1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (516+ words) Few observers of North Carolina politics have spent much time during the past year thinking about "never resident" voters. The issue slipped from the headlines after May 2025, when state election officials certified Allison Riggs as the winner of North Carolina's…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (246+ words) Rocky Mount is experiencing financial problems due to overspending and management problems. Now, the burden is placed on the shoulders of the residents of Rocky Mount. The money is gone, so where do we go from here? All I hear…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (947+ words) N. C. Senate Bill 1076, as submitted, would limit the city of Rocky Mount to only using electric revenue for paying the direct and indirect costs of operating its electric system. Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson said he is upset about an N. C. Senate…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (692+ words) As a dental student and Schweitzer Fellow, I was excited to " Some years ago, I was president of an organization called th" "Affordability" is the word grabbing the headlines in public discourse these days. However, if affordability is a problem,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (407+ words) Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul questions witnesses during a hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 12 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D. C. In one respect, the soaring national debt…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (555+ words) Some years ago, I was president of an organization called the Association of Opinion Journalists. Every year we would run a convention in a different city and end it with a celebration in the hotel's ballroom space. Our speaker on…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (591+ words) What does it take to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive? In communities like ours, the answer is both simple and complex. It starts with healthy families, strong early learning experiences, and schools that are ready to support…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (271+ words) All 50 states offer unemployment insurance benefits to workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. Because states fund these benefits with payroll taxes, however, and must replenish exhausted UI trust funds with interest-bearing loans from the federal…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (341+ words) Americans have every right under the First Amendment to express opinions, no matter how insulting or incorrect those opinions might be. A wise friend once told me that being American means people have the right to say or do things…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (761+ words) Carbon dioxide is plant food, so you might think pumping the atmosphere full of it would be better for plants. The trouble is that CO2 is also the world's most prolific greenhouse gas, trapping heat in a way that creates more…...