Opinion
D.G. Martin: Belichick’s book
By D.G. Martin In Chapel Hill, the past few days have been mostly not about graduation, but about ... Read more
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Larry Efird: Reflections on turning 70
By Larry Efird Babies don’t choose when they are born. Other people decide those things, such as parents, ... Read more
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When crisis looks like a threat: The dangerous intersection of mental health and policing for people of color
By Scotty Robinson Jr. I know both sides of the badge. I’ve been a police officer walking into ... Read more
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Letter: Energy affordability
Our electric bill keeps going up, and the increases are about to get even more if Senate Bill ... Read more
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Untethered?
By Pam Bloom “Do you think we’re just feeling untethered?” I asked one of my best friends as ... Read more
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Clyde: Drop what you’re doing
By Clyde As the old joke goes; we live by the lake, drop in some time. Or, you ... Read more
News
Gene Nichol: The thwarted theft
By Gene Nichol It’s hard to imagine a stouter rebuke to Jefferson Griffin and the North Carolina Supreme ... Read more
Opinion
My Turn: The prince and his lackies
By Evelyn Uddin-khan A long time ago, a young man, disappointed with his political life, wrote a treatise ... Read more
Opinion
Activists are wrong about camping bans
By Devon Kurtz and Chris Sharp Carolina Journal Earlier this week, North Carolina’s House State and Local Government ... Read more
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You decide: Is it code red for the economy?
By Dr. Mike Walden Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their quarterly GDP report, the first ... Read more
Opinion
Lib Campbell: The mantle of justice
By Lib Campbell When the voices of justice are silenced, who will carry the mantle forward? Between the ... Read more
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Honoring the sacrifices of our service members through awareness this Military Month
By Cristina Johnson In April 1999, Congress named the month of May to be the National Military Appreciation ... Read more
Opinion
Higher costs threaten housing affordability
By John Hood Few states are adding housing stock more quickly than our state — but far too ... Read more
Opinion
Community Connections: The power of rural schools and local businesses
By Dr. Mary Ann Wolf In rural communities, like the many we have here in North Carolina, local ... Read more
Opinion
Tom Campbell: You can’t say that
By Tom Campbell In 1972, a young comedian developed a 12-minute monologue that propelled him to fame. George ... Read more
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Bill protecting NC children from social media can’t pass soon enough
By Kerri Carswell How many nights have you found yourself ready for bed, but you picked up your ... Read more
Opinion
Gene Nichol: North Carolina Lawyers
By Gene Nichol I’m still flummoxed by the North Carolina Supreme Court ruling, two weeks ago, in the ... Read more
Opinion
It’s past time to officially end state-sanctioned violence in schools
By Tom Vitaglione NC Newsline April 30 is International Day to End Corporal Punishment, and this year’s theme ... Read more
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John Hood: Freer places have happier residents
By John Hood When my colleagues and I call ourselves Freedom Conservatives, it’s a pretty good tell that ... Read more
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Tom Campbell: What happened to all the fish?
By Tom Campbell When I was a boy, I could walk along the Neuse River shoreline in front ... Read more
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NC State prof: Gun violence is a much greater threat to college campuses than student protests
By Walter Robinson NC Newsline Earlier this month, on April 17, two people were killed and five others ... Read more
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Marjorie Ritchie: Living near the border
By Marjorie Ritchie There is a lot of talk these days about the issues of borders, walls and ... Read more
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Clyde: Garden truisms
By Clyde “We are green in Heaven’s eyes; but here too much we moulder,” Alfred Lord Tennyson. In ... Read more
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John Hood: Carolinian championed freedom for all
By John Hood As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial — Americans launched their rebellion against British rule ... Read more
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Dear Neighbor: Need for a moral compass
By Cindy Morgan Even though I have voted since I was 18, I have not really been political ... Read more
Opinion
You decide: Who controls the Federal Reserve?
By Dr. Mike Walden One of my favorite topics, both when I was teaching at NCSU and now ... Read more
Opinion
The stark reality of second chances in NC
By Brian Hamilton Second Chance Month means nothing without real reform. Gov. Josh Stein proclaimed April to be Second Chance ... Read more
Opinion
Hope is a strategy — and all families deserve it
By Sharon Hirsch Every child deserves a positive, nurturing childhood, and our communities thrive when families have the ... Read more