Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Tillis speaks truth on Ukraine
RALEIGH — There is room for reasonable debate about how the United States should respond to the current ...
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Let’s change how the legislature works
RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall earned at least two rounds of bipartisan applause at the ...
Columns
BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘The Monkey’
“The Monkey” is a movie on the sillier end of the horror spectrum. It’s so silly that the ...
Opinion
BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
The Marvel Cinematic Universe at large got to take a break in 2024. Sure, “Deadpool & Wolverine” was ...
Opinion
LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Cataracts – the eyes have it
I don’t know how The King does it. Richard Petty, I mean. Wearing sunglasses all day and night, ...
Opinion
D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Sparks and New Bern
When The New York Times or any other national media outlet publishes an article about a North Carolina ...
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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Learning to read as the world turns
Everywhere I go I see people staring at screens. In a restaurant, at a medical office waiting room, ...
Opinion
LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: The chicken or the egg?
I took out a loan last week. You see, Ginny wanted to buy a dozen eggs. I’m kidding, ...
Opinion
BOB AT THE MOVIES: A Valentine’s triple feature
For whatever reason, the studios decided that what America wanted this Valentine’s season wasn’t romantic comedies or sweeping ...
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Federal funds bring federal strings
RALEIGH — President Donald Trump’s executive orders on education have some North Carolinians crying foul. When the University ...