Review: ‘The Four Winds” showcases a mother’s strength
“It was always about the men. They seemed to think it meant nothing to cook and clean and bear child...
Don’t be stubborn; get the vaccine
Last Saturday was a beautiful day. I went to a soccer game without a mask. We won. That was a wonder...
Weekly devotional: A Shepherd of the sheep
John 10:1-2 (ESV) “I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but c...
There is no teacher pay penalty
RALEIGH — Are nurse anesthetists overpaid by 74%? Are telemarketers underpaid by 25%? If you accept...
A funny thing happened on the way to herd immunity
In early April, Duke University announced that all new and returning Duke students must present proo...
Conspiracy theories damage democracy
RALEIGH — For weeks after the ballots were counted, supporters of the defeated presidential candidat...
Editorial
Our Opinion: Lift veil of secrecy shrouding public employee records
Your taxes pay their salaries, but when police officers, teachers and other public-sector workers ar...
Editorial
Our Opinion: Counties once again looking to operate in the dark
February 5, 2021Like a bad penny, legislation to hide public notices from the public is back in the N.C. General Ass...
Guest editorial
Bring body camera videos into the sunlight
Now shrouded behind a veil of secrecy, police body camera and dashboard camera recordings could beco...
Editorial
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, …
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 …
Appreciate correctional officers who worked through virus
This is National Correctional Employees Week and National Nurses Week. Each year we take time out to...
Police should be patrolling our streets
Taxpayers shouldn’t fund border crossings
Cost of deportation too high
Don’t sideline female athletes
Throw a bone to K-9 veterans
Trump called for peace, not violence
Racial Equity workshop would only divide
Poem honors nurses’ sacrifices
Trump is guilty
Pay your taxes, not scammers
This year, the IRS and the North Carolina Department of Revenue have both extended the deadline for ...