Time For Cooper To Deal
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has just been reelected. It’s an outcome his two immediate predecessors, Democrat Bev Perdue and...
The Truth About Agriculture and Farm Workers
By: Bryant Spivey
County Extension Director
Johnston County Cooperative Extension
As a public employee working for an educational organization that supports farms and farmers of all different...
Eight Factors Shaped NC Elections
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Over the course of 34 years penning a column on North Carolina politics and public policy, I’ve seen it all.
Or...
School Choice: A Family Legacy
Op Ed By: Dr. Melissa Edwards
Superintendent of Neuse Charter School
Being an advocate of school choice is something I had the privilege to learn about...
Democrats Threw Away Their Shot
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — North Carolina Democrats thought the stars had finally aligned for smashing victories in 2020.
A controversial Republican president was at the...
Elections Are A Soap Opera
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — The day before the 2018 midterms, I posted a column about “what to do if you lose.” Without knowing the...
You Decide: Can We Agree On Some Tax Concepts?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Taxes are almost always a big part of political elections. Questions about who pays taxes, whether taxes are too high or...
Social Security Matters – Will My Social Security Benefits Ever Stop?
By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor
Association of Mature American Citizens
Dear Rusty: Has someone who paid into Social Security for most of their...
Campaigns Are Priming, Not Persuading
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and House, governor, and hundreds of other political races have spent staggering sums to market...
Democrats May Fall Just Short
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Of all the important electoral contests on North Carolina’s ballot, our General Assembly races will be among the most consequential.
The...
