Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Get ready for budgetary storm

RALEIGH — For universities, state governments, localities, medical providers, and other institutions receiving lots of federal money, it’s…

Opinion

DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: What AI can’t replace? Your local newspaper

Artificial intelligence is here — and it’s powerful. From recommending what to watch to helping draft messages or…

Opinion

LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Cataracts – the eyes have it (Part 2)

I made a scene in public last week. That’s not like me because I prefer to remain in…

Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Why are recession fears back?

There’s a word most economists — indeed, most people — don’t want to hear, and it begins with…

Columns

JOHN BUSSIAN COLUMN: Sanderson brings overdue sunshine

In a day when the usual defenders of freedom of speech, press freedom, and open government rights have…

Opinion

DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Walking with Him

I stepped out the door for my walk today and was surprised by the nip in the air.…

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Help workers truly earn higher wages

RALEIGH — The minimum wage in North Carolina is $7.25 an hour — no different than the federal…

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Raise teacher pay the right way

RALEIGH — Four Republicans members of the North Carolina House of Representatives — Erin Paré and Mike Schietzelt…

Columns

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Voters deserve information on fiscal crisis

RALEIGH — Every citizen who meets the basic requirements — adulthood, residency, and the completion of sentence after…

Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What can egg prices teach us about the economy?

My wife is an excellent cook, perhaps because she came from a family of cooks. Her paternal grandparents…