Opinion

BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’

The Marvel Cinematic Universe at large got to take a break in 2024. Sure, “Deadpool & Wolverine” was ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Cataracts – the eyes have it

I don’t know how The King does it. Richard Petty, I mean. Wearing sunglasses all day and night, ...

Opinion

D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Sparks and New Bern

When The New York Times or any other national media outlet publishes an article about a North Carolina ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Learning to read as the world turns

Everywhere I go I see people staring at screens. In a restaurant, at a medical office waiting room, ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: The chicken or the egg?

I took out a loan last week. You see, Ginny wanted to buy a dozen eggs. I’m kidding, ...

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BOB AT THE MOVIES: A Valentine’s triple feature

For whatever reason, the studios decided that what America wanted this Valentine’s season wasn’t romantic comedies or sweeping ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Federal funds bring federal strings

RALEIGH — President Donald Trump’s executive orders on education have some North Carolinians crying foul. When the University ...

Opinion

BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Dog Man’

All January long, I’ve been mentioning (okay, “whining”) that the month is a dead zone for new movie ...

Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What will be the next North Carolina economy?

North Carolina has gone through two major economic overhauls in the last 150 years. The first was the ...

Columns

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: School choice was a prudent wager

RALEIGH — North Carolina and other states expanding their school-choice programs over the past few years are betting ...

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