The nation needs checks and balances
There couldn’t be a more compelling example of the urgency to vote in the upcoming midterm election than President Trump’s recent threats to overturn the 14th Amendment… Read More
Failed policies contribute to disasters
More than three weeks after Hurricane Florence made landfall on the North Carolina coast, only a light breeze kept the smell of mold from being overwhelming… Read More
Know what and who you’re voting for
Sample ballots are now available for viewing in North Carolina, and it would pay to take a moment and peruse your choices before stepping into the… Read More
Climate Change is Real
With the recent storm patterns that have hammered the United States, it is time for state and federal government to embrace the fact that the climate… Read More
Voters should rein in power grab
The proposed amendment that would change the rules for who appoints North Carolina judges when vacancies occur between elections started as a 101-word sentence with two… Read More
John McCain, American Hero
I served in the United States Air Force (AWACS) and am a Vietnam War Veteran. I flew 120 Arial Combat Support Missions and was awarded four Air… Read More
Union Square: A Chess Board Frozen in Time
My Journey on the Monuments Study Committee Union Square is a place of prominence on our Capitol Grounds in Raleigh whose collection of monuments has… Read More
The role of the press is to keep an eye on the henhouse
The Boston Globe has called on newspaper editorial boards to publish pieces on Aug. 16 denouncing President Donald Trump’s frequent attacks on the press, specifically his… Read More
Who says bipartisanship is dead?
For starters, not North Carolina’s five surviving former governors. In an unprecedented gathering, Jim Hunt, Jim Martin, Mike Easley, Beverly Perdue and Pat McCrory stood together… Read More
Prioritizing K-12 Education in North Carolina
As summer vacation for students nears an end, now is a good time to take a look at the state of K-12 schools in North Carolina,… Read More