When my son Rowan was 8 years old, he was diagnosed as autistic, something that should have been obvious given his aversion to hand-dryers and his proclivity for completing puzzles face-down. The doctor cautioned that Rowan would need more time to process things in school, but I soon realize…
Marijuana remains illegal in North Carolina, with some medical exceptions. However, as in many other states, some will celebrate marijuana on April 20, and those celebrations have a significant influence.
Public opinion polls can be tricky. They can be inflammatory. They can be wrong.
Following a 15-year period in which North Carolina’s juvenile crime rate fell by more than 50%, new data warns us that urgent action is needed to prevent a recent upsurge in juvenile crime from becoming a troubling long-term trend.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its latest jobs report for North Carolina and the rest of the country. As usual, the report contained a mixture of good news and bad.
Most, if not all, of you are aware of the challenges the newspaper industry has faced, particularly over the last 15 years.
