Opinion
Elisabeth Strillacci: Letting you in on a secret
I think those of you who read my ramblings every week know that I let you inside this ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: No one knows
Asked online recently; “How many Democrats does it take to fix a problem?” No one knows. It has ...
Opinion
Marjorie Ritchie: Living near the border
By Marjorie Ritchie There is a lot of talk these days about the issues of borders, walls and ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Protect patients
N.C. is one of the few states that does not require licensure for medical imaging. I would like ...
Opinion
Clyde: Garden truisms
By Clyde “We are green in Heaven’s eyes; but here too much we moulder,” Alfred Lord Tennyson. In ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Good riddance
Elon Muskrat has said he will cut back his time with the Department Of Government Embeciles (DOGE) in ...
Opinion
John Hood: Carolinian championed freedom for all
By John Hood As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial — Americans launched their rebellion against British rule ...
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Need for a moral compass
By Cindy Morgan Even though I have voted since I was 18, I have not really been political ...
Education
Francis Koster: Who are you trying to protect?
By Dr. Francis Koster Measles is recognized as one of the deadliest and infectious of diseases in the ...
Opinion
Letter: Get out of my face, plastic waste!
In our daily lives, I’m sure there are plenty of examples where we pick the convenient route over ...
Opinion
You decide: Who controls the Federal Reserve?
By Dr. Mike Walden One of my favorite topics, both when I was teaching at NCSU and now ...
Opinion
The stark reality of second chances in NC
By Brian Hamilton Second Chance Month means nothing without real reform. Gov. Josh Stein proclaimed April to be Second Chance ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Then we got
I thought Kevin McCarthy was bad… then we got Mike Johnson. I thought Sarah Huckabee Sanders was bad… ...
Opinion
Hope is a strategy — and all families deserve it
By Sharon Hirsch Every child deserves a positive, nurturing childhood, and our communities thrive when families have the ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: And to think that I saw it on Liberty Street
Guess what I saw….. That’s right — Masterpieces at our very own Waterworks Visual Arts Center. I have ...
Opinion
Trade wars already looming large in NC’s 26 US Senate race
By David Larson A lot of politics, nationally and locally, since 2015 has been a referendum on Donald ...
Opinion
Tom Campbell: In search of kindness and civility
By Tom Campbell I was pushing my precious cargo of eggs and coffee to the checkout line in ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: From chaos to care
I believe that even though I live on a quiet street in a very pleasant small city, that ...
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Choosing my hill to die on…
By Dr. Andria Porter Aristotle wrote that true courage exists somewhere between fear and recklessness. True courage is ...
Opinion
Elisabeth Strillacci: Time is catching up with me
My apologies, Chief! Last week, I wrote a great story about the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office new robot ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Demented Democrats
It’s amazing to watch everyday the constant misinformation and disinformation Democrats are screaming our way, especially since they ...
Opinion
Renee Scheidt: The Resurrection: Reasons to believe (Part 2)
By Renee Scheidt Early Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene and a few other women arrived at the tomb where ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: What say you?
Am I incorrect to think the Trump administration agenda of reforming government creates a disproportional hardship in daily ...
Opinion
This Friday, light 2 lanterns on your front porch for liberty
By Donna King Carolina Journal This Friday night, April 18, front porches across North Carolina — and the ...
Opinion
Are we headed towards a stagflation crisis?
By Algenon Cash Carolina Journal In a political climate defined by disruption and disorientation, it’s hard to pinpoint ...
Opinion
Gene Nichol: Crossing the Rubicon
By Gene Nichol I have, I’ll concede, been more critical of the North Carolina Supreme Court than most. ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter: How about these stats?
It is often said that with the use of statistics virtually anything can be proven, whether it is ...
Opinion
Where New York beats North Carolina
By John Hood For more than a decade, the North Carolina General Assembly has pursued a prudent and ...