Suburban Voters Form Largest Bloc
By John Hood
RALEIGH — If you think about regional differences in North Carolina politics, economics, or culture in terms of urban blue and rural...
Crisis Hastened Health-Care Reforms
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — For all the suffering and damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s at least one silver lining: the experience may...
Conspiracy Theories Damage Democracy
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — For weeks after the ballots were counted, supporters of the defeated presidential candidate insisted the election had been stolen. Some...
Mother’s Day 2022, Remembering Childhood Conversations With My Mom
By: John Cabascango Time has faded the details of the memory that returns to me this Mother's Day. I know it involved one...
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....
Opinion: Our COVID Outcomes Were Average
By John Hood RALEIGH — Because Gov. Roy Cooper’s former secretary of health and human services, Mandy Cohen, just got the nod from President...
Opinion: Parents Not Politicians Are Ultimate Guardians Of Kids Online
By David Larson Carolina Journal There are a lot of efforts from politicians, from both sides of the aisle, right now to protect children...
Social Security Matters – Should A Working Widow Claim Now Or Wait?
By AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor
Association of Mature American Citizens
Dear Rusty: My husband died 13 years ago at age 50. I am...
You Decide: What’s Wrong With Worker Productivity?
By Mike Walden
One of the underappreciated measures of the economy is worker productivity, which simply measures how much a worker accomplishes — called...
Opinion: Carolina Dispute Helped Provoke Revolution
By John Hood RALEIGH — As we once again celebrate our country’s birthday, might I suggest we spare a moment to consider our state’s...