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Supreme Court case pits schools against parents
Battle lines are being redrawn in a First Amendment case on the Supreme Court’s docket. What started...
Birds know spring is around the corner
I have a raging fever — spring fever! With all the cold, wet, gray weather we’ve had this winter it ...
Weekly devotional: Steady steps lead to righteousness
Psalm 119:133 (ESV) “Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominio...
Keep local government accountable, transparent
Too often, the news is dominated by what divides us as Americans. Yet, there are values I think we a...
What is Roy Cooper's special sauce?
A national reporter recently wrote a flattering article about Gov. Roy Cooper, but seemed flummoxed ...
Reduce health care's cost, not just its price
RALEIGH — Too many North Carolinians lack access to the medical services they need. One possible re...
Private flag, sign rules stifle speech
Mark Silverstein is seizing his chance to wedge a foot in the door for free speech. After suing a su...
Who cares about public notices? You should
One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are require...
Higher costs won't help economy
RALEIGH — If you think the cost of living is too low, I bear good tidings. The Biden administration ...
Keeping kids first in education
Our legislators were correct in forcing the issue to reopen our schools. Their legislation was an a...
Questions from jar jostle memories
I had a lot of aunts and uncles, but very few cousins and none close to me either in age or geograph...
Picking winners is for losers
RALEIGH — When it comes to giving out business incentives, you won’t find North Carolina at the top ...
Add student press freedom to the syllabus
In Indiana, student journalists say Plainfield High School prevented them from reporting a classmate...
Review: Grisham’s Jake Brigance back in ‘A Time for Mercy’
“It was long after midnight when the headlights finally appeared ... she watched him get out ... and...
Predictable impeachment trial still captivates
I didn’t plan to watch the impeachment trial. Why should I? I saw most of the Jan. 6 riot on TV as i...
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Sheriff: Franklin detention officer, 3 inmates smuggled in drugs, contraband
LOUISBURG — A Franklin County Detention officer and three inmates were arrested and charged with sup...
Envision Science Academy reports outbreak of COVID-19
WAKE FOREST — A Wake Forest charter school has an outbreak of COVID-19, authorities said. Envision S...
Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in Wake County
RALEIGH — More than 4,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were transferred to 29 different vaccine providers ...