Opinion
Tom Campbell: The puppet show
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 ...
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Renee Scheidt: The perfect, final sacrifice
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 Post Opinion, Thursday, March 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Karen Puckett: Support public schools with your time and talents
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 Post Opinion, Thursday, March 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Rob Schofield: Incessant gambling ads in North Carolina
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 Post Opinion, Thursday, March 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Lib Campbell: Making a scene
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 Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
My Turn: Sasha Weintraub: A salute to our natural gas utility workers
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 Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Cal Thomas: The smell of mendacity
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 Post Opinion, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am
Opinion
Clyde: Some things you just can’t fix
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 ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am
Letters
Letter to the editor: March 24
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 Post Opinion, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am
Opinion
Steven V. Roberts: The futility of banning TikTok
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 Post Opinion, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am
Opinion
Kenneth L. Hardin: Military memories — part four
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 Post Opinion, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am
Opinion
Elisabeth Strillacci: Home, or something like it
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 ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am
Opinion
Dr. Mike Walden: Can homeownership be made more affordable?
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 Post Opinion, Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:01 am
Opinion
Rob Schofield: Thom Tillis and non-MAGA Republicans: reaping what they helped sow
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 Post Opinion, Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Pam Bloom: God or Country?
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 Post Opinion, Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:00 am
Education
Op ed: Leandro? Nothing to see here, folks. Look away (Please!)
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 Post Opinion, Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Seven month forecast: stormy with a probability of ugly
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 Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
John Hood: Winners still flirt with swing voters
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 Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
D.G. Martin: Mighty Mecklenburg
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 ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Letters to the editor — March 17
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. ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Steven V. Roberts: Trump is subtracting, not adding
By Steven V. Roberts There’s an ancient and accurate political adage: Elections are about addition, not subtraction. That’s especially true this year, since the last ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Byron York: The ‘no labels’ joke
By Byron York How do presidential candidacies start? Most begin with the ambitions of one person — one governor or senator or, in Donald Trump’s ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Kenneth L. Hardin: I miss the political good times
By Kenneth L. Hardin I’m having intense withdrawals. I miss my weekly treks to the movies to take in the 10 a.m. showings and paying ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Brad Rhodes: Strategies for maximizing FDIC protection
By Brad Rhodes The news of the closure of three banks in 2023 has sent shockwaves across the financial world. As customers of these banks ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Cal Thomas: President and Congress need a spending intervention
By Cal Thomas When some people appear beyond help because of addiction or other circumstances they can’t control, family members have been known to stage an ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Alexander H. Jones: How can Biden fix his young voter problem?
By Alexander H. Jones A recent national poll found that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads Joe Biden among voters under the age of 40. This ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 17, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Character — a lesson from Dad
By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, I believe I was in the eighth grade when I took a civics class. It was required and I enjoyed ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 14, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Larry Efird: “Up in the basement”
By Larry Efird After my retirement from teaching and subsequent relocation to Durham shortly thereafter, my wife and I downsized and moved into a townhouse. ...