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Freedom Fighters and Hell Raisers
RALEIGH — After Durham businessman Greg Lindberg, state Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes, and two of Lindberg’s business associates were …
In a normal political climate, Nancy Pelosi would never become a sympathetic character. These, of course, are not normal times in national pol…
CNN reports, "For the first time 'No Religion' has topped a survey of Americans' religious identity, according to a new analysis by a politica…
Our legislature has been in session since January 30th and at last count 17 bills had been approved by both houses of the legislature and sent…
RALEIGH — Did you know that manufacturing employment in North Carolina has gone up more than 10 percent since 2010? I didn’t either, until I t…
America is known as “The Land of Opportunity.” That’s because America is a country founded on independence, and I work hard to promote policie…
The rousing comeback of Tiger Woods ranks as one of the top sports stories of all-time. Woods was bedfast at various times in recent years, hi…
April 26 marks the 33rd anniversary of the 1986 radiation disaster at Chernobyl reactor Number 4 in Ukraine, just north of Kiev the capital. I…
The Scott family.
I’ve been listening to the “back and forth” about the planned teacher rally next Wednesday and there are good points being made by both sides.
When are the 20-plus Democratic presidential candidates going to come to North Carolina?
Joe Biden’s recent struggles were at once predictable and a symptom of the current political climate. As the acknowledged frontrunner in a cro…
Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, once said, “Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse…
At long last it is Spring, when daylight hours grow longer, temperatures turn warmer and flowers burst into bloom. The Anglo-Saxon word for Sp…
Will Gov. Roy Cooper have a wall this summer?
So far, several Democrats running for president in 2020 and their allies in Congress have embraced socialism as more of a fashionable buzzword…
Now that the Mueller report has removed the cudgel of Russian collusion from Donald Trump’s opponents, we can look ahead and hope the messy po…
Last week, I was thrilled to host many constituents who were in Washington for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) national c…
Sometimes it is hard finding truth. That’s where I am regarding the UNC Board of Governors.
Carol Folt’s swift departure from the chancellorship of UNC-Chapel Hill a few weeks ago and her just as swift hiring as the president of the U…
Among the latest directives from Democrats is a trio of ideas highlighting the disconnect between the party and the middle class. Dems want to…
There’s a famous quote by American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson about the purpose of life. Emerson tells us, “The purpose of life is not to be hap…
Nancy McFarlane is my mayor. She has led Raleigh through explosive growth, including a new train station, the purchase of Dix Park, promotion …
President Donald Trump's proposed budget for 2020 is a fairly standard list of conservative priorities. Trump would spend more on the military…
RALEIGH — While election scandals, national issues, and candidate announcements for 2019 and 2020 races have dominated the political headlines…
Is it just one more small-town business that has closed its doors?
Ask any college senior where the best jobs are, and you'll probably hear a list of coastal metropolises: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Every year there are certain things we can count on when spring starts to roll around. People head outside to enjoy the warmer weather, family…
As an educator at the high school level for the last eight years I’ve often considered whether teenagers today are profoundly different from s…
Long term prosperity is jeopardized by short term thinking on the part of the GOP-led tax cut at the federal level. Income disparity is made…
Looking for something to do this weekend? We’ve found a few things happening around the area.
Applications are now being taken for American Legion Auxiliary Tar Heel Girls State, a week-long practical study of the structure and operatio…
This weekend marks the end of a sports era. Since I was around at the beginning, I want to join others in mourning the loss of over-the-air br…
RALEIGH — In the twilight of his political career, Ronald Reagan made the media rounds to discuss his administration, legacy, and unfinished b…
From the opening moments of Apollo 11, as a missile crawler-transporter is delivering a Saturn rocket to its launch pad, viewers know that som…
Here’s a good news-bad news story that needs a happy ending. The good news is that as of January our state’s unemployment rate was 3.6 percent…
