Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Has Lee Smith deserted us for Florida?
Has Lee Smith, perhaps North Carolina’s most beloved writer, moved to Florida? No. But it is a fair ...
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What determines a dollar’s worth?
I often receive comments from readers about my columns. Some agree with my comments, while others disagree. I ...
Columns
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Of course books can be dangerous
RALEIGH — A thought occurred to me as I was traveling through the North Carolina Piedmont last week. ...
Opinion
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Mountain mileage
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Carolina voters dislike big government
RALEIGH — North Carolina Democrats are frustrated. It’s not hard to see why. Since 2008, when Barack Obama ...
Columns
D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: John Witherspoon and universities today
Graduations are over and college towns are quieter. But in Chapel Hill faculty members and some university supporters ...
Opinion
COLUMN: Until next time …
Growing up in Concord, I never thought much about Stanly County. In fact, other than driving past Locust ...
Sports
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Mountain county seats visited
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ...
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Goodbye to Fort Bragg
It is still Fort Bragg. But only until June 2. Then North Carolina’s mammoth U.S. Army base will ...
Columns
DAN KIBLER COLUMN: Dreaming of bass spawn
For about 10 weeks, about the only thing that bass fishermen around Piedmont North Carolina have been thinking ...
SportsPlus
Pioneer League Football Power Rankings for Week 13
Week 13 of the college football season is here. To find out how every Pioneer League team compares…
Big South-OVC Football Power Rankings for Week 13
With Week 13 of the college football schedule upon us, which teams are the leading contenders at the…
Sun Belt Football Power Rankings for Week 13
Who is the team to beat at the top of the Sun Belt entering Week 13 of the…
AAC Football Power Rankings for Week 13
As we head into Week 13 of the college football schedule, which team is on top of the…
Week 13 College Football Computer Picks & Predictions
There are 65 Football Bowl Subdivision matchups on the Week 13 slate, with Ole Miss (-7) among the…