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ELDER: Michelle’s ‘hair’-raising theory: White folks stop blacks from learning to swim

November 28, 2025 The North State Journal

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks about her new book “The Look” during an event Nov. 12 in Washington, D.C. (Allison Robbert / AP Photo) No, this isn’t a satirical Babylon Bee headline: “‘Black Women […]

MOORE: Want lower prices? More ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

November 21, 2025 The North State Journal

Tomatoes and onions are displayed as customers shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Illinois, in July. (Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo) The buzzword of the month is “affordability,” and based on the election […]

MCCARTHY: Why Sharpies are made in America again

October 19, 2025 The North State Journal

(Evan Vucci / AP Photo) President Donald Trump loves a Sharpie pen, and now he has all the more reason to love the company that makes them. The president signed the flurry of executive orders […]

MOORE: Stop the health insurers’ raid on the Treasury

October 12, 2025 The North State Journal

(AP Photos) No one likes insurance companies — trying to get them to pay a claim is like wrenching a bone out of a dog’s clenched teeth — and now we have another reason to […]

BARONE: Donald Trump: Energy in the executive

October 10, 2025 The North State Journal

President Donald Trump waits to greet Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo) Whatever else you want to say about him, President Donald Trump has what […]

HILL: The Sputnik moment for civics in North Carolina public education

October 9, 2025 The North State Journal

A model Sputnik 1 is on display at the Prague, Czechoslovakia, exhibition on Oct. 7, 1957. (AP Photo) A bright light shone over the skies of North Carolina last week for the restoration of civility […]

MOORE: The case against Jerome Powell

October 4, 2025 The North State Journal

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Sept. 17 news conference in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo) It’s hard to believe that a couple of years ago, Time magazine considered naming Federal […]

NAPIER: Time for corporate America to get back to business

October 3, 2025 The North State Journal

American companies face a critical choice. In the wake of deepening polarization and social turmoil, they can continue aligning themselves with ideological radicalism that divides communities and undermines trust, or they can return to the […]

HILL: North Carolina is the NASA headquarters for high-quality health care

October 2, 2025 The North State Journal

Duke University Medical Center in Durham (Chuck Burton / AP Photo) Everyone knows how expensive health care and health care insurance have become over the past half-century. It is an escalation that began in the […]

MILLER: If God is love, don’t be a jerk

September 28, 2025 The North State Journal

The first time I heard the phrase “Dear John letter,” I was a freshman at Wake Forest being coached by a sophomore on the proper way to write a breakup letter to my high school […]

This week in history: Aug. 6 to Aug. 12
Turning points in history this week: Aug. 6 1806: Emperor Francis II abdicated, marking the end of the Holy Roman Empire after nearly a thousand years. 1945: During World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress […]
Famous birthdays this week: Aug. 6 to Aug. 12
These celebrities have birthdays this week: Aug. 6 Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 88. Actor Dorian Harewood is 76. Actor Leland Orser is 66. Actor Michelle Yeoh is 65. Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson is […]
US DOJ’s Civil Rights Division: Duke Law School discriminated based on race in admissions
RALEIGH — The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has announced investigative findings showing Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated based on race in granting and denying admission to its 2023, 2024, and 2025 […]
Data center moratoriums spreading
RALEIGH — As pushback over data center facilities has grown, so has the list of North Carolina counties and towns enacting moratoriums on the facilities. Based on public records, resolutions and official meetings, at least […]
House Speaker Johnson stumps for Buckhout in NC 1st District race
RALEIGH — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stumped for retired Army Col. Laurie Buckhout at a campaign stop in Greenville on Tuesday. Buckhout is the Republican challenging Rep. Don Davis for the seat. Davis, […]
MATTHEWS: On Cooper, Whatley and the race to succeed Tillis
It’s been roughly a year since former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper declared their respective candidacies for the North Carolina Senate seat currently held by retiring Sen. Thom […]