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Free speech isn't about power
Seeking to burnish his reputation as a reformer, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman openly criticized ...
Yielding good fruit on the True Vine
June 9, 2021Isaiah 5:3-5 (ESV) “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vi...
The time is ripe for summer
Now that I am over my post-wisdom-tooth-extraction pity party, I’m looking forward to having a real ...
Term limit supporter bares his soles
When he wasn’t lugging amplifiers and leading sound checks, Tim “Izzy” Israel swapped stories with c...
Carolinians remain fiscal conservatives
North Carolinians are closely divided when it comes to party preference. Our state has long been one...
What economic lessons has the pandemic taught us?
Although I no longer teach students in the classroom — having retired after 43 years at N.C. State U...
Help wanted, but many workers aren't interested
All across North Carolina, “Face Masks Required” postings on businesses are being replaced by “Help ...
Will hybrids drive the economy?
RALEIGH — Plenty of politicians, planners and business folks think they know what North Carolina’s p...
Lighthouse visit stirs poet’s mind
Visiting an old lighthouse some years ago, I thought of how many ships had sailed by, saved by the l...
I feel like whining this week
I had some things rattling around in my head that I thought I might like to pursue for a column this...
Weekly devotional: He can deliver us from anything
1 Samuel 17:37 (ESV) “And David said, ‘The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from t...
Stay away from this traffic
As I write this piece, I am sitting on my couch with my feet propped up, musing about the day, and f...
Commencement speech censors stand down
As high schools across the country resume traditional graduation ceremonies following a pandemic-imp...
Whirligigs to the rescue
Why make the small eastern North Carolina city of Wilson my first post-COVID breakout vacation trip?...
Crisis hastened health care reforms
RALEIGH — For all the suffering and damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s at least one sil...
Local news
Police seek teen who groped women on greenway
KNIGHTDALE — The Knightdale Police Department is looking for a teenager who has been inappropriately...
On way out door, Youngsville administrator tells town to prepare for growth
YOUNGSVILLE — The town of Youngsville is looking for a new administrator after its current one submi...
Skeleton with shotgun wounds all but forgotten
LUCAMA — A skeleton found buried beneath straw in a barn nearly 50 years ago has received little att...
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