Commentary/Opinion
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 [WEP]. “It does a disservice to public service employees who paid into the Social Security fund…
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 their unemployment benefits despite this…
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 protest movement that began with…
COVID Infections Far Exceed Cases
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — You may recall that back in early April, a panel of health analysts presented Gov. Roy Cooper with two forecasts: 250,000 COVID infections by June…
Pipeline Demise Won’t Halt Natural Gas
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — The proposed natural-gas pipeline through Eastern North Carolina is dead. Long live natural gas! Admittedly, there won’t be a coronation ceremony like there would be…
Just Causes Need Prudent Leaders
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — History is full of cases in which people subverted their own just causes by acting impulsively rather than carefully considering the costs and benefits. As…
You Decide: How Long Will North Carolina’s Recovery Take?
By Dr. Mike Walden I usually pepper my public presentations with some humor. After all, even I know economics can be a rather dull and dry subject. Injecting some jokes and…
Social Security Matters – Should My Wife Claim at 62? Will She Get Widow Benefit?
By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty – Should My Wife Claim at 62? Will She Get Widow Benefit? Dear Rusty: I am…
Smithfield Mayor: We Need To Become True Advocates And Allies For Diversity
By: Mayor Andy Moore Johnston County Report reached out to five local public figures and asked they share their personal thoughts about current social justice issues. This is the last…
Black & Blue: The Truth Matters
By: Police Chief A.Z. Williams Johnston County Report reached out to five local public figures and asked they share their personal thoughts about current social justice issues. This is the…
Farther Along We’ll Know All About It
By Eric Jackson Johnston County Report reached out to five local public figures and asked they share their personal thoughts about current social justice issues. This is the third in…
Don’t Keep Workers Sidelined
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — North Carolina’s “headline” unemployment rate in May was 12.9%. That’s the highest monthly rate since the Great Depression. But on a number of occasions during…
