North Carolina needs to pass HB 655, the NC Health Care for Working Families Act. We say this as Republicans, Democrats and Independents. We say this as residents from every corner of the state, from […]
Did you know that manufacturing employment in North Carolina has gone up more than 10 percent since 2010? I didn’t either, until I took a recent dive into economic statistics. In February 2010, there were […]
The caller didn’t have a complaint. He didn’t even have a compliment. Nor did he share his name — only that he’s a Scotland County resident who has taken The Laurinburg Exchange for 57 years. […]
On Monday, the day before his indictment was announced, Robin Hayes said he was stepping down as chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party because of health issues. By Tuesday, the public learned that what […]
This thought first came to mind during the time of the local referendum for or against a one-quarter-cent sales tax increase to provide the operating costs of a county multi-generational recreation center. In support of […]
Congress has landed on one of those rare ideas that commands support from both Democrats and Republicans. Unfortunately, it’s a bad one. On Tuesday, the House approved legislation misleadingly titled the Taxpayer First Act that […]
It seems as if we’re ashamed to be happy. It’s almost a crime to be happy when so many people are sad. In a world full of confusion, this is one thing that I’m absolutely […]
There’s a new twist to an ongoing debate — this one about parents and the students they create. This fall a “We Are Teachers” blog post, lamenting an upsurge in over-involved parents, went viral, eliciting […]
If you care about safe water for all, you should be celebrating the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s decision to order Duke Energy to excavate coal ash from its power plant sites in the […]
If you live somewhere other than the western side of North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, you may not have thought that a long-planned light-rail line between Durham and Chapel Hill had much to do with […]
Now would be a good time to upgrade The Exchange. The Fayetteville Observer has doubled it’s price to $2 and many have quit buying it. They blamed it on the price of paper. Truth is, […]
You don’t have to scratch the surface much to start understanding the problem. What you will uncover is this: Scotland County teachers — already overworked, underpaid, and not appreciated nearly enough — having to dig […]
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