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Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 -- We need our public schools, community college, and university systems to work together to meet the demands of a 21st-century economy. Berger's sloganeering and failed leadership are  roadblocks on that path.

Editorial: Rhetoric doesn't match reality in the N.C. legislature

Senate leader Phil Berger, and other Senate Republicans, roll out their Parents' Bill of Rights legislaiton May 24, 2022.

PAUL KRUGMAN: Republicans and debt: 'Blackmailers without a cause'

Republicans and Debt: Blackmailers Without a Cause

DRAUGHON DRAWS:  Auditor Wood discovers life in the not-so-fast lane

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Auditor Wood discovers life in the not-so-fast lane

Editorial: Truth, taxes and Sen. Budd's fib

Ted Budd answers question during US Senate debate 

Editorial: From the bad of a few cops, do more to make good cops better

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Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 -- North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt seems more concerned with appeasing the Republican partisans who rule the state legislature than making sure every school child has access to a quality public education and their schools and teachers have the resources needed to do it.

Editorial: Truitt needs to stand WITH students and stand UP TO legislators

Teachers, staff preparing for first day of school in Cumberland County

Editorial: Santos' absence of ethics lowers all in Congress. He must go

McCarthy Slogs Closer to Speakership in 4th Day of Fight

Editorial: Speaker Tim Moore's power grab

Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (left) and Speaker of the House Tim Moore emerge Thursday, June 24, 2022, from state budget negotiations at the North Carolina General Assembly.

Editorial: Delegation in Washington gains diversity but loses clout and experience

McCarthy Remains Short of Support to Become Speaker as Vote Nears

Editorial: Omnibus bill includes millions to help N.C. with items even GOP wanted

House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown

Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 -- It is only common sense, and legislators should insist, that before any efforts are initiated to further limit women's' access to abortion services are enacted, North Carolina should expand Medicaid as well as other support to help assure healthy outcomes to pregnancies for women and their babies.

Editorial: Assure the right TO A LIFE in North Carolina

5 things to know about pregnancy past age 35

Is it solely the province of the legislature to define what is quality education? No one but the legislature can determine what is needed - if anything - to meet our state Constitution's mandate and it is only for the legislature to delineate that definition. What recourse is there for anyone who might contend the state isn't meeting its Constitutional obligation or that the legislature is responsible?

Editorial: A legislature answerable to no one?

State Senate chamber

Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 --  Emails don't belong to Senate leader Phil Berger, House Speaker Tim Moore or Legislative Services Director Paul Coble. The fact that many legislative emails are by law hidden from disclosure, still they are very much PUBLIC records. 
They are the property of the people. 

Editorial: Legislature's emails are public records, belong to the people, must be maintained

North Carolina Legislative Building

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 -- What kind of court is it that can make a determination and then have no authority to enforce corrective action? What kind of justice is there when there is an assumption that judges are already predisposed to certain positions or biases before even hearing arguments or determining facts?

Editorial: Can justice in N.C. still be independent? It must!

2022 N.C. Supreme Court justices-elect

Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 -- For the Rocky Mount High School class of 1970 - celebrating its COVID-delayed 50th reunion - there is truly dynamic history to recall. The class of '70 was the first to graduate from a fully integrated Rocky Mount High School.

SETH EFFRON: Rocky Mount High School class of '70 - Making history by just showing up wasn't easy

Rocky Mount Senior High School

Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 -- I joined the lawsuit challenging a state law to end an institution that silences the voices of 2.6 million unaffiliated voters. All citizens deserve the opportunity to fully participate in the electoral process - and that includes the oversight and administration of elections.

SETH EFFRON: Unaffiliated voters shouldn't be banned from helping N.C. elections

Election Denier Wins Republican Primary for Pennsylvania Governor

Monday, July 11, 2022 -- There has been plenty written about Frank Daniels' family legacy, his politics, dedication to quality education and civic involvement. For the most part, his efforts made the community and state much better places. But for me and many more, he enshrined an ethic that encouraged creativity and embraced those who looked to exploit it. I was offered the opportunity of a lifetime when I most needed it.

SETH EFFRON: When Frank Daniels made me an offer I couldn't refuse

Obit Frank Daniels

Thursday, June 16, 2022 -- We live in a state and nation that uplifts democracy and true representative government. We also understand REAL POWER still rests with citizens who exercise their clout at the ballot box. How about making sure we're teaching students that power comes only through the ballot, not bullying.  Participation, not provocation and intimidation, are what makes our nation great.

SETH EFFRON: Confronting fear of violence at school polling places

Early voting in North Carolina smashes records

Thursday, April 14, 2022 -- One thing most voters seem to agree on - North Carolina elections will be fair and all proper votes will be counted. A strong majority of voters - 69% -- are confident that their votes will be accurately counted with just 25% not-confident.  Practically two-thirds of Republicans -- 63% -- say their votes will be accurately tabulated.

SETH EFFRON: Numbers behind the polling numbers

No issues at Wake County voting sites

Friday, March 5, 2021 -- Exactly one year ago she celebrated her 97th birthday alone, in the studio apartment of an assisted living facility. ... But she is not celebrating her birthday today by herself. 

Editorial: Rhetoric doesn't match reality in the N.C. legislature

PAUL KRUGMAN: Republicans and debt: 'Blackmailers without a cause'

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Auditor Wood discovers life in the not-so-fast lane

Editorial: Truth, taxes and Sen. Budd's fib

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Editorial: Assure the right TO A LIFE in North Carolina

Editorial: A legislature answerable to no one?

Editorial: Legislature's emails are public records, belong to the people, must be maintained

Editorial: Can justice in N.C. still be independent? It must!

SETH EFFRON: Rocky Mount High School class of '70 - Making history by just showing up wasn't easy

SETH EFFRON: Unaffiliated voters shouldn't be banned from helping N.C. elections

SETH EFFRON: When Frank Daniels made me an offer I couldn't refuse

SETH EFFRON: Confronting fear of violence at school polling places

SETH EFFRON: Numbers behind the polling numbers

SETH EFFRON: A birthday the pandemic forgot. A year with much to remember

Editorials

Editorial: Burr and Tillis fail to use power to end shutdown

JAMELLE BOUIE: Trump's wall of shame

KEITH POSTON: Time is now to affirm state's commitment to public schools

Editorial: N.C. schools' chief sloganeering won't help improve students' achievement

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