Letters
Letter to the editor: Will newspapers survive?
What better place place is there to ask this question than in a newspaper like this one? I am one of the few people I ...
What better place place is there to ask this question than in a newspaper like this one? I am one of the few people I ...
By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, I took a humanities class my freshman year in college. It was a class of 200-plus students and we had ...
By Carol Pomeroy I absolutely agree that there needs to be immigration reform, but certainly not in the way it is being presented by the ...
By Michelle Strong Since the heart of what EYES (Embrace Your Elephant Scriptually) Journey does is conversations, I decided to look up its definition and ...
By Gene Nichol The dictionary describes “fallen” as “having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or a higher level.” ...
By Tom Campbell Jefferson Griffin’s inability to accept the outcome of the Supreme Court election knows no limits. It says a lot when a judge isn’t willing ...
By Joshua Peters I voted for Judge Jefferson Griffin, but Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs won, and now I strongly advocate for her certification and ...
By Jon Guze I’ve been trying for some time to explain what appears to be a paradox. On the one hand, political polarization has become ...
Mayor Alexander was an amazing lady. I don’t know how she did it all. The things that stand out to me the most are her ...
By Sailor Jones If you’ve traveled through North Carolina lately, you may have spotted billboards from the capital to the coast featuring failed 2024 Supreme ...
By Celia Rivenbark President-elect Donald Jermaine Trump today announced plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Ever ...
As Donald J. Trump prepares to take office, many Americans are eager to see how his administration will impact the country. Like Grover Cleveland entering ...
I ran into David Whisenant bringing some more of his books, “Chasing the Story” to South Main Book Company. I walked in with him and ...
By Renee Scheidt The recent terrorist attack in New Orleans was of special interest to me since that was my home for almost 15 years. ...
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, Elections do have consequences. Pleased or not with the results, you might agree that a better understanding of how our ...
By Kent Bernhardt I love the holiday season, but I have to confess I’m always a little relieved when it’s over and I can take ...
Now that the NCSC has stayed the certification of Justice Rigg’s re-election, I have just one question for this “All Powerful Supreme Court”… If you ...
By Alan Menius Today, Jan. 6, 2025, I am sitting down at the keyboard with a heavy heart and a weary mind. Four years ago, ...
By John Hood In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of the United States. According to a new study of ...
By Tom Campbell As Christmas approached, the never-ending 2024 “short session” of our General Assembly passed a resolution for North Carolina to join eight other ...
By David Larson The vast majority of Americans were very happy for election season to be over, putting all the divisiveness aside to come together ...
By Texas A&M Pet Talk Over the holidays, many people may have chosen to welcome a new puppy into their families. While those big eyes ...
By Jane Shaw Stroup Did you know that the “cradle of American forestry” is in North Carolina? The first forestry school in the country, the ...
Mayor Karen Alexander was always concerned Sometimes when we discuss our elected officials, it is usually not in the most flattering terms. We feel that ...
By Tom Campbell There are some years when we are almost wistful seeing the calendar year flip, but 2024 isn’t one of them. Most of ...
By Kevin Campbell Faith communities have long driven meaningful change, from advancing civil rights to uplifting entire neighborhoods. As Raleigh confronts a severe housing affordability ...
By Lib Campbell 2025 is right around the corner. The changing of the year has always been bittersweet for me. I have loved my years, ...
By Andria Shores Porter Dear Neighbor, My daughter was diagnosed with autism at age five. When people see her now or hear her story, they ...
Friday’s NHL schedule features a contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights at PNC Arena,…
Sun Belt teams are on Thursday’s college basketball schedule for four games, including the Marshall Thundering Herd taking…
AAC squads are on Thursday’s college basketball schedule in one game, the Memphis Tigers playing the Temple Owls.…
There is one game featuring a Big South team on the Thursday college basketball schedule, the High Point…
The Appalachian State Mountaineers (9-7, 3-2 Sun Belt) will attempt to build on a three-game winning run when…