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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Opinion
Byron York: The ‘no labels’ joke
By Byron York How do presidential candidacies start? Most begin with the ambitions of one person — one ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Opinion
My Turn: Marjorie Ritchie: Welcome to our world, Alan Jackson
By Marjorie Ritchie The country music star, Alan Jackson, and I have several things in common. Unfortunately, the ...
Opinion
Tom Campbell: Putting whole hands on the scales
By Tom Campbell Recently I wrote how government (specifically our legislators) was tipping the scales of fairness through ...
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 ...
Opinion
My Turn: Renee Scheidt: NC shines in new RNC leadership
By Renee Scheidt A quick look at the Republican party will show, as Jerry Lee Lewis said, there’s “a ...
Opinion
Kenneth Hardin: I followed the fake money
By Kenneth Hardin “Follow the money.” For the past two months, I’ve lived that quote from the 1976 ...
Opinion
Brad Rhodes: What is a self-directed IRA?
By Brad Rhodes “Stay committed to your decisions, but flexible in your approach.” — Tony Robbins One of ...
Opinion
Letter to the editor — March 10
Improve handicap access My name is Elaine Howle (pronounced “Owl”), and I would like to get some response ...
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Politicians excel at lying
By Cal Thomas Politicians aren’t good at much, but they do excel at one thing — lying. They ...
Opinion
My turn: Bill Bucher Jr.: Is history repeating itself?
By Bill Bucher Jr. I heard a saying once that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does ‘echo’.” ...
Opinion
David M. Shribman: Who’s the biggest loser? We are
By David M. Shribman One of them looks old; the other looks older. One of them faced a ...