Opinion

MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Have cities reached their peak?

I grew up in a rural region outside of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the 1950s and early ‘60s. Our ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: School plan is not fair to students

From the SNAP’s articles, I understand that the Board of Education, through the Stanly County Schools Facilities Committee, ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We choose democracy

Editor’s Note: The writer is responding to a letter in the July 6-7 edition. Are we frightened, Dr ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Time flies

Why does time move so quickly when we are on vacation? I just had a little time off ...

Letters to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Giving roses where roses are due

Someone once told me, “Sometimes, we need to give roses where roses are due.” In this context, he ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: We need more hospital competition

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hospital sector has undergone lots of mergers and acquisitions over the past decade. Now ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: IRS needs to finish processing claims

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my business, Servpro located in Norwood, was faced with many challenges including out ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Where the Revolutionary War was won

Last week we celebrated the anniversary of the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. This declaration, important as ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trump and the Supreme Court

Are you frightened? If you are not, you should be. This country has been flirting with totalitarianism ever ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Citizens should clarify voting rights

RALEIGH — North Carolina voters will be asked this fall to remove a troubling ambiguity in the state ...

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