Opinion

DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: Trusted and reliable, local newspapers matter to their communities

A recent Gallup study showed that American’s confidence in the national mass media has reached a near record ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Districts should be more competitive

RALEIGH — Democrats claim that North Carolina’s newly redrawn electoral districts are gerrymandered to favor Republican candidates running ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Boardinghouse memories

It would be hard today to find an old-fashioned boardinghouse to spend the night and eat a meal ...

Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What dominates, bad or good economic news?

Many experts say humans tend to focus on bad news over good news. The logic is that bad ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Family structure shapes economic outcomes

RALEIGH — What’s the matter with kids today? What makes them such noisy, crazy, dirty, lazy loafers? You ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Women helping turn Rotary green

If you still think Rotary clubs are havens for established white businessmen, meet Liz Henke of the East ...

Sports

DAN KIBLER COLUMN: A hunting we will go

Duck hunters in the eastern part of North Carolina had the opportunity to join deer and dove hunters, ...

Opinion

OPINION: Second Amendment rights deserve protection

By Rep. Wayne Sasser Constitutional rights are not conditional. They are not applied differently to Americans depending on ...

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DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Last few counties, and then on to Salisbury

Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...

Columns

DG MARTIN COLUMN: The Lost Colony and Jamestown — the same effort

How did The Lost Colony fit in the founding of the English colonies in North America? Virginia Dare ...

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