Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is ‘greedflation’ keeping prices high?
Although the pace at which prices are rising has moderated, prices are still going up. In 2021, average…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Can government make you happy?
RALEIGH — Is it the job of government to make you happy? While it may seem like a…
Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Growing thoughts
It has been a hectic and challenging start to the gardening season. The challenge has been trying to…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Universities should cultivate civic leaders
RALEIGH — Most students and their families invest time, effort, and resources into higher education for vocational reasons.…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Meck Dec time again
Almost every year about this time, I remind my readers about North Carolina’s claim that Mecklenburg County declared…
Opinion
DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: The start of something big for local news. Congress must follow New York’s lead.
The state of New York, led by a powerful coalition of local publishers, has just approved game-changing legislation…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Holden Thorp shares his diagnosis and more
Holden Thorp, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the smartest…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Do international investments help or harm?
Recently the Japanese Prime Minister visited North Carolina to celebrate a major new investment in our state by…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: UNC protestors were treated properly
RALEIGH — As you’ve no doubt heard by now, the interim chancellor at the University of the North…
Opinion
SENIOR LIFESTYLES – OPINION: Can we talk?
“What do you do for a livin’? What does your husband do for a livin’?” I am asked…