Carolinian Led Women Into Medicine
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Excluding people based on their race, sex, or other characteristics doesn’t just keep those individuals from pursuing their dreams. And...
You Decide: Is It Really 2030?
By Dr. Mike Walden
The calendar says 2020, but some say it’s really 2030. Huh? Did we suddenly lose a decade? I, for one, certainly hope...
The Impending Creep Of Unionization Into North Carolina
By: Becki Gray
In February 2019, after months of negotiation, Western North Carolina’s Mission Hospital was sold to HCA Healthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit hospital...
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...
County Races Turn On Governance
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — As the fall homestretch of the 2020 election approaches, you’re probably not spending much time considering the implications of county-commission...
New Monuments Could Unify State
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — If you’ve lived in North Carolina for even a few years, you’ve probably formed an opinion about whether statues and...
Government’s Basic Tasks Need Doing
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — One morning in late March, I drove from my home in Southern Wake County to my office in North Raleigh...
You Decide: Can Good Things Come From Bad Times?
By Dr. Mike Walden
My mother died twenty years ago. Although she didn’t have much formal education – she dropped out of high school after...
AMAC Backs Reform Of Social Security WEP Clause That Penalizes Private Sector Workers
WASHINGTON, DC - AMAC Action is calling for reform of the Windfall Elimination Provision . “It does a disservice to public service employees who...
Governor Cooper: Congress Needs To Act Now And Extend Unemployment Benefits For Struggling Workers
Op-Ed By Governor Roy Cooper:
Next week, thousands of North Carolinians who are out of work due to COVID-19 will see a drastic reduction in...