Commentary/Opinion
Our State Has Gotten Freer
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — While modern conservatism in America brings together a number of discrete groups, interests, and priorities, one of its unifying themes is maximizing freedom — by…
Let’s Disagree More Constructively
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — When the Associated Press and other news organizations asked North Carolina voters for their perspectives on the just-concluded 2020 elections, there was no shortage of…
Social Security Matters – Claim Now And Invest it, Or Wait To Claim?
By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty – Claim Now And Invest it, Or Wait To Claim? Dear Rusty: I’m 66 now…
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 a county commissioner was…
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. How big a hole would…
Parity Extends Down The Ballot
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — In 2020, North Carolina Republicans and Democrats took their respective cases to the public. Each party asked voters to put them fully in charge of…
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…
