Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Why Medicaid expansion isn’t over

RALEIGH — Of course Congress and the White House are going to reduce federal funding for Medicaid expansion. ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Are you ready for, er, what holiday is it?

“Are you ready for Christmas?” I’m asked that often this time of year. The query usually leaves me ...

Columns

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Go bigger on regulatory reform

RALEIGH — Pro-growth tax reform has paid big dividends, at both the state and federal levels, but if ...

Columns

BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Gladiator II’

“Gladiator II” has some awfully big sandals to fill, both commercially and creatively. Its predecessor, 2000’s “Gladiator,” made ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Timely read for our troubled times

RALEIGH — If you think what has made 2024 memorable is a chaotic political campaign featuring multiple assassination ...

Opinion

LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Who are you?

Sometimes I wish everybody wore name tags in public. In large print, of course. That way, if I ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Down-ballot races show modest shift

RALEIGH — Now that the counting of ballots is more-or-less complete, let’s take another look back at the ...

Opinion

D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Bland Simpson’s memoir

Bland Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and creative writing at UNC-Chapel Hill. His amazing talents have ...

Opinion

JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Tax reform returns to center stage

RALEIGH — With the tumultuous election cycle behind us, lawmakers in both Washington and Raleigh will talk taxes ...

Opinion

BOB AT THE MOVIES: ‘Moana 2’

2016’s “Moana” is probably my favorite animated Disney movie of the modern era. I have plenty of nice ...

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