Towns in trouble
Many of our small towns are in financial trouble and while government relief will help, options are not attractive for many. Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Justice in selecting judges
Many voters leave the voting booth admitting they don't know judicial candidates, but aren't willing to give up their right to vote on them. Read More
Five years of change in six months
At least we knew how to navigate our world before the coronavirus. Will things ever get back to "normal?" Read More
Fixing the "Last Great Experiment"
A growing number worry about whether or country's survival is under threat. Read More
Framers, Pivoters and Defensemen
What can we expect from the many debates we are about to endure? Read More
North Carolina's education dilemma
There are many hurdles to jump but it is time we start returning our children in grades k-3 to the classroom. Read More
Seps to racial healing
North Carolina has had any number of forums, study commissions, proclamations and even laws enacted, but they’ve done little to bring about real racial healing. Maybe we should use the model South African employed after apartheid. Read More
Reckoning with racism
Deny it if you like, but maybe it is time you did some serious self-examination about systemic racism. Read More
Elections then and now
I've been covering elections since the 1960s. The 2020 elections could be the most interesting and strange. Read More
Request an absentee ballot
Who knows what might happen between now and election day? Securing an absentee ballot is a good insurance policy in the event you cannot vote in person. Read More
