By Algernon Cash As the United States grapples with a staggering national debt surpassing $34 trillion, which grows by further trillions every year, it’s imperative ...
A mass shooting at a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people. With many others seriously or gravely wounded, the number of dead ...
Proverbs 12:15 “The way of the fool is right in his own eyes.” Guess we all know that without thinking, duh. Like when you “get” ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin I’ve opined previously how good customer service should be placed on the back of wine and liquor bottles instead of milk ...
By Elisabeth Strillacci I usually try to keep my thoughts in these columns upbeat, or at least with a positive goal. But this week, it’s ...
By Keith Townsend The issue in this year’s election is singular and goes far beyond a dispute over political policies. Instead, we now find ourselves ...
By Byron York Donald Trump was first indicted nearly a year ago, on April 4, 2023, when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced charges against ...
Supreme court justice fails to support free speech With recent oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Affirmative Action justice appointed by Biden for ...
By Tom Campbell King Henry II believed it was his divine right to rule England, including the Church of England. Thomas a Beckett, the Archbishop ...
By Renee Scheidt On March 31, Christianity will celebrate the most important event of all time, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. I ...
By Karen Puckett Dear Neighbor, It’s true — “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a ...
By Rob Schofield Americans obsess and argue a lot about morality these days. This is especially the case over on the political and religious right, ...
By Lib Campbell The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed into law on July 26, 1990. The ADA is civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination ...
By Sasha Weintraub On March 18, energy companies celebrated Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day by encouraging the communities we serve to recognize the utility workers ...
By Cal Thomas “What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it, B rick? Didn’t you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity ...
By Clyde I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is brought, In Time’s great periods shall return ...
Veterans suffer from service related asbestos exposure In 1967, I joined the Navy after graduation at North Rowan. Vietnam affected many young lives. I spent ...
By Steven V. Roberts With hefty bipartisan backing, the House has passed a bill that would force TikTok — the wildly popular Chinese-owned social media ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin Looking back on my time in basic military training, I recognize the valuable life lessons I learned and still use 40 ...
By Elisabeth Strillacci Some days I have a deep, aching need for some sense of home, and I will try my best to explain what ...
Dr. Mike Walden Traditionally, one of the ways to accumulate wealth was to buy a home. Indeed, owning a home was part of the “American ...
By Rob Schofield History tells us that it’s a common fate for those who play leading roles in the early days of revolutions and other ...
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, Over a decade ago, a young white boy came into the elementary library where I worked and asked if I ...
By Jonathan Sher On Feb. 22, the N.C. Supreme Court Justices allowed a “do over” hearing in the already decided — seemingly finally resolved — ...
By Tom Campbell You don’t need a crystal ball to predict that the seven months before the Nov. 5 general elections promise to be ugly, ...
By John Hood Carolina Journal’s first post-primary survey is out. It shows our state’s 2024 general elections will be, as usual, quite competitive. That’s not ...
By D.G. Martin “Why do you Mecklenburgers always act so high and mighty?” I still get this question every now and then even though I ...
Rev. Harris’ voting irregularities scandal I read with interest Rev. Harris’ quote regarding the “manufactured scandal” from his aborted 2018 bid for the U.S. House. ...