Columns

OPINION
Protect the right to be wrong
RALEIGH — I have strong opinions — but not about how to perform brain surgery, write a smartphone ap...

Cawthorn cries freedom, then plays censor
His name may be a nod to the Founding Father and fourth president, but Rep. Madison Cawthorn is no J...

Will online shopping replace supermarket, mall trips?
One of my most enduring memories as a small child was the weekly shopping trip with my mother. This...

Get the children back in class
COVID-19 is raging. More and more school districts are making decisions not to return students to in...

Competing schools serve families well
RALEIGH — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our schools have gone in a variety of directions. So...

Why I got the COVID-19 vaccine
For most of us, this past holiday season was unlike any other we have experienced. Instead of the ty...

Weekly Devotional: Taking our thoughts captive
2 CORINTHIANS 10:5 (ESV) “WE DESTROY ARGUMENTS AND EVERY LOFTY OPINION RAISED AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE ...

Capitol riots dystopian, despairing
I didn’t see the beginnings of the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, but when I tuned in sometime ...

What we need is a vaccination
My pastor, LuAnn Charlton, led the drive-in worship in the church parking lot. Her scripture was Psa...
Letters to the Editor
Congress should pass global relief
The holidays just passed, and thankfully there is finally a COVID relief bill in sight. Unfortunatel...
Celebrate Granville’s 275-year anniversary
Replace Electoral College with proportional point system
Consider pet adoption to stave off winter blues
Honor victims’ lives by preventing impaired driving
LETTER: Integrity of election not in question
LETTER: Driving impaired kills
LETTER: Short-sighted board can’t see school choice benefit
LETTER: Wake Prep would not hold back town
LETTER: Charter school would challenge middle-bracket teens
LETTER: Crowded public schools show need for school choice
LETTER: Consider charter school in Wake Forest
Cartoons
Wilson Times opinion
Editorials

OUR OPINION: Bob Allen roved around and gave us a newspaper
A staple of this newspaper for nearly seven decades, Bob Allen’s column “Roving Around,” is missing from the pages this week. Its absence is glaring; Bob’s insight into life in Wake Forest …
Guest Editorial
Mask mandate drafts businesses as Cooper’s cops
Guest editorial North Carolina’s newest law enforcers won’t be sworn to protect and serve. They’ll be unarmed, and instead of badges, their uniforms will feature name tags from supermarkets, …
Opinion
Guest editorial: Police reform must start with transparency
As stakeholders work to repair North Carolina’s criminal justice system, they should make Louis Brandeis’ famous declaration their constant refrain: Sunlight is the best …
Open government guarantee belongs in NC Constitution
Along with public health, the COVID-19 pandemic is testing government transparency in North Carolina. State officials have withheld vital information about coronavirus outbreaks that would help …