Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Goodbye to Fort Bragg
It is still Fort Bragg. But only until June 2. Then North Carolina’s mammoth U.S. Army base will…
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Albemarle needs bars
In a council meeting discussing code changes that would allow for downtown bars, Dr. Bramlett made an honest,…
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote to raise debt ceiling
Rep. Dan Bishop is our U.S. Congressman for Stanly County. He has already voted for so many things…
Columns
DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Dreaming of bass spawn
For about 10 weeks, about the only thing that bass fishermen around Piedmont North Carolina have been thinking…
Opinion
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Exploring three local counties
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County.…
Columns
LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Aiming to be the best
Sam Allen taught me how to spit. It was humiliating, to say the least, that a twenty-something man…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Courts do have role in redistricting
RALEIGH — When the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its latest redistricting decision on April 28, both angry…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Give nurses more freedom to practice
RALEIGH — In North Carolina, Medicaid expansion is a foregone conclusion. The General Assembly approved the necessary legislation.…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will WFH and AI help or harm us?
Most of us are prone to shortening names. Wolfpack becomes “Pack,” Tarheels are “Heels” and the NHL “Hurricanes”…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: The world’s most memorable sports rivalry
Every year I buy the new edition of the “World Almanac and Book of Facts.” I like to…