State Shouldn’t Play Favorites
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — With hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians out of work and millions fearful about their futures, state and local policymakers...
You Decide: Is The Social Safety Net A Spring Board Or A Cushion?
By Mike Walden
There are few public issues that create more debate than the “social safety net.” By social safety net, I mean the set...
A Memorial Day Message
Take the time to honor our fallen heroes and heroines; take more time to teach our kids and grandkids what the day means By...
Activists In Our Schools: The Teacher Unions
Part 3 By Michelle Antoine Jimmy Hoffa's International Brotherhood of Teamsters came to Mecklenburg County over 60 years ago with the goal of unionizing...
An Intensive Effort To Root Out Domestic Terrorism
Capitol Columns By: Brad Crone In the summer of 1980, Glenn Miller, the Carolina Master Dragon of the Knights of Ku Klux Klan held...
Latest Job Numbers Look Promising
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — For inveterate optimists, the past several months have been excruciating. A global pandemic has produced great suffering and death. A...
You Decide: Will 2024 Be A Year Of Two Economies?
By Mike Walden It’s the time of year for economists like me to give absolutely error-proof forecasts of what the economy will be like...
Marxism Remains A Dangerous Idea
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Marxism is one of the most catastrophic ideas in history. Tyrants and butchers inspired by the noxious notions of Karl...
Opinion Editorial: Upholding Transparency And Trust. The True Value Of North Carolina’s REALTORS®
By Tony Harrington, President of the North Carolina REALTORS® The fabric of North Carolina communities is woven with the dreams of homeownership — dreams...
You Decide: Will Agribusiness Be A Dynamic Future Industry?
By Mike Walden
One of the big questions about our economy is what industries will lead it in the future. If asked, most people would...