Dunn, Benson, Four Oaks form economic alliance To the editor: We all face the same challenges — let’s conquer them together! In spite of the fractured state of our society, leaders of the city of Dunn and the towns of Benson …

Cattle ranchers are committed to the environment With Earth Day, sustainability is top-of-mind. As a rancher, I am proud that I provide both high-quality beef ...

Multiplying roadside litter To the editor: Last week, I came across two roadside incidents where large yellow mowers turned several pieces of trash into thousands of pieces of roadside decoration for Easter Sunday. This …

This isn’t infrastructure President Biden is trying to sell the American public a huge far-left wish list of new spending and programs, including his “American Jobs Plan.” Infrastructure has been commonly …

Protect students’ private speech Imagine that a public high school student posts an editorial cartoon criticizing efforts to expand the Supreme Court on his Facebook page. The next day, when the student arrives at school, …

This race-baiting is insulting As a Black woman who grew up in the segregated South, I’m shocked and appalled with the race-baiting from mostly White left-wing politicians who are throwing around the “Jim Crow” …

Biden’s pointless court commission During the Democratic presidential primaries, Joe Biden was one of the few candidates against packing the Supreme Court, among other radical “reform” proposals. Bernie Sanders happened …

Missing one on Mother’s Day With the holiday having passed, imagine attending your 12-year-old son’s funeral this past weekend rather than celebrating Mother’s Day. That’s precisely what happened to the …

Flexibility needed to grow As a general rule I keep politics out of this space as much as possible. It is for enlightening and entertaining and not enraging. This week a rare exception arose as I watched a group of elected …

Here comes growth For the longest time, it seemed like any house on the market in Dunn took forever to sell. No more. “It’s definitely a different ballgame these days,” City Manager Steven …

Biden’s era of big government When I began my work 25 years ago, my vision for fixing our poor, broken communities was driven by my belief in America and what made it successful. It’s what I call the 3 C’s: the …