You Decide: What Makes North Carolina Popular?
By Mike Walden
Almost every week we see another positive comment or ranking about the North Carolina economy. For example, recently North Carolina surpassed 5...
Opinion: Dante And Another School Year: A Teacher’s Reflection
By: John Cabascango Once again, the school year begins, with busy schedules, and a process that is part of what we as a society...
Opinion: Time To Celebrate America’s Founding
By John Hood
RALEIGH — For political journalists, a standard tool of the trade is the New Year prediction column. Especially when the date...
You Decide: What’s The Future Of Small Business?
By Mike Walden I am now a small business owner. Since retiring from North Carolina State University, I have operated a one-person business...
Homicides Spiking In Carolina Cities
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — As if the COVID crisis and economic recession weren’t bad enough, here’s some more bad news to process: homicide rates...
Candidates Clash On Reopening Schools
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — When Democrat Jen Mangrum and Republican Catherine Truitt first filed to run for state superintendent of public instruction, neither could...
Voters Say No To Discrimination
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — In its daily newsletter called “The Morning,” the New York Times had this to say about California voters defeating a...
You Decide: What’s the Future of Retailing?
By Dr. Mike Walden
One of my most enduring memories as a small child was the weekly shopping trip with my mother. This was in...
Suburban Voters Form Largest Bloc
By John Hood
RALEIGH — If you think about regional differences in North Carolina politics, economics, or culture in terms of urban blue and rural...
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 -...