Columnists

Ada Fisher: Post-election reforms to count every vote

By Ada Fisher What a presidential race! The winners are: the moderator of the last presidential debate, Kristin ...

Columnists

My Turn, Elizabeth Cook: Fisher’s advice golden, example priceless

By Elizabeth Cook When Paul Fisher asked for a few minutes of your time, something important was brewing.  ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Trump supporters weren’t only ones campaigning in buffer zone

“Elections must be free and fair — to include being free from voter intimidation and disruptions at polling ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: Economy No. 1; happiness lags behind

By Francis Koster We can look at the state of our nation through two lenses: the state of ...

Opinion

Byron York: A Trump good deed receives its punishment

By Byron York Of all the Twitter attacks on President Trump — and there are thousands every day ...

Guest columns

Steven V Roberts: Winning is easier than governing

By Steven V Roberts If, when all the votes are counted, Joe Biden wins the election, he will ...

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John Hood: Democrats threw away their shot

By John Hood North Carolina Democrats thought the stars had finally aligned for smashing victories in 2020. A ...

Opinion

John Hood: Elections are a soap opera

By John Hood RALEIGH — The day before the 2018 midterms, I posted a column about “what to ...

Guest columns

D.G. Martin: An entirely too early prediction about 2024

By D.G. Martin Guess what. The presidential election is just about to begin. “You mean just about to ...

My Turn

My Turn, Karen Alexander: Tillis, congressmen will continue fighting hard for Salisbury

By Karen Alexander This past year, the city decided to take on a more proactive role in seeking ...

Opinion

Nalini Joseph: Vision on your child’s path to greatness

By Nalini Joseph While meeting with Father John Eckert, the priest of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, I came ...

Columnists

My Turn, Danny Patterson: Railroad trends can help explain recent noise

By Danny Patterson Let me clarify one fact right off the bat: I am not a spokesperson for ...

Opinion

Josh Bergeron: Election notes with two days to go

Tuesday is the day voters have been excitedly waiting for or dreading, depending on their political persuasions. It’s ...

Columnists

My Turn, Jackie Harris: One Love Services able to help because of United Way

By Jackie Harris Every six years since 1991, your United Way has conducted assessments to address the most ...

Columnists

My Turn, Carol Spalding: Rowan-Cabarrus poised to train, educate workforce

By Carol Spalding The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life as we know it. In addition to endangering our ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: How much does your vote matter to you?

By Sharon Randall If you are anything like me — and I certainly hope you are — you ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: It’s not over until all votes are counted

By Gary Pearce Voters and media alike, beware: We may not know the winners next Tuesday night. We ...

Guest columns

John Hood: Democrats may fall short in legislative races

By John Hood RALEIGH — Of all the important electoral contests on North Carolina’s ballot, our General Assembly ...

My Turn

My Turn, Carol Pomeroy: Is this really the man you want in White House?

By Carol Pomeroy This is in response to Ronnie Smith’s letter dated Oct. 17 (“Your vote can keep ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Preparing children for COVID-positive parent

By Nalini Joseph What happens when a parent is diagnosed with COVID-19?  How does life change for their ...

Guest columns

Cal Thomas: Public deserves answers about Biden family’s deals

By Cal Thomas Can Joe Biden be trusted? It was President Richard Nixon who said in the midst ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: Medicaid expansion’s benefits worth investment

By Francis Koster When compared to other wealthy countries our life expectancy ranks 35th in the world, and ...

Guest columns

Steve Roberts: Avoiding a Senate bloodbath

By Steve Roberts Karl Rove, an influential Republican strategist, wrote in The Wall Street Journal that President Trump’s ...

Guest columns

Byron York: What standard of proof for Hunter Biden’s emails?

By Byron York Republican and conservative journalists and politicos need to avoid a trap when discussing the Hunter ...

Opinion

Dean Ridings: Newspapers get vote for best election information

By Dean Ridings There is more content available today about the upcoming election than likely in any previous ...

Columnists

Gary Pearce: COVID, classrooms, corporations dominate Cooper-Forest campaign

By Gary Pearce COVID dominates North Carolina’s governor’s race, and it likely will determine the outcome. But there’s ...

Guest columns

D.G. Martin: Who’s North Carolina’s literary godfather?

By D.G. Martin Does North Carolina have a godfather? We would not want our godfather to be anything ...

Columnists

John Hood: Substantive sparks fly in state treasurer debate

By John Hood RALEIGH — The person who manages most of state government’s financial assets — the $107 ...

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