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June 20, 2025

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Jim O’Neill reelected as Forsyth DA

November 9, 2022 Shawn Krest

Jim O’Neill was reelected as the North Carolina 31st prosecutorial district attorney, serving Forsyth County. O’Neill has been the Forsyth D.A. since 2009, and he faced his stiffest competition in an election, The Republican incumbent […]

Article

One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics

August 2, 2022 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — As he campaigns for a Manhattan congressional seat against fellow Democrats twice his age, 38-year-old Suraj Patel harnesses the frustration of his generation toward those who have held office for decades. In […]

Business

Former NC health secretary named CEO of health firm

January 25, 2022 admin

RALEIGH — The former Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of a healthcare company focused on servicing Medicaid service providers. Mandy Cohen, who […]

Article

HILL: The majority party of Lincoln/Grant Republicans and RFK Democrats

November 10, 2021 Frank Hill

I was talking with a prominent older African-American Democrat the other day and told him I thought I might be a “Lincoln/Grant Republican and a RFK Democrat” based on what they believed back in the […]

Article

BARONE: Both parties’ ignorance of electoral reality has led to our present discontents

October 16, 2021 Michael Barone

Here’s a jarring thought: Most political analysts, and most political strategists for our two political parties, have been operating off flawed data and flawed assumptions. The result has been one political surprise after another, and […]

Article

BLAHOUS: Science doesn’t support your politics

October 14, 2021 Charles Blahous

You see it everywhere. People post yard signs expressing their personal value judgments, proclaiming among other things that “science is real,” and insinuating that those who hold different political affiliations are unscientific. We constantly hear […]

Article

Texas abortion law foes target corporate donations

October 13, 2021 Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

AUSTIN — Foes of Texas’ abortion ban are taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors, hoping left-leaning consumers will pressure corporate America to join the fight against laws they disagree with […]

Article

HILL: The role of the boogeyman in American politics

October 13, 2021 Frank Hill

Anyone who has watched the “Halloween” movie series knows exactly what a boogeyman is. He is a scary character with a mask who scares the heck out of everyone via death and destruction until he […]

Article

BARONE: Both parties fail to respond to signals in the political marketplace

July 15, 2021 Michael Barone

I like to apply free-market analysis to American politics. Within established laws, politicians compete for votes and are rewarded for maximizing voters’ preferences. As in economics, there are sometimes market failures, but mostly the system […]

Opinion

TOCQUEVILLE: Americans do not converse; they argue

July 14, 2021 Alexis de Tocqueville

To set foot on American soil is to find oneself in tumultuous surroundings. A confused clamor proceeds from every quarter. A thousand voices assail the ear simultaneously, each giving expression to some social need. Everywhere […]

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