Opinion Columnists
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.
Opinion Columnists
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OPINION COLUMNISTS
When wing nuts have to explain themselves, strange things happen
If you ask people to explain exactly why they think as they do, they discover how much they don’t know – and they become more humble and therefore more moderate.
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OPINION COLUMNISTS
Washington: Where money talks
Penny Pritzker’s confirmation hearing was a reminder of how wealth is power in Washington. A multimillionaire president nominated a billionaire who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for his campaigns, and he sent her to be confirmed by the millionaires’ club that is the U.S. ...
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OPINION COLUMNISTS
Just another day in Tornado Alley
Seeing Oklahomans discuss the monstrous funnel’s rampage on TV in a straightforward manner, only choking up at the end, was far more moving than a sensational telling drenched in passion.
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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: A heart still beating after 200 years
A young man named Daniel White was converted at a Baptist revival in Scotland somewhere around 1800, and it took. White became a minister, and married another convert, Catherine Campbell. It was Daniel White’s wish to minister to those from his country who had migrated to America.
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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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JIM JENKINS
Jenkins: Russell Allen was a real pro doing a good job for Raleigh
The firing of Raleigh City Manager Russell Allen might have been inevitable, but the city is losing a highly competent professional.
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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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JIM JENKINS
An Alzheimer’s story, and a love story
Sue Scoggins’ husband was young when he developed Alzheimer’s, which changed her life, but she found a new one in a way while caring for him and, through a blog, is helping other families facing the challenge.
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OPINION COLUMNISTS
Obama's Syria dilemma
Ever since August 2012, President Barack Obama has held that Syrian use of chemical weapons constituted a "red line" for the United States, and that crossing it would be a "grave mistake" for Assad. The president is now faced with a dilemma: Defending his red line could undermine his carefully crafted...
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