Opinion

Charles Heatherly: Sports betting in NC: off to a fast and destructive start

By Charles Heatherly Based on state numbers reported for the final six months of 2024, sports betting in North ...

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David Larson: Our economy still needs more workers

By David Larson Many conservatives have been calling for a reduction in the number of H1B visas the ...

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Tom Campbell: Will Elmo find a new home?

By Tom Campbell The 19-inch black and white TV was rolled into our classroom each day to watch ...

Opinion

Letter: A bold proposal for Rowan County

By executive order, Trump wants to rename the Gulf Of Mexico the Gulf Of America. Would county commissioners ...

Opinion

Change and live: Change for the better

By Glenn C. Thomason When change stops, we die. The end of cell division in our bodies breaks ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Did I offend somebody?

I admit that I am surprised by big changes for the U.S. being contemplated by the Trump administration. ...

My Turn

My Turn: David Cline: Aggressive, clueless and destructive

By David Cline Not long after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a patriotic fervor rivaling the 4th of ...

Letters

Letter: What did you expect?

As expected, Joe Biden issued multiple pardons at the last minute in his failed presidency to protect his ...

Opinion

Andy Jackson: Fix registration problems but certify Riggs’ election win

By Andy Jackson North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of ...

Opinion

Letter: A sore loser

Every vote matters. It is the bedrock of our democracy. In the 2024 State Supreme Court race, Republican ...

Letters

Letter— A ‘momentous occasion’

Today marks a significant milestone in our nation’s history as Donald J. Trump takes the oath of office ...

Opinion

Dear Neighbor: Fitting into the 2025 norm

By Duane Galloway Hello, neighbors, I need your help. Like you, I am attempting to stick with my ...

Opinion

John Hood: NC should prepare for cuts

By John Hood Are we on the brink of World War III? Not necessarily, argue the coauthors of ...

Opinion

Letter: Give it up, Mr. Griffin

After losing last year’s State Supreme Court race, Republican Jefferson Griffin is asking the State Supreme Court to ...

Opinion

Lib Campbell: Opening the door to polio

By Lib Campbell Any of us around in the 1950s remember how scary the thought of contracting polio was. ...

Opinion

Alan K. Menius: A letter to senators on cabinet nominations

By Alan K. Menius Dear Senators Tillis (N.C.), Collins (Maine), Murkowski (Alaska), Cassidy (La.), Ernst (Iowa), Young (Ind.), ...

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My Turn: Travis Allen: The real heroes of Hurricane Helene

By Travis Allen There is one on every corner. Well, at least it seems that way, doesn’t it? ...

Opinion

Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Stepping into the quicksand

By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, Many years ago I entered college with little or no specific thought as ...

Opinion

Elisabeth Strillacci: Favorite things and silly movies

When someone asked me yesterday about my favorite color, I suddenly felt like a character in Monty Python ...

Kent Bernhardt

Kent Bernhardt: Egg-splain something to me

By Kent Bernhardt My favorite food is getting skewered in the media, and I can no longer hold ...

Opinion

John Hood: To make homes more affordable, build!

By John Hood In places where the regulatory climate makes it easier to build new homes, it’s easier ...

Opinion

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 ...

Opinion

Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Am I just a number?

By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, I took a humanities class my freshman year in college.  It was a ...

Opinion

My Turn: Carol Pomeroy: Immigration concerns

By Carol Pomeroy I absolutely agree that there needs to be immigration reform, but certainly not in the ...

My Turn

My Turn: Michelle Strong: Turning together

By Michelle Strong Since the heart of what EYES (Embrace Your Elephant Scriptually) Journey does is conversations, I ...

Opinion

Gene Nichol: The Fallen North Carolina Supreme Court

By Gene Nichol The dictionary describes “fallen” as “having dropped or come down from a higher place, from ...

Opinion

Tom Campbell: Why stop at 60,000?

By Tom Campbell Jefferson Griffin’s inability to accept the outcome of the Supreme Court election knows no limits. ...

Opinion

Joshua Peters: To honor his conservative judicial philosophy, Griffin should concede

By Joshua Peters I voted for Judge Jefferson Griffin, but Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs won, and now ...

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