Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Believing in ourselves
For the past two months I have had “extra” stuff I had to do after work and on…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Leuchtenburg’s 102nd birthday gift to us
UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg is celebrating his 102nd birthday this month. He was born on Sept.…
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Going with Jackson
Comparisons of candidates are critical to our knowing whom to vote for. Stein with Robinson: one who believes…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Small towns and farms — our people estuaries
“That couldn’t happen if you moved every three years.” Reynolds Price, the late novelist and Duke professor, was…
Columns
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are we headed for a recession?
The year 2024 began with optimism for the economy. Despite relatively high interest rates and efforts by the…
Opinion
COLUMN: Armyworms are taking out lawns, pastures
If you haven’t already heard, fall armyworms are wreaking havoc in pastures, hayfields and lawns all over the…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Downtowns change, like it or not
RALEIGH — Four years ago, communities in North Carolina and beyond were reeling from the COVID-induced Great Suppression.…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Books for ‘Bookwatch’
Although “North Carolina Bookwatch” in no longer airing on PBS-NC, people still ask what books are being featured.…
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Legislators can set our state on a healthier path forward
As someone who runs a 501c3 nonprofit helping those dealing with addiction in North Carolina, I am very…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Taxpayers deserve better than this
RALEIGH — In 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a budget that funded core state responsibilities, instigated…