Commentary/Opinion
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Latest Job Numbers Look Promising
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — For inveterate optimists, the past several months have been excruciating. A global pandemic has produced…
COVID Infections Far Exceed Cases
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — You may recall that back in early April, a panel of health analysts presented Gov.…
