Opinion

Let me see if I got this correct. Johnston County raised the garbage-decal rates and lost business to the point now that commissioners think raising the rates again will solve the problem. Did I read this incorrectly or are they really trying to solve ...

Will the Edwards Doctrine prevail? I hope so. Partisan politics aside, being a cad aside, the issue is money. Will Congress repeal or will the courts declare invalid the election laws that now prohibit candidates from using gifts to support themselves?...

The Rolling Stones sang, “You can’t always get what you want,” which might be true of Johnston Health in its pursuit of a partner.

As a member of the joint venture board for Maria Parham Medical Center (MPMC), I’d like to respond to your recent article, “Hospital suitors have many partners,” which featured our hospital’s relationship with Duke LifePoint...

Being a native North Carolinian, it’s understandable that David Parker might not be a fan of William Tecumseh Sherman.

Say what?

We don’t know that sweepstakes parlors are seedy.

Before late April, 99 percent of North Carolinians had probably never heard of David Parker.

My grandfather died this past Sunday at age 104.

First, the number is imposing, perhaps $22.5 million to expand town hall and the police station, perhaps build a recreation center, pave streets and lay sidewalks. Second, all of that proposed borrowing could require a tax increase, which is something ...

Editorials might be predisposed to criticize, even if the criticism is constructive, so we think it’s important to offer praise too when it’s merited. Which is to say that Johnston Health leaders have made good on their pledge to be (some...

“Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.” This is exactly the way the marriage amendment reads on the May 8 ballot. ...

I’m Mrs. Jesse Helms, widow of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, and I feel I should speak out in support of David Rouzer for the U.S. House of Representatives.

State Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler hasn’t enjoyed an easy second term in office.

Many people today are concerned about the cost of living, and with good reason. Certainly workers who have lost their jobs or had their hours cut back still have bills to pay, and now they must pay them with less income. But even folks who have kept th...

Johnston County schools have done it; Wake County schools are about to.

When state lawmakers created the N.C. Education Lottery, supporters hailed it as the long-term solution to the state’s commitment to public education. Lottery proceeds would go to school-building projects, meaning the state and its counties coul...

Ask most people, and they would agree that slowing the money chase and curbing the role of special-interest money in political campaigning would be a good thing.

Curiosity almost killed the cat.

It is not our place to tell a Garner subdivision what development to accept as a neighbor. From what we’ve heard, Sheetz is several notches above the typical convenience store, especially when it comes to food, but if a Garner subdivision doesn&...