Mrs. Rhinehart. Mr. Tharrington. Mrs. Riddle. Ms. Horton. Mr. Burton. Mrs. Marks. Even as I approach my 30th high school reunion this year, I can quickly recite the names of teachers who believed in... Read More
The N.C. Democratic Party entered 2015 with just $42,700 in the bank – and just under $6,000 in its main account for day-to-day operations, according to financial reports filed with the state. The... Read More
In 1974, I graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., an underachieving student with lousy SAT scores. Allowed to send my results to three colleges, I chose M.I.T. and Villanova, knowing... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, January 19, 2015. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. feels present today as he comes to life in the film “Selma,” and his message echoes in the protests over African... Read More
The dean of the Duke University Chapel sent a message to parishioners Sunday, calling for continued dialogue after a plan to broadcast a Muslim call to prayer from the chapel tower was scrapped amid... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory is beginning the second half of his four-year term laying out his legislative priorities, playing up his accomplishments and, occasionally, making a joke. "As I open up the newspaper... Read More
I don’t exercise my editorial muscles as much as I used to, and even when editing was a major element of my daily routine, I was never as tough on my writers as I probably should have been. To the... Read More
Editorial By Greenville Daily Reflector, January 17, 2015. On the eve of the national holiday set aside to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the shadow of ongoing national discord over... Read More
As North Carolina’s legislature returned to Raleigh last week, it might be worth looking at the State of the State. An examination of the statistics would suggest that North Carolina is an... Read More
by Jonathan Drew, Associated Press, published in News and Observer, January 17, 2015. Groups that have protested conservative policies by the GOP-led Legislature are preparing for a new year of... Read More
