Opinion
DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Guide bemoans missing speckled trout — but loves new push of grey trout, black drum
Noah Lynk of Harkers Island has been guiding fishermen near his home port for decades. He’s seen fish…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Competition makes district schools better
RALEIGH — North Carolina has experienced the country’s fifth-fastest rate of growth in private-school enrollment since 2020, according…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: North Carolina should quit this club
RALEIGH — When it comes to regulating nurses, North Carolina is in an increasingly exclusive club. Unfortunately, the…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Three Republicans vie to challenge Marshall
RALEIGH — Our state’s constitutional system mirrors the federal system in some ways. North Carolina has three branches…
Columns
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Have the Ukranians already won?
Arguably, the Ukrainians have already won their country’s battle with Putin’s Russia — if we don’t make them…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are living costs and inflation lower in North Carolina?
Although the inflation rate leveled off in 2023, according to polls, it is still a big issue for…
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ELON COLUMN: Ringing in a new year of aging and obits
My friends always remember my birthday, but I seldom remember theirs. I have an excuse — my birthday…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Haley, Christie and Lincoln on the causes of the Civil War
“What was the cause of the United States Civil War?” Asked this question by an audience member at…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Time to celebrate America’s founding
RALEIGH — For political journalists, a standard tool of the trade is the New Year prediction column. Especially…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Why stop at an inflation rate target of 2%?
At their recent meeting, the leaders of the Federal Reserve (Fed) indicated they would likely reduce their key…