News
De minimus expires, halting US shipments
As the de minimis import exemption expires, US consumers will see shipments halted and significant cost increases on international orders.
News
Asheville’s Eileen Fulton remembered for iconic acting career
A funeral for an Asheville native who was an internationally known actress, singer, and author was held on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Asheville's Central United Methodist Church.
Opinion
Sen. Tillis needs to pull the plug on public broadcasting
Let NPR and PBS compete in the free market like everyone else. If their content is so indispensable, they’ll survive on donations and subscriptions.
Opinion
TV ads target NC Democrats Jeff Jackson, Don Davis on transgender policy
How ironic, that after former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory was defeated for re-election in 2016 largely because of a voter backlash to the famous “bathroom bill,” Republicans have exchanged shields for swords on the issue.
News
NC one of 13 states suing TikTok over children’s mental health
NC is one of 13 states suing TikTok over children's mental health concerns.
Opinion
Do Mark Robinson allegations create the perfect storm for Democrats?
NC Republican candidates are in a lose-lose situation: condemn Robinson’s alleged actions and alienate base voters who don't believe the story, or don't distance themselves and lose moderate voters.
Opinion
Public school failures behind demand for private school vouchers
A government bureaucracy, even one with as many dedicated public servants as our public schools, will never care as much about a child's success as their parents do.
Opinion
Mainstream newsrooms, like universities, function best with intellectual diversity
A recent article in The Free Press, by Uri Berliner, a NPR senior editor who has worked at the iconic news station for 25 years, exposed how his organization, like many other mainstream media publications, lost the trust of the American people. Berliner identifies himself as part of the wealthy, white progressive elite, the stereotype...
Opinion
Maintaining a healthy American skepticism of ‘the Experts’
Americans have always had a healthy distrust of authorities and dogmas, especially when we’re told they can’t be questioned. It’s in our DNA to push back on Old World power structures, like established churches and the divine right of kings. But it seems like our rebellious nature is weakening as a new royal priesthood —...
Opinion
Inflation is not just an ‘NC teacher tax.’ It’s an everybody tax.
Recently, Kim Mackey, a Wake County social-studies teacher, put together a website called N.C. Teacher Tax, which calculates how much money teachers lose to inflation compared to the pay they “signed up for” when they started. Teachers are certainly feeling the effects of rising prices, but the experience of inflation eating away at one’s buying...
Opinion
S.C. founding father at center of U.S. Supreme Court election case
One of South Carolina's early governors – and one of the nation's most controversial founding fathers – is taking center stage in a critical U.S. Supreme Court case this week that could fundamentally alter the control of federal congressional elections.
Opinion
Mass shootings and valuing human life
The tragic death of five shooting victims in Raleigh should give us an extended pause. First, it should remind us of the immense value of life. For the ideologues, politics is and will remain the sole focus of the shooting. In fact, for many, frantic calls for gun control inevitably become the only solution. Yet,...
