Commentary/Opinion
Takeaways From The Senate Budget
By: Becki Gray This week the Senate leadership presented the chamber’s state budget proposal. After a day or two of social media reaction and topline numbers, it’s time for a…
Op-Ed: Critical Race Theory And School Board Accountability
Op-Ed By: Terry Tippett After attending the County Commissioner meeting Monday evening, I felt the need to address a few issues. I have been asked for my opinion on some…
Stop Kicking Social Security Can
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — Although the politicians in Washington almost never talk about the issue anymore, our entitlement programs are on a collision course with fiscal reality. Let’s zero…
Johnson Says CRT Policy Is Based On Money Not Values
Op-Ed By: Ronald Johnson Johnston County School Board Last night, I watched members of the Board of Education advocate for additional funds from the Johnston County Commissioners, in exchange for…
You Decide: What Is Inflation, And Is It Higher?
By Dr. Mike Walden When I joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1978, the big issue in the economy was inflation. On average, prices at the retail level…
Food Friday: Pickling Season Is Here!
By Cassidy Hobbs Hall Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Johnston County Cooperative Extension Over the last year, I have had a major change in taste preferences. Foods I never…
You Decide: What Economic Lessons Has The Pandemic Taught Us?
By Dr. Mike Walden Although I no longer teach students in the classroom – having retired after 43 years at NCSU – I still teach economics in other ways. I…
Will Hybrids Drive The Economy?
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — Plenty of politicians, planners, and business folks think they know what North Carolina’s post-pandemic economy will look like. But few seem entirely sure. They are…
Breaking The Habit Of Not Showing Up
SPONSORED CONTENT By Dillon Schupp “We’re playing it safe.” And that’s been completely understandable for the last year or so. Even long time Christians who were faithful to gather with…
Crisis Hastened Health-Care Reforms
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — For all the suffering and damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s at least one silver lining: the experience may alter our health care system…
Activists In Our Schools: Big Data
Part 4 in a seriesBy Michelle Antoine Johnston County Schools are changing. In a shift of departments at Johnston County Schools Central Offices – Student Services was recently moved under…
Unemployment News Isn’t So Rosy
By John Hood The latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show about 251,000 North Carolinians unemployed as of April, down about 58,000 since the beginning of 2021. Alas,…
