Columns
Telling an aging relative she can’t drive anymore
North Carolina is blessed with more than its share of great writers. And I am looking over some of m...
Remembering the recent past this Fourth
June 27, 2022We are about to celebrate a third consecutive national holiday that reminds us of what it means to b...
Will Joe Biden really go stag?
Soaring prices. Social unrest. A resurgent Russia. A military withdrawal followed by the collapse of...
The right’s lonely war against Medicaid expansion is doomed
A dream so long enjoyed cannot cease without hardship. But the psychological pain of diminishing hop...
America needs a national day of mourning
While a portion of the nation recently celebrated a day of freedom and a beginning of progress on Ju...
Abortion: No, Dobbs isn’t ‘decentralization’
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed down its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizat...
Empty symbolism in the gun control debate
A product meant to keep beer and soda cans cold made Christy Clark hot under the collar. A former No...
Avoid making oaths that aren’t worth keeping
Among those who pledge to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, how many are nee...
Happy ‘holiday’ from gas tax? Maybe not so much
By popular demand, President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked Congress to pass a three-month “holiday” o...
Is male birth control finally at hand?
With the Supreme Court’s expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade threatening to severely curtail w...
NC’s political imbalance calls for change
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the word balance. We refer to a well-balanced life as one with equ...
Stop punching political panic buttons
Remember when rapid automation was going to render large swaths of the workforce unemployed? Politi...
What happened to Florida’s defense of ‘parental rights’?
In late March, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was all about “parental rights,” signing what critics calle...
Sharing the dinner table with a dog
Whenever there is an occasion for a family gathering, I think about that unfortunate saying, “The wo...
Licensing hurts consumers more than it helps
Although North Carolina has become a demonstrably freer place to live and work over the past 10 year...
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WFWC recognizes outstanding women
WAKE FOREST — At the recent Wake Forest Woman’s Club Silver Awards Ceremony, the club honored severa...
Wake Forest presents Fireworks Spectacular
WAKE FOREST — Presented by Capital Chevrolet, the 2022 Fireworks Spectacular will be Sunday, July 3,...
Mudcats for America series on deck this week
ZEBULON — The Carolina Mudcats return to Five County Stadium June 28 with a new six-game homestand v...