Opinion
LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Living With Mrs. Sparrow
Mrs. Sparrow seemed ancient to this wet-behind-the-ears college student. After all, she was a white-haired widow woman living…
Sports
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Heading to the high country
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County.…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Sweat the details on teacher pay
The General Assembly ought to enact big pay increases for educators in North Carolina’s public schools. In the…
Opinion
CHARTERS OF FREEDOM COLUMN: Daniel Morgan
Foundation Forward, Charters of Freedom — Founding Fathers and other Influencing Citizens. How They Served Our Country This…
Opinion
DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Some hunters will face new laws this fall
Deer hunters across North Carolina – and particularly in northwest North Carolina and the northern Piedmont – will…
Opinion
THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: A look back at the last year at your library
Reflection is always such a useful measure of how energy and resources have been spent, and as we…
Columns
DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolina’s world of art
Is North Carolina an important state for the arts? Of course, I assert resoundingly! There are lots of…
Opinion
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Heading west to see five more counties on a rainy day
Editor’s Note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County.…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolina in the 1950s
Phillip Gerard’s latest book, “North Carolina in the 1950s: the decade in motion,” came out in early March.…
Opinion
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Four more counties on a cool, drizzly day
Editor’s Note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County.…