My Turn

My turn, Tremayne Smith: ECU alumni denounce remarks by Trump

By Tremayne Smith As former East Carolina University student body leaders and proud alumni allow us to unequivocally ...

Guest columns

Byron York: Can former Senator Al Franken be rehabilitated?

By Byron York Al Franken, the Minnesota Democrat and former “Saturday Night Live” star forced out of the ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: America is not Donald Trump’s house

By Leonard Pitts Years ago, I got to visit Kwethluk, an Alaskan town of fewer than 900 souls. ...

Guest columns

D.G. Martin: North Carolinians have Dawson to thank

By D.G. Martin “Ray Dawson didn’t do anything funny or foolish.” That statement comes from Felix Joyner, former ...

Opinion

Commentary: Taming the tweeter in chief

The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Thursday convened a “summit” on social media at the White House, ...

Columnists

John Hood: Context need on school spending

By John Hood RALEIGH — The average salary of a public schoolteacher in North Carolina was about $54,000 ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: What will we do in future without newspapers?

By Leonard Pitts “The Vindy,” as it’s known, announced its death about a week before Jeffrey Epstein was ...

Opinion

Kathleen Parker: Acosta displayed rare cowardice before justice

By Kathleen Parker WASHINGTON — It helps to know people in high places, especially if you’re a sex ...

My Turn

My turn, Ann Brownlee: Rowan County can preserve history on Yadkin River

By Ann Brownlee There is something about waterways which is relaxing to the soul. As urbanization increases, and ...

Guest columns

D.G. Martin: Kaepernick, Nike right for different reason

By D.G. Martin Colin Kaepernick and Nike are right about one thing. The original American flag, the one ...

Columnists

Thomas Mills: Medicaid expansion critical in budget

By Thomas Mills Monday night, the legislature was scheduled to vote on an override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto ...

Guest columns

Marc Thiessen: Rapinoe’s protests hurt fight for gender equity

By Marc Thiessen WASHINGTON — Nike has withdrawn a new Independence Day-themed shoe featuring the Revolutionary War-era flag ...

My Turn

My turn, Larry Efird: Prioritize listening, learning first

By Larry Efird When I was younger, I often wondered how writers found so much information to write ...

Guest columns

Kendal Mobley: White supremacy’s history critical in ‘Fame’ debate

By Kendal Mobley In the debate over the Confederate monument known as “Fame,” the history of white supremacy ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Democrats hand presidential race to Trump

Whether Democratic Party debates are watched is inconsequential because the paltry field of candidates are far left of ...

Columns

David Freeze: No free internet for travelers on the Cassiar Highway

When I was done with my stay at the worker camp in Meziadin Junction, British Columbia, I waited ...

Guest columns

D.G. Martin: What are facts behind Lumbee dispute?

By D.G. Martin Two weeks ago, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr wrote a newspaper column criticizing the Eastern Band ...

My Turn

My turn, Agnes Struzick: Newsome Road one problem in need of immediate attention

By Agnes Struzick Enough already. Or, as our children and grandchildren would say, “Let it go.” For years ...

Lifestyle

Beth Morris Nance: All about the love and memories

By Beth Morris Nance Every day at the N.C. Museum of Dolls, Toys and Miniatures in Spencer is ...

Guest columns

MT Sidoli: Racial constructs have created systems of privilege

Principle No. 6: We recognize the centrality of systemic racism in maintaining economic oppression must be named, detailed ...

My Turn

My turn, Eric R. Hake: Is America better because of supply-side economics?

By Eric R. Hake On June 19, President Donald Trump awarded economist Art Laffer the Medal of Freedom, ...

Guest columns

Eugene Robinson: Humanitarian crisis created by President Trump

By Eugene Robinson WASHINGTON — President Trump’s immigration policy has crossed the line from gratuitous cruelty to flat-out ...

My Turn

My turn, Rodney Queen: Ordinance must change to draw new residents

By Rodney Queen I’d like to address the article that ran in the Salisbury Post on Sunday, April ...

Opinion

Washington Post: Mississippi eroded courts’ credibility

The Washington Post Declaring that Mississippi prosecutors engaged in a “relentless, determined effort” to exclude blacks from a ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Lessons from an NBA championship team

By Ada Fisher Though long fascinated with dinosaurs, children are unusually intrigued by the category known as “raptors” ...

Columnists

Catherine Rampbell: Tariffs hurt iconic US retail industry

By Catherine Rampbell An iconic American industry is struggling. This sector has long been battered by forces beyond ...

Guest columns

Ivanka Trump, Wilbur Ross: President redoubles efforts to ensure good jobs for all

By Ivanka Trump and Wilbur Ross On Tuesday, we were in Charlotte discussing workforce development with local leaders ...

Guest columns

Guest column: Papers reveal social origins of ‘Fame’

By Gary Freeze, Virginia Summey and Daniel Harvey Regarding the perennial controversy about Salisbury’s Confederate monument, let history ...

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