Opinion

Byron York: Should ‘9/11-style’ commission investigate the capitol riot?

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 ...

My Turn

My Turn, Karen Lilly-Bowyer: Face facts on landmark moratorium

By Karen Lilly-Bowyer I would like to thank Al Heggins and Tamera Sheffield for their vote to continue ...

Columnists

Gary Pearce: School reopening debate strains old ties

By Gary Pearce One of North Carolina’s most enduring political alliances — teachers and the Democratic Party — ...

Columnists

DG Martin: Do you want a workhorse or show horse?

By D.G. Martin Do you want your congressional representative to be a “workhorse” or a “show horse?” In ...

Columnists

John Hood: Sales tax hike is unneeded

By John Hood When North Carolina Democrats are in power, their go-to source of new revenue is to ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Friendships pick up where they left off

By Sharon Randall The first time I saw her was on the playground. It was my first day ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Take risks, recover from defeats for greatness

I was watching an interview with Vinodh Khosla, the Indian American venture capitalist who founded Sun Microsystems. He ...

My Turn

My Turn, Larry Efird: How about being pro-humanity?

By Larry Efird I was rummaging through some old pictures while decluttering my classroom recently, and I came ...

My Turn

My Turn, Bradley Bethel: Congressman Budd fails to tell the truth

By Bradley Bethel Ted Budd has been making my job more difficult for months. The third-term U.S. congressman ...

Opinion

Byron York: When the White House can’t handle the truth

On Jan. 21, President Biden’s first full day in office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki began her ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: The party of truth

After Republicans lost the White House and both chambers of Congress last November, you might think they’d be ...

Columnists

Gary Pearce: Is 100-county tour the path to U.S. Senate victory?

By Gary Pearce When Jeff Jackson jumped into the 2022 Senate race, he revived an old staple of ...

Columnists

D.G. Martin: When do we change names, history?

By D.G. Martin Last week, the Raleigh City Council removed the historic designation of Wakestone, the former home ...

Columnists

John Hood: Nonprofits must go the distance

By John Hood RALEIGH — The COVID-19 crisis has brought death, economic destruction and wrenching social change. As ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Making the best of it

By Sharon Randall Birthdays in my childhood were always remembered, but not especially memorable. My mother would bake ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: What gets measured gets managed

When I was in school, one of the most dreaded sentences my teacher uttered was, “Close your books, ...

Opinion

Thomas Mills: In defense of Marjorie Taylor Greene (well, kind of)

Editor’s note: The following are excerpts from blog posts by Thomas Mills, the founder and publisher of politicsnc.com. ...

Opinion

Nalini Joseph: We could learn gratitude from poorer places

One of the wonderful things about living in a third world country is the daily opportunity that children ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: A flicker of hope

President Biden faces a major decision just weeks into his presidency: Does he genuinely try to work with ...

Opinion

Byron York: Why is the National Guard still in Washington?

There were roughly 25,000 National Guard members in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President Joe Biden. It ...

Columnists

Gary Pearce: Democrats might take lesson from FDR

By Gary Pearce North Carolina Democrats are torn right now — between celebration and disappointment over 2020 and ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Distraction works both ways

By Sharon Randall Just when I think I’ve told every story I know, another one will pop up ...

Columnists

Clyde: No do-overs in real life

By Clyde If you had it to do over again, what would you do differently? Read Psalm 130 ...

Columnists

John Hood: Legislators should reclaim their power

By John Hood RALEIGH — Among the many reasons the political discourse in Washington has gotten so toxic, ...

Opinion

Larry Efird column: ‘To change or not to change …’

W ith all the changes we continue to endure and experience, I naturally want to know what my ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Academic success is most important

By Nalini Joseph As American parents, we are programmed to give our children a well-rounded education and exposure ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: Making our aquarium better to live in

By Francis Koster Do you remember when you were given your first goldfish? The gift was probably a ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Be the bigger person

By Ada Fisher Thirty-eight years ago in President Gerald R. Ford‘s inaugural remarks leading up to a pardon ...

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