politics

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]