Opinion

DG Martin: North Carolina and Alaska connections

Does Alaska have a political message for North Carolina? Not a chance, you say. It’s too far away ...

Opinion

Larry Efird: It’s all about the queue — and the queen

“When a man grows tired of London, he is tired of life…” — Samuel Johnson Last May, a ...

Opinion

My Turn, Rodney Cress: Flag rejection is shameful

To those unpatriotic committee members of the Bell Tower Park who voted not to display an American flag ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: An offer of glue for city’s gun violence crisis

I’m an animal lover, so I hesitate to beat a dead horse on the crime and gun violence ...

Opinion

My Turn, Roger Barbee: Nothing good can come from ‘grilling’ of general

“Former President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress are planning to use congressional investigations to put the spotlight on ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: True vision

What’s your earliest memory, the first thing you recall seeing and have never forgotten? I was a baby, ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Long lived the queen 

When Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary from the House of Windsor, died on Sept. 8, 2022 at ...

Opinion

Rosemary Haskell: Queen’s gift to her people was modeling the nation’s best self  

By Rosemary Haskell The death of Queen Elizabeth II encourages me to consider the interesting topic of Great ...

Education

Attorney General Josh Stein: Explaining recent changes to student loan debt

By Josh Stein NC Attorney General When people take out student loans, they’re investing in their future — ...

Opinion

Alex Jones: Two visions for North Carolina

An archetype of North Carolina’s economic lifeblood has contained, at various points, the following scenes: the rustic horror ...

Opinion

DG Martin: Can’t stop UNC’s move to Raleigh

Too late. It has already been done. The Spangler building that served as headquarters of the UNC system ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: Questionable expertise not needed on gun violence

The gun violence that has engulfed this City for decades brings out the worst in people.  I’m not ...

Opinion

My Turn, Antwaun Thompson: The power of teen personal responsibility — taking charge of your life

By Antwaun Thompson Teaching teens personal responsibility is a key component of life that they’ll rely on into ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Keeping connected

Of all the emails I read today, one made me especially glad for electronic communication. I know what ...

Opinion

Larry Efird: Off to school — and to the world

I recently helped our daughter move to Washington, D.C., to embark on a new journey in her life.  Even ...

Opinion

Whitey Harwood’s From the Wood Shed: Whole lot of thinkin’ going on

The My Turn by Jane Grogan Smith-Steinberg (JGS-S) started out with, “I don’t think so” and ended up ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: My priorities are in order

This country celebrated an important milestone last week. As we turned the calendar and rolled into a new ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Public health’s black eyes  

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent announcement of his plan to retire from leadership related to the national coronavirus pandemic ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: The myth of perfection

Sometimes I just sit and think. And other times, I just sit. I tell myself I need to ...

Opinion

Roger Barbee: Mark Robinson’s majority

The lieutenant governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson, has written his autobiography, “We Are the Majority: The Life ...

Guest columns

Kenneth L. Hardin: Understanding the power of words

It’s true actions prove who you are, but words prove who you pretend to be.  People throw words ...

Opinion

My Turn, Russ Stevens: Student loan debt forgiveness favors high-income Americans

I find it ironic that President Biden used the term “fair” in his answer to a reporter’s question ...

Opinion

Whitey Harwood’s From the Wood Shed: The good, the bad and the ugly

Opinions are like belly buttons, everybody should have one. Here’s mine on some articles in the Salisbury Post. ...

Opinion

My Turn, Jane Grogan Smith-Steinberg: Another way to think about the flag

“Using the flag as a weapon” Merry Overholser, I don’t think so. Last summer while walking through the ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: The gift of good words

What’s the best thing anyone ever said to you? The most helpful, or even life-changing? Let’s exclude the ...

Opinion

Lib Campbell: Self-evident truth

“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” begins the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. And yet ...

Opinion

Roger Barbee: Senseless chatter about clothing chains

The pejorative phrase “Banana Republic” was used to describe a small, poor country that often relied on a ...

Opinion

Dave Gammon: Identifying costly signals helps us distinguish fact from fiction

By Dave Gammon In a gripping moment earlier this month, longtime conspiracy theorist Alex Jones finally admitted in ...

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