My Turn

My turn, Larry Efird: Finding the ‘something more’ in teaching

By Larry Efird Having gotten back into the hurricane force of another school year, I’ve had a few ...

Opinion

Poor People’s Campaign: Poverty has no race, political party

Principle No. 10 of the Poor People’s Campaign, a National Call for Moral Revival: We will do our ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Democratic National Committee still influenced by Obama

By Ada Fisher No president in my lifetime who is out of office has been as unwilling to ...

Guest columns

Thomas Mills: National politics will have greater impact in NC with fair maps

By Thomas Mills A three-judge panel of state judges have ordered the legislature to redraw the state’s legislative ...

Columnists

Steve and Cokie Roberts: US economy needs immigrants

By Steve and Cokie Roberts One of the most persistent and pernicious myths in American politics is that ...

My Turn

My turn, Michael Stringer: Surround park with timeline of history

By Michael Stringer I stood on the library steps in Salisbury looking over the clearing of old-growth trees ...

Guest columns

Bill Graham: Catawba tribe’s resort is much-needed in Charlotte region

By Bill Graham Maybe once in a generation, if it’s lucky, a community gets a shot at landing ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: NC needs representation, not blind allegiance

By Becki Gray What’s at stake without a budget? Try as they might, the General Assembly has had ...

Opinion

My turn, Jackie Miller: Protected bike lanes good for Salisbury

By Jackie Miller A biking community is a healthy community. The images of becoming a healthier community are ...

Guest columns

Thomas Mills: Trump is perfect messenger for Bishop in 9th District

By Thomas Mills Donald Trump is coming to North Carolina again. This time, he’s coming to rally the ...

Guest columns

Kristen Blair: Smarter strategies emerge for preventing harm in NC schools

By Kristen Blair A new school year is here, bringing new strategies for keeping kids safe. Topping the ...

Opinion

Jennifer Rubin: Democratic debates get much-needed winnowing

By Jennifer Rubin If you remember the Agatha Christie mystery in which 10 people mysteriously die one after ...

Guest columns

Marc Thiessen: Why can’t Israel boycott them?

By Marc Thiessen WASHINGTON — During a news conference on Monday, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., accused Israel of ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: North Carolina requires taxes to be paid on illicit drugs

By Brenée Goforth Unless you are buying your marijuana from a dispensary in a state where it’s legal, you ...

Guest columns

Ferrel Guillory: Schools can be tools to fight against intolerance, indifference

By Ferrel Guillory In my first year of high school, as I recall, a kindly, soft-spoken teacher monitored ...

Columnists

John Hood: Be realistic about energy expectations

By John Hood Duke is a gigantic company with lots of institutional and political heft. It wins plenty ...

Guest columns

Rep. Julia Howard: Cooper should consider impact of budget veto

By Julia Howard As of Tuesday, it had been 43 days since Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the state ...

Education

Rose Post: Teach him, but gently if you can

Editor’s note: The foreword to this column is written by Phyllis Post, the daughter of former Salisbury Post reporter ...

Guest columns

Andria Shores: It’s not enough to drop off canned goods

Poor People’s Campaign Principle No. 8: We will build up the power of people and state-based movements to ...

Opinion

Mitch Kokai: NC gerrymandering trial features much ado about wrong thing

By Mitch Kokai Judges in the Common Cause v. Lewis election redistricting trial must answer a relatively simple ...

Opinion

My turn, Wilson R. Cherry: Write to legislators to address issues

By Wilson R. Cherry As local, state and federal budgets have been projected and some approved for the ...

Opinion

My turn, Michael Stringer: When did America’s War on Poverty become War on the Impoverished?

By Michael Stringer Living in western Rowan County, I observe a microcosm of America. Often, I am overwhelmed ...

Opinion

My turn, Bishop Timothy M. Smith: Our proud tradition: Welcoming refugees with generosity, grace

By Bishop Timothy M. Smith The United States is the land of freedom and of welcome. Our nation’s ...

My Turn

My turn, Jackie Miller: ‘Liar-victims’ can cause pain for accused

By Jackie Miller Sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never hurt me. I recall ...

Guest columns

Marc Thiessen: Trump wrong to attack Cummings, right about Baltimore

By Marc Thiessen WASHINGTON — President Trump was wrong to personally attack Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D.-Md., a ...

Columnists

Dale Folwell: We are not consumers of health care

The North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer is responsible for providing health care coverage to more than ...

My Turn

My turn, Richard Roberts: Anti-fascists blur true meaning of political ideology

By Richard Roberts Who or what is ANTIFA? These are mostly young adults who have been fooled by ...

Opinion

My turn, Ted Goins: Time to love our neighbors, set reasonable refugee limit

By Ted Goins The United States is the land of freedom, of bravery and of welcome. Our nation’s ...

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