Article Archive
January 9, 2009
Editorial: Eyes on the prize
One of the city's most promising and troubled institutions is one critical step closer to reality. The International Civil Right... Continue
Editorial: After the big dance is over, who’s paying the bill and why?
Nobody likes a party-pooper, but reasonable questions are being asked about who's paying for the merrymaking in Raleigh before G... Continue
Rosemary Roberts: See you in Havana (soon, maybe)
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution and Fidel Castro's seizure of power on Jan. 1, 1959. Castro has ou... Continue
Gene Owens: Celebrating with gunfire is risky, stupid
"I shot a bullet into the air; it came to earth, I knew not where." -- Apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Now that holiday...... Continue
Cal Thomas: Exit interview with the president
Entering the West Wing reception area for my last interview with President George W. Bush is a surreal experience. There is no o... Continue
January 8, 2009
Editorial: The N.C. A&T decision
The misuse of funds at N.C. A&T may have been inappropriate, unseemly and in some cases just plain wrong, but it wasn't ille... Continue
Editorial essay: Who let the dogs out? And why?
Sometimes I run for exercise. Sometimes I run for my life. By my count, one neighborhood dog has chased me nearly a hundred time... Continue
Thomas Friedman: Gaza is ground zero for Mideast conflict
The fighting, death and destruction in Gaza is painful to watch. But it's all too familiar. It's the latest version of the longe... Continue
Thomas Sowell: Stimulus idea now dubious
Two centuries ago, when there were plans to create a huge fund of money to pay off Britain's national debt, the great classical...... Continue
Maureen Dowd: Senate needs Caroline Kennedy's brains, class
Ask not, you know, what your country can, like, do for you. Ask what you, um, can, you know, do for your country. After a lifeti... Continue
George Will: Flood of bailout money washes away legal inhibitions
WASHINGTON -- In America's ever-more-democratic society, egalitarianism seeps into everything, even the supposedly severe merito... Continue
January 7, 2009
Editorial: Road money should go where it's most needed
The feud between Charlotte and Fayetteville over state highway funding looks like a mismatch only to people who are naive about...... Continue
Editorial: City records policy must stress accessibility, accountability
The city of Greensboro generally does a good job of making information available to the public. But not always. As Denise Turner... Continue
Doug Clark: Graham, Griffith are tops in the state
Elizabeth Dole had a tough year. Not only did the former senator lose her seat to Kay Hagan, she again failed to appear on the l... Continue
Leonard Pitts Jr. on sensitivity and 'Gran Torino'
Clint Eastwood has had it up to here with sensitivity. "A lot of people are bored of all the political correctness," he recently... Continue
Kathleen Parker: Sizing up next leader of the GOP
WASHINGTON -- When it comes to the six Republicans competing for lead dog of the GOP leadership, all are on point: They love Ron... Continue
David Brooks: In latest Israel-Arab battle, psychological blow matters most
For several years, Israelis and Palestinians played the land-for-peace game. Each side engaged in a series of elaborate maneuver... Continue
January 6, 2009
Editorial: David Wray’s lawsuit
As if it needed it, the long-roiling controversy surrounding the Greensboro Police Department has received a fresh gust of momen... Continue
Editorial: Paydays still a wheel of fortune for some frazzled N.C. workers
A new payroll system that bungled state workers' pay last spring and summer is still wreaking havoc. The system, ironically name... Continue
Paul Krugman: Fighting off economic depression
"If we don't act swiftly and boldly," declared President-elect Barack Obama in his latest weekly address, "we could see a much d... Continue
William Kristol: Israeli success in Gaza would strengthen U.S. hand on Iran
The Israeli assault on Hamas in Gaza is going to be a replay, we're told, of the attempt to subdue Hezbollah in southern Lebanon... Continue
Nicholas D. Kristof: If this isn't slavery, what is?
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Barack Obama's presidency marks a triumph over the legacy of slavery, so it would be particularly meanin... Continue
January 5, 2009
Short Stack: Food for thought, quick and over easy
Recyclables trashed Thanks to the economic recession, tin cans, waste paper and other assorted recyclables aren't worth the mon... Continue
George Will: 1971 Duke Power case still reverberates
WASHINGTON -- Like pebbles tossed into ponds, important Supreme Court rulings radiate ripples of consequences. Consider a 1971 S... Continue
January 4, 2009
Editorial: A penalty of the past
Gov. Mike Easley raised a pointed question about crime and punishment: "When are we going to hold some of these people accountab... Continue
