You Decide: Will The Fed’s New Policy Cause Higher Inflation?
By Dr. Mike Walden
I always tell students and folks at my presentations to watch the Federal Reserve. While the President and Congress get most...
Cooper Faces Test On Voter ID
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — I have repeatedly criticized Roy Cooper’s troubling efforts to amass power in the governor’s office at the expense of other...
State Reserves May Not Be Enough
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s state government began its 2020-21 fiscal year with $1.5 billion in cash left over from last year plus...
Cooper’s Post-COVID-19 Plans Should Worry All North Carolinians
By Becki Gray
Gov. Roy Cooper owns this. He owns the coronavirus response and everything that will follow.
Cooper has refused to confer with the Council of...
Bring Young Kids Back To School
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Most North Carolina schoolchildren began this academic year trying to learn from home rather than at school. How’s it going...
Op-Ed: Clearing Things Up In Selma
By: Byron McAllister, Selma Town Councilman
There have been a few articles in Johnston County newspapers over the last month or so that covered the...
Are Farms, Farmers, And Agricultural Workers Essential?
By: Bryant Spivey
Johnston County Extension Director
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all heard discussion and debate about businesses, services, and even personnel that are...
Former Slave Blazed Trail For Writers
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — You surely recognize the name Frederick Douglass and know the major role he played in American history after escaping his...
You Decide: Will We Return To Farm Life?
By Dr. Mike Walden
My father grew up on a hog farm in southwest Ohio in the 1920s and 30s. In those days, farms were...
Governor Cooper Op-Ed: The Path To A Stronger, Healthier Future For North Carolina
Op-Ed By Governor Roy Cooper
This pandemic has affected every corner of our state, including our state budget needs. For many families, it has also...
