Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem that deserves real solutions. Unfortunately, a proposal before the North Carolina legislature would put patients at risk and raise costs for employers and public health programs. The mandate, […]
What a political roller-coaster of a year it’s been. A month ago, pundits were praising the superior delegate-counting operation of Ted Cruz. Today, he’s out of the hunt and Donald Trump, not Cruz, is the […]
While many politicians love to talk about greed, are they often too quick to bypass envy? Envy, of course, lacks an ability to capture powerful headlines, such as when Bernie Sanders recently declared that Verizon […]
Being concerned about the privacy and safety of women and children is NOT discrimination it is common sense! That some Democrats would pretend otherwise merely reveals the extent of their depravity and exposes their […]
“If you won’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” — quote attributed to numerous sourcesHistorically, when our nation has transitioned from one way of life to another, there has usually been some optimism […]
Donald Trump seems to relish stirring the troubled waters of race, gender and ethnicity. But the other big surprise of the presumed Republican presidential nominee’s rise has been his unexpected emergence as a working-class hero. […]
A vacation spent picking apples or watching dairymen make cheese might not seem like a popular option. But in a world where sitting in an office chair is a health risk and children’s screen time […]
North Carolina’s state treasurer, Janet Cowell, is a Democrat who was a lock for re-election. But then late last year, Cowell suddenly announced that she would not run for re-election. Now we may know why. […]
We discriminate all the time. Track meets discriminate based on speed and endurance; a “discriminating palate” allows a person to appreciate fine food and drink. Physicians discriminate: gynecologists specialize in the treatment of women; prostate […]
Why does the federal government need to make demands and issue ultimatums on the issue of bathrooms in North Carolina? Most rational people understand this is an exercise in absurdity and federal overreach. But in […]
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