With the Democrat Party assuming control of the U.S. House, an inventory of accomplishments by President Donald Trump is in order, as is a look at what lies ahead during coming months.
Trump’s gains likely to be fewer heading to 2020
2019 was only four days old when we got the announcement the U.S. Supreme Court was going to hear arguments on North Carolina’s redistricting …
Three news stories recently addressed topics related to public education, although each one seemingly stood alone in its relevance to educatin…
RALEIGH — Over the past eight years, conservative lawmakers have done much to constrain the excesses, expenses, and abuses of governmental pow…
Imagine travelling from Raleigh to Charlotte in about 22 minutes; not by train, plane or car, but instead in a pod, transported through an alm…
An FBI investigation of President Donald Trump should surprise no one who has followed current events in recent years. As we learned from the …
Last Friday marked the 46th annual March for Life, an event to celebrate life and honor it as a sacred and precious gift from God. This incred…
Chapel Hill is still stunned.
Lawmakers return to Raleigh next week for the 2019 session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Pledges of harmony and bipartisan cooperati…
The recent brouhaha surrounding the Catholic schoolboys from Kentucky demonstrated the partnering of social media and journalism for the absol…
Candidates are lining up to run in 2020 and we’ve heard those running on a more liberal or “progressive” platform, as well as those espousing …
A reader recently posed a question that is at once a legitimate conversation starter and a commentary on the current state of affairs in this …
The request was for me to talk to an audience about how to conduct civil, meaningful and honest discussions among people with different faiths…
When NASCAR stages its premier show next weekend, the event will mark the 40th anniversary of a snowstorm and a fistfight that combined to cre…
Last week, the world watched as President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union Address. In his speech, the President highlight…
A social and political sea change has occurred in recent years, and those wielding political power are not the only stakeholders in what has b…
A newscaster on a cable network recently referred to a candidate “throwing his hat into the ring” in the 2020 race for president. Those words …
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…
Among the latest directives from Democrats is a trio of ideas highlighting the disconnect between the party and the middle class. Dems want to…
With election day fast approaching, an evaluation of our political climate and how it impacts us as individuals is relevant. That’s a subject …
Amazon’s rise to become an ecommerce powerhouse and its profound impact on our shopping habits are well documented. The company has contribute…
In the aftermath of Justice Brett Kavanaugh being confirmed to the Supreme Court, left-wing writers and commentators revealed the depth of the…
By the time you read this, a Senate vote on whether Judge Brett Kavanaugh will serve on the Supreme Court may have been held. A final vote was…
Apologies in advance for the lighthearted treatment of a revered institution, the United States Supreme Court. However, as the nomination of B…
Here’s are a few observations and quick looks at events that have shaped the news cycle in recent weeks.
I read with interest Larry Cothren’s column, “Liberals distort truth, fiction,” in Sunday’s Independent Tribune. While I agreed with several …
With midterm elections less than two months away, political rhetoric that’s already heated is sure to grow hotter. Here are three areas that a…
We often read and hear about how divided the country has become, and that appears to be more and more true with each passing day.
The question was a simple one: Why did you get into teaching?
On a recent Saturday afternoon, at a time when other youngsters his age are likely to be playing video games or attending practice for a sport…
With the start of the NFL regular season drawing closer, the looming topic is whether the game itself will garner the most attention or if pla…
Larry Cothren’s Sunday column selectively chose facts as well as omissions. In the interest of fomenting a fear of policies such as equitable …
The fact that a New York socialist is on the verge of winning a seat in congress is worthy of attention from anyone, whether Democrat or Repub…
Those of us old enough to recall the Senate’s rejection of Robert Bork, a 1987 Supreme Court nominee of Ronald Reagan, are familiar with the v…
One of the most compelling reasons to vote for Donald Trump in 2016 was the impending Supreme Court nomination that a new president would sub…
Driving 10 hours to Concord, all the way from a suburb west of Indianapolis, just to buy a used car may seem irrational in the mind of a casua…
The end of the school year marks the start of summer and brings back memories of youth for those of us who grew up before the age of cell phon…
In terms of getaways, the trip 11 of us made to Washington D.C. in 1999 provided the type of experiences that endure for decades in family mem…
When the assault on traditional values in this country is considered in any significant way, it’s difficult to ignore the impact of immigratio…
One of the earliest memories I have of my mother is of her ironing clothes. That is relevant only because she was always doing something, at l…
After months of anticipation, including a missed theatre run during February, “Hostiles” finally made its way to my living room recently. If y…
If you are not familiar with Jordan Peterson, then making the effort to learn about him would be time well spent. Peterson is Canadian and tea…
Can we become addicted to our cell phones? With technology constantly evolving and becoming more ingrained in our lives, that’s a question we …
One of the earliest memories I have of Facebook occurred more than a decade ago when a family member said that everyone was joining the social…
