Ned Barnett
A new, local voice on the op-ed page
Marc Landry of Cary will write a weekly column on local and national issues.
Ned Barnett
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NED BARNETT
When the Korean War came home
Bill Rand was spared going to battle in Korea, but the war came to him. For two years he watched the wounded and broken arrive as he worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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NED BARNETT
He served so all may be heard
Gary Bartlett has avoided notoriety but he deserves notice for presiding over a wide range of improvements in how North Carolina votes.
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NED BARNETT
Barnett: The real scandal: Political gridlock
Congressional Republican calls to investigate the Obama administration continue a failure to address the nation’s real problems.
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NED BARNETT
About that canal .....
Reagan’s strong stance on the Panama Canal started a movement that hinders the economy today.
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NED BARNETT
Pittman’s rebellion fizzled, but another brews
State Rep. Larry Pittman has a divinity degree and a knack for sermonizing, but for all he understands about the power of the pulpit, he’s still learning about the power of the Internet.
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NED BARNETT
One man tilts at fracking’s risks
A 67-year-old, retired engineer from Cary is dedicated to a safety mission — protecting North Carolina from the hazards of fracking.
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NED BARNETT
Pope may inspire a wider response to poverty
The pope heads a church of 1.2 billion people and what he emphasizes affects many Catholics. But there are signs that this pope’s message of simplicity, humility and solidarity with the poor may move a wider audience to reach out to the poor and the marginalized.
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NED BARNETT
Ravitch backs NC teachers targeted by ‘reform’
It wasn’t a debate, but it was a powerful back-and-forth last week about what’s best for NC public schools. The winning view is that the best way to “fix” public schools is to stop breaking the spirit of teachers.
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NED BARNETT
Let’s lift the young out of the student debt trap
A college degree provides more opportunities, but the price of that enhanced earning power is a debt that many cannot pay, a burden that will narrow graduates’ options and stunt their ability to find fulfilling work.
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NED BARNETT
Changes signal a GOP thaw
It’s hard to stay angry, especially when you’re really not. That effort is beginning to drain the long harrumph that has been the Republican Party for the past four years.
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