Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Good policy doesn’t require certainty
RALEIGH — When my first book, “The Heroic Enterprise,” was published by Simon & Schuster in 1996, I…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Has Lee Smith deserted us for Florida?
Has Lee Smith, perhaps North Carolina’s most beloved writer, moved to Florida? No. But it is a fair…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What determines a dollar’s worth?
I often receive comments from readers about my columns. Some agree with my comments, while others disagree. I…
Columns
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Of course books can be dangerous
RALEIGH — A thought occurred to me as I was traveling through the North Carolina Piedmont last week.…
Opinion
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Mountain mileage
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County.…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Carolina voters dislike big government
RALEIGH — North Carolina Democrats are frustrated. It’s not hard to see why. Since 2008, when Barack Obama…
Columns
D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: John Witherspoon and universities today
Graduations are over and college towns are quieter. But in Chapel Hill faculty members and some university supporters…
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mind your own business
What in the world is wrong with you mostly white men who are supposed to be “leaders” of…
Opinion
COLUMN: Until next time …
Growing up in Concord, I never thought much about Stanly County. In fact, other than driving past Locust…
Sports
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Mountain county seats visited
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County.…