Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will 2024 be a year of two economies?

It’s the time of year for economists like me to give absolutely error-proof forecasts of what the economy ...

Columns

LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Lamentations of a deer on the run

As a deer I hate this time of year. If it weren’t bad enough trying to trip across ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Land-use rules cost us dearly

RALEIGH — Though polarization is a pervasive and powerful force in our politics, housing policy is one area ...

Opinion

DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Wildlife Commission proposes fishing, hunting rule changes, schedules public meetings

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has announced a series of public hearings across the state next month to ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Buy Christmas gifts without regrets

RALEIGH — Now that the Christmas shopping season has begun in earnest, we are about to witness the ...

Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are there answers to difficult family questions?

I make approximately 50 presentations each year across the state. I always enjoy the last portion of my ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Budget reform requires belt, suspenders

RALEIGH — Key members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation have it right: unless we do something meaningful about ...

Opinion

OPINION: Foundation Forward, Charters of Freedom — Dr. Josiah Bartlett

Founding Fathers and other Influencing Citizens. How They Served Our Country This Month: Dr. Josiah Bartlett This is ...

Opinion

DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: A bridge over troubled waters for local journalism

Among the liberties enshrined for Americans in our founding documents, freedom of the press stands first among equals. ...

Opinion

DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Franklin County latest site where CWD discovered in deer herd

The march across North Carolina of chronic wasting disease continues. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission last week announced ...

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