattering article about Governor Roy Cooper, but seemed flummoxed ...

Guest columns

Dallas Woodhouse: Two key senate Democrats cave to keep schools closed

By Dallas Woodhouse North Carolina Senate Republicans failed to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 37, ...

Opinion

Guest columnists: Bill would ensure recognition for all wounded veterans

By Sarah Verardo and Rep. David Willis An Alive Day marks the day a service member nearly died ...

Opinion

John Hood: Reduce health cost, not just price

By John Hood RALEIGH — Too many North Carolinians lack access to the medical services they need. One ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Recipe for memories

By Sharon Randall What are the foods that you can only taste in memories? Your mother’s biscuits? Your ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: Balancing life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

By Francis Koster As I listen to intense discussions between various political tribes as they debate about the ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Cancel culture dangerous for children

By Nalini Joseph While I was doing a little online research on cancel culture, I found a few ...

Columnists

My Turn, Pam Coffield: Traffic lanes shouldn’t be reduced in Downtown Main Street Plan

By Pam Hylton Coffield The first phase of the Downtown Main Street Plan proposes changing North and South ...

Opinion

Byron York: What were rioters thinking?

It’s one of the most basic questions of the U.S. Capitol riot investigation: What was the rioters’ plan? ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Take half a loaf

President Biden faces a tough choice on immigration. Does he accept compromises that advance some, but not all, ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Revisionist Black history leaves things out

By Ada Fisher The recent action taken by the Quaker Oats family of products to change the name ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Keeping close to family

By Sharon Randall Have you ever read a letter that made you tremble like leaves on a poplar? ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Was Burr’s vote revenge or statesmanship?

By Gary Pearce Maybe Sen. Richard Burr’s “guilty” vote in Donald Trump’s trial was revenge on Trump for ...

Columnists

John Hood: Picking winners is for losers

By John Hood RALEIGH — When it comes to giving out business incentives, you won’t find North Carolina ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: ‘I do not believe unity is possible’

Uh-oh. Joe Biden is talking unity again. It came last week at a CNN town hall in Milwaukee ...

Columnists

Clyde: Get out, get digging

By Clyde Be careful what you dig up. Dirt from the Anglo-Saxon “dritan” literally means excrement. When’s the ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: What will catching COVID-19 cost you?

By Francis Koster America’s health insurance system is like a ratty old quilt.  If your body is covered ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: The Rush Limbaugh I knew

The man who picked me up at an airport too many years ago to recall the date asked ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: How do you measure your child’s success?

By Nalini Joseph Best practices. Code of conduct. Operations manual. Office procedures. Do these phrases sound familiar?  If ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: The choice facing Republicans

Legally, Donald Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate. But politically, he has been found guilty by the ...

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