You Decide: What Will AI Mean For North Carolina Jobs?
By Dr. Mike Walden
AI — short for “artificial intelligence”— is the technology wiz of the moment. One-third of businesses are now using AI,...
You Decide: Did COVID Permanently Change The Labor Market?
By Dr. Mike Walden
I doubt that anyone alive during the COVID pandemic will forget it. Many of us are reminded of it every...
You Decide: Have Cities Reached Their Peak?
By Mike Walden I grew up in a rural region outside of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the 1950s and early ‘60s. Our home was around...
You Decide: What’s The Biggest Issue Facing The Country?
By Mike Walden At the numerous presentations I give during the year, I am frequently asked this question: What is the most important issue...
Opinion: Fund Core Programs Or Save Surplus
By John Hood RALEIGH — I acknowledge that one politician’s “wasteful spending” may be another politician’s “strategic investment.” Still, I suspect state Sen. Phil...
You Decide: Should We Worry About The Declining Birth Rate?
By Mike Walden One of the benefits of aging is that you often see problems completely turn around. In the 1990s there were worries...
You Decide: Will We Soon Have A Four-Day Workweek?
By Mike Walden The common five-day workweek has been around since 1940. That was the year the five-day, eight-hour workweek became standardized by the...
You Decide: Is ‘Greedflation’ Keeping Prices High?
By Mike Walden
Although the pace at which prices are rising has moderated, prices are still going up. In 2021, average consumer prices surged 7%,...
Letter To Editor: Investing In Healthcare Education: A Win-Win For Johnston County
By Tommy Williams CEO of UNC Johnston Health Johnston Community College Trustee Johnston Community College has formally requested that the County Commissioners approve...
You Decide: Do International Investments Help Or Harm?
By Mike Walden
Recently the Japanese Prime Minister visited North Carolina to celebrate a major new investment in our state by a Japanese biotechnology company...
