You Decide: Can A Wage-Price Spiral Be Avoided?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Who doesn’t like to be paid more? Maybe there are a few workers who are indifferent to their earnings, but I...
You Decide: Do We First Need Economic Pain To Have Economic Gain?
By Mike Walden
I started lifting weights when I was in graduate school at Cornell University in the early 1970s. I joined a group—appropriately called...
My Kid’s Club Receives Johnston County Arts Council Grant
SELMA - My Kid’s Club (MKC), a Johnston County non-profit providing services for local youth, has received a Grassroots Grant from the Johnston County...
On Being A County Commissioner
By: Ted G. Godwin, Chairman
Johnston County Board of Commissioner
Someone not famous once said, “Often they that govern are simply those who show up”. Being...
Opinion: The Right To School Choice Is Also About The Right To Stay Put
By Douglas Lee Lauen and David Griffith Carolina Journal Despite signs of progress, the latest test results show that most North Carolina students have yet to...
Good News On The State Budget
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 recession in March, North Carolina policymakers have been watching government revenues and expenditures carefully....
Councilman: Juneteenth Should Be A Johnston County Holiday
A member of the Smithfield Town Council asked Johnston County Commissioners on Monday to make Juneteenth an official holiday in Johnston County. Councilman Marlon...
Farther Along We’ll Know All About It
By Eric Jackson
Johnston County Report reached out to five local public figures and asked they share their personal thoughts about current social justice issues....
You Decide: Why Do Gas Prices Rise Faster Than They Fall?
By Mike Walden
Drivers suffered through almost daily hikes in gas prices when the war in Ukraine began. In the early weeks of the...
No, Inequality Isn’t Increasing
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Every argument has three parts: definitions, premises, and logical reasoning. When conservatives and progressives disagree about a specific issue, each...
