Opinion
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MICHAEL LEACH | Support veterans in your community battling addiction and mental health
Substance use disorders and mental health problems impact countless veterans. Unfortunately, too many slip through the cracks and never get help. While there are many reasons for this, it is often a lack of early intervention, stigma with addiction, and, in some cases, inadequate drug education.
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Richard Hudson: Protecting freedom and democracy
As a limited government conservative, I’ve always been a big believer in you having the freedom to choose what’s best for you and your family. Sadly, the Biden Administration does not share this view. The latest example – Biden’s Department of Energy is now trying to take control of your…
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JOHN HOOD | Cut state tax on capital gains
Over the past decade, the General Assembly has pursued a tax-reform strategy designed to foster growth and expand freedom in the Tar Heel State. North Carolina now has a flat-rate income tax. State taxes on both personal income and retail sales apply lower rates to broader bases. And lawmakers are…
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By Tomeka Sinclair
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SULMA ARIAS |Why do my groceries cost so much?
In 2004, I was a single mom raising three daughters on my own. I worked three jobs, including an overnight shift as a translator at our local hospital, to make ends meet. Every time I stood in line at the supermarket, I worried about what I would have to put…
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LINDSEY SCHIRO | Trump’s blind spot: N.C. veterans, military families
In North Carolina, where the largest U.S. Army base stands tall in Fayetteville, military families laugh, cry and sacrifice together.
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MARY ANN WOLF: Why the state’s $1B surplus should go to public education
The Office of State Budget Management recently announced that North Carolina likely will have a $1 billion surplus over the initial revenue expected for the second year of the biennium budget (2024-25). This is certainly good news given the many needs across the state.
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Richard Hudson: Focused on the issues impacting you
It was so great to be back home during the recent district work period and hear from folks about the issues most important to them and their families. As I traveled around, I heard story after story of how the current situation in our country has negatively impacted people’s lives.…
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Rob Schofield | INorth Carolina’s shortsighted, cheapskate childcare policies
If there is one basic thing that an overwhelming majority of North Carolinians of all incomes, political parties, races, religions, and regions have in common in these divided times, it’s this: a love of babies.
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JOHN HOOD | Both sides offer bad trade policies
For all the obvious and consequential differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, on one issue the two have much in common. Both the current and former administrations have employed tariffs and other restrictions to help special interests at the expense of average North Carolinians and their counterparts in other…
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Editor’s Top 6 Quotes This Week
1.Many educational institutions and government agencies across North Carolina have not yet applied to have their IDs approved.” — Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections.
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