Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Telling it true in 1964 and today
“Tell It True” is a book that takes you back in time to 1964 during the election season ...
Opinion
BJ DRYE COLUMN: Celebrating Stanly’s talent
When I was given the suggestion last November to focus our Spirit of Stanly magazine on the theme ...
Columns
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Jesus was a teacher
I have been teaching professionally for 39 years. Where has all that time gone? Over that period of ...
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Licensing laws shackle labor markets
RALEIGH — North Carolina is one of the toughest places in the country to enter a new career ...
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Mighty Mecklenburg
“Why do you Mecklenburgers always act so high and mighty?” I still get this question every now and ...
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Why no Poole’s in ‘Roadside Eateries’?
“I can’t find Poole’s in the revised edition of ‘North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries: A Traveler’s Guide to Local ...
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Winners still flirt with swing voters
RALEIGH — Carolina Journal’s first post-primary survey is out. It shows our state’s 2024 general elections will be, ...
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Give us sanctuary from Daylight Saving Time
Now that the county commissioners have dealt with the non-issue of fluoridated drinking water, here’s the next problem ...
Sports
DAN KIBLER COLUMN: On the hunt for wild turkey
I was thinking the other day that I really need to start scouting for turkey season. It will ...
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What are the key challenges for N.C.’s future?
Long ago, my father told me it was always good to look ahead. Why? Because problems may appear ...