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YOUNG: COVID-19 – Are masks really helpful?
Dr. Mandy Cohen has told us we must wear masks in many kinds of settings. She told us that wearing the masks will help “fight” the COVID virus (named by WHO as SARS-CoV-2). Gov. Cooper […]
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ROBINSON: The COVID crisis is helping break the back of inflation in higher education
In a year plagued by disease, riots and massive government overreach, there might be one silver lining. The consumer price index for college tuition and fees fell .7% in August from the prior month. That’s […]
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President Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty just a month […]
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MATTHEWS: Outrage over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s salon visit is not about a haircut
In normal times, the video that went viral last week of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) walking through a hair salon with wet hair and without a protective face covering would have elicited yawns from […]
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Cary feels pandemic’s pinch because of lost sporting events
Cary fancies itself as North Carolina’s “NCAA Championship City” because of the number of high-level college sporting events it hosts. Between the WakeMed Soccer Park, USA Baseball National Training Complex and Cary Tennis Park, the […]
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MATTHEWS: Things I learned from my family’s battle with COVID-19
COVID-19 hit my family like a Mack truck on Aug. 14. My mother’s first symptoms were dry coughing. The onset was slow, which made us think she was dealing with the occasional cough she sometimes […]
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ECU postpones football season opener against Marshall
For the second time this week, an in-state college football team has been forced to postpone its season-opening game because of the coronavirus. East Carolina athletic director Jon Gilbert announced Thursday that the Pirates’ game […]
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UNC, ECU suspend football practice; NC State, Duke press on
Early in the coronavirus pandemic, college administrators — including ACC commissioner John Swofford — were adamant in their assertion that the only way fall sports could take place this year is if students were back […]
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High school coaches navigate NCHSAA’s plan for February football
Football coaches, by nature, are famous for adjusting on the fly. It’s something they do at halftime of virtually every game their teams play. So when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced last […]
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DORAN: Cooper’s latest executive order raises questions and red flags
On Aug. 5, Gov. Roy Cooper extended his Phase 2 order. Most everyone is aware of that by now, but his original Phase 2 order and the latest order contain an alarming statement which many people have overlooked and […]