Commentary/Opinion
You Decide: Why Can’t Economists Agree?
By Dr. Mike Walden There’s an old joke that says if ten economists are lined up and asked their forecasts for next year, there will be ten different answers. Indeed,…
Social Security Matters – About “Registering” For Social Security & Medicare
By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty – About “Registering” for Social Security & Medicare Dear Rusty: I have a big 65th birthday…
Capitol Columns
By Brad Crone For the Johnston County Report CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY Across the nation today we celebrate the lives and dedication of America’s veterans. Our veterans from wars long past…
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 Republican Pat McCrory, were unable…
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 sizes, misinformation about…
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 so I thought. Until…
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 before I was in…
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 top of the GOP…
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 outcome, I urged those about…
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 too low, and complexities in…
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 life ever lost 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 their candidates to North Carolina…
