Opinion
BILL PRESS: Director J. Edgar Comey
It took 44 years after the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972 for the FBI to restore its reputation for honesty and impartiality. It took Director James Comey two days to destroy it.Because of […]
Month: November 2016
Features
In the trenches with the North Carolina Museum of History
North Carolina sent 86,457 soldiers to fight in the Great War what was to be “the war to end all wars.” History would write over the name and the span of fighting that raged […]
News
State budget director announces yet another revenue surplus
RALEIGH According to a report from the nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division of the N.C. General Assembly, the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) recently announced revenues for the first quarter of the state […]
Sports
NC State players hurting after losing fourth straight game against Florida State
RALEIGH After a press conference that lasted less than two and a half minutes, NC State coach Dave Doeren ripped the stat sheet from the podium, balled it up and slammed it into the […]
Sports
Hurricanes leadership group offers variety
RALEIGH The Carolina Hurricanes have been without a captain since Eric Staal was traded on Feb. 28.Rather than name his replacement, GM Ron Francis and coach Bill Peters opted to go with four alternate […]
News
Down ballot, Republicans NCGA super-majority hangs in the balance
RALEIGH The difference between a super-majority and a simple majority is the legislative power to override a governor’s veto. With a gubernatorial race still polling neck-and-neck between incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory (R) and Attorney […]
News
In a digital age, groups say the ground game is still key to an election day win
RALEIGH While pollsters and social media experts crunch numbers and strive for clicks, there are thousands of volunteers going door to door in N.C., hoping to turn the election tide one vote at a […]
Sports
Hurricanes shine spotlight on NC-themed products with Homegrown Series
RALEIGH The Carolina Hurricanes opened their 2016-17 season with a six-game road trip, made possible by the North Carolina State Fair which is held annually in Raleigh right around the start of the NHL […]
News
Trump and Clinton target NCs 15 electoral votes
RALEIGH AND SELMA With the race for the White House tightening daily since the FBI director James Comey reopened the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, a week of dueling North Carolina rallies have Donald […]
Features
World Equestrian Games pick N.C. for $400 million event
The 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games will be held in Polk County, N.C. The announcement came Friday from Mark Bellissimo, managing partner of Tryon Equestrian Partners, who said that the Tryon International Equestrian Center in […]