Opinion
John Hood: National debt absent from primary campaigns
By John Hood Party nominations for North Carolina’s 2024 elections are, for the most part, decided. Just four races remain to be settled in runoffs ...
By John Hood Party nominations for North Carolina’s 2024 elections are, for the most part, decided. Just four races remain to be settled in runoffs ...
By Renee Scheidt A quick look at the Republican party will show, as Jerry Lee Lewis said, there’s “a whole lot of shaking going on” and ...
By Kenneth Hardin “Follow the money.” For the past two months, I’ve lived that quote from the 1976 film, “All the President’s Men.” Back in ...
By Brad Rhodes “Stay committed to your decisions, but flexible in your approach.” — Tony Robbins One of the most significant pieces of financial legislation ...
By Cal Thomas Politicians aren’t good at much, but they do excel at one thing — lying. They lie about the border. Both parties refuse ...
By Bill Bucher Jr. I heard a saying once that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does ‘echo’.” Sometimes when I am reading the news, ...
By David M. Shribman One of them looks old; the other looks older. One of them faced a nomination challenge from one of his presidential ...
By Elisabeth Strillacci For the Salisbury Post I know it will sound extreme to ask the question, but truly, could we be heading toward a ...
By Sue McHugh Dear Neighbor, Have you ever noticed that when we label people by behavior, characteristics or perceived political affiliation, we limit our curiosity ...
Candidates violate privacy with texts You will not get my vote. To any candidate that robo texted my cell phone or any member of my ...
By David M. Shribman What if President Joe Biden opened his upcoming State of the Union address this way: On this Hill which was my ...
By Keith Townsend HIV/AIDS first appeared in the U.S. in the summer of 1981. The initial cases were in Los Angeles and it quickly became ...
By Tom Campbell My wife and I voted early and were appalled at how few had voted less than a week before the March 5th ...
An open letter to Congressman Dan Bishop In 2014, Russia invaded Ukraine and was able to capture Crimea and some land along the eastern Ukrainian ...
By Tom Campbell Can you remember when elections were contests where candidates expressed their political philosophies, told us what they would do if elected and ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin “I never ever ran from the Klu Klux Klan and I shouldn’t have to run from a Black man.” I’ve been ...
By Byron York The Michigan Democratic and Republican primaries took place Tuesday. The Democratic contest is interesting not because any candidate had a chance of ...
By Elisabeth Strillacci For the Salisbury Post I had to be cautious in my title because I don’t want to tread on copyright, but what ...
By Whitey Harwood For the Salisbury Post Billy Swan wrote and recorded the song “I Can Help” in 1974. It went to No. 1 on both ...
By Cal Thomas When the government shuts down, the people responsible continue to receive their pay because they are considered “essential.” These include the president ...
By Mitch Kokai Fans of government spending like to talk about “investments.” When government isn’t spending enough on their preferred programs, it’s failing to make proper ...
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, It’s 2024 and she’s suddenly three. Confident, silly, inquisitive and sometimes obstinate with a healthy (or occasionally ugly) dose of ...
By Marie Harrison For the Salisbury Post In honor of Rare Disease Day on Feb. 29, my daughter has given me permission to share her ...
By Steven V. Roberts When Jon Stewart returned to Comedy Central after an eight-year absence, New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik wrote a review ...
By Amy Cooke Forty-one years ago, under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan, the National Commission on Excellence in Education found “a nation at risk.” ...
By John Hood Most of the executive-branch offices comprising North Carolina’s Council of State are either open seats in 2024 or will feature highly competitive ...
By Elisabeth Strillacci I’m guessing we all know the observed meaning of the phrase “when it rains, it pours.” The idea is when one bad ...
By Renee Schiedt I used to think our Senator, Tom Tillis, looked out for us and made decisions in the best interest of his constituents. ...