Opinion
LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Cataracts – the eyes have it (Part 2)
I made a scene in public last week. That’s not like me because I prefer to remain in…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Why are recession fears back?
There’s a word most economists — indeed, most people — don’t want to hear, and it begins with…
Columns
JOHN BUSSIAN COLUMN: Sanderson brings overdue sunshine
In a day when the usual defenders of freedom of speech, press freedom, and open government rights have…
Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Walking with Him
I stepped out the door for my walk today and was surprised by the nip in the air.…
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Help workers truly earn higher wages
RALEIGH — The minimum wage in North Carolina is $7.25 an hour — no different than the federal…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Call your representatives, senators
Bishop William J. Barber, founder and president of Repairers of the Breach recently called budgets “moral documents.” His…
Opinion
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Raise teacher pay the right way
RALEIGH — Four Republicans members of the North Carolina House of Representatives — Erin Paré and Mike Schietzelt…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hold Big Pharma accountable
Hold Big Pharma accountable I am a proud Trump supporter and a retiree from Richfield. Luckily I am…
Columns
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Voters deserve information on fiscal crisis
RALEIGH — Every citizen who meets the basic requirements — adulthood, residency, and the completion of sentence after…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What can egg prices teach us about the economy?
My wife is an excellent cook, perhaps because she came from a family of cooks. Her paternal grandparents…