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The latest from Mary
- King never gave up his righteous fight, an example for all to follow
- When the will of the voters meets a political power grab
- Local News Roundup: Winter storm prep; Riggs-Griffin continues; NC General Assembly underway; Panthers end on a high note
- Jimmy Carter’s version of being a man should still mean something
- 2024 Rewind: The Headlines That Mattered Most
- Lying in politics is a danger to democracy. Can it be fixed?
- Local News Roundup: Political drama in Raleigh; New CLT flight paths approved; Bishop tapped for job by Trump; Belichick to UNC
- A holiday season of personal and political reflection
- Looking at climate futures with imagination and resolve
- Democrats’ competing postmortems leave out history — and the obvious
- The consequences of climate and environmental policy unleashed
- Local News Roundup: Trump takes NC; Democrats win elsewhere; Charlotte City Council members head to Munich; Charlotte FC faces Orlando City in winner-take-all matchup
- Closing with ‘values,’ Trump and Harris stand in contrast
- How a battle for locker-room access was about so much more
- U.S. Elections and Female Voters
- Local News Roundup: Campaigns ramp up; Early voting in NC and SC; Charlotte FC begins postseason play
- An election that’s bigger than one country
- Local News Roundup: Helene cleanup, politics and misinformation; Charlotte transit questions; NC musicians plan benefit concert
- Stoking division may be a winning campaign strategy, but it comes at a cost
- Equal Time: Has grift hijacked American conservatism?
- Local News Roundup: Robinson fallout; Trump campaigns in Mint Hill; CMS assignments; Hurricane Helene latest
- In battleground North Carolina, a Kamala Harris crowd overflowing with joy — and urgency
- Local News Roundup: Harris campaigns in Charlotte; Additional funds for Eastland Yards; Former NC Rep. Kelly Alexander dies
- The Pandemic Lessons We’ve Forgotten: A long summer COVID surge—and outbreaks of mpox and bird flu—have mostly been met with a shrug
- Should Parents Face Charges for Kids’ Crimes? Prosecuting parents seems like another way to treat a symptom and ignore the disease.
- Who—and Why—Israelis Are Protesting Can a general strike and mass protests sway Netanyahu’s government—or will it just double down?
- Could Arlington Cost Trump Military Votes? We’ve reached that stage where the candidates try to prove they’re the ones who truly love the military.
- Local News Roundup: Tracks for the Red Line price tag; back to school; Panthers make roster cuts
- Local News Roundup: CMS vacancies as first day approaches; frustration over transit planning; Cooper to speak at DNC; Trump and Vance in NC
- Looking to the future, with a nod to history at the DNC
- Purple Ballot: NC perspectives on the Democratic National Convention
- Local News Roundup: Debby wreaks havoc in NC; Diorio to retire; Truist to sponsor PGA at Quail Hollow; and more
- The Olympics Meet the Culture Wars: Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have been pulled into the long, ugly history of sports sex testing
- Why It Had to Be Walz: What is the Minnesota governor bringing to the ticket?
- Kamala Harris is the likely Democratic nominee —what does this mean for Black voters?
- Olympic Gymnastics is Back. But Is It Better? The problem has always been bigger than Larry Nassar.
- The DEI Smear Against Kamala Harris: New candidate, same old playbook.
- Equal Time: A history of the gay right
- Respect for difference is more important than an appeal for nonexistent unity
- After the Trump Assassination Attempt
- Local News Roundup: Shooting spree suspects in custody; Optimism from city manager on mobility; Copa America in Charlotte
- The never-ending fight for civil rights
- Politics Monday: Are recent national headlines impacting the presidential campaign in NC?
- Rep. Alma Adams on House business and the state of her state
- Will the real Donald Trump get the coverage he deserves?
- American history turned upside down — and that’s the point
- What’s Biden Doing With the Border? To beat Trump, must Biden imitate him?
- Just give Donald Trump, baggage and all, the GOP crown
- Women’s voices on justice for Black men
- Trump’s mini-mes in uniform are waging war on American institutions
- Blocking voters you don’t like is a shameful American tradition
- A federal trial will determine the fate of North Carolina’s voter ID law. We take a closer look as the proceedings begin
- Local News Roundup: 4 officers die in shooting; college protests over the war in Gaza; CMS budget; a win for transgender health care in NC
- Playing by the rules? What a concept
- Can a courtroom bring Trump’s larger-than-life personality down to size?
- A reality check on crime and justice
- A reality check on crime and justice
- Abortion is on the ballot. But so is loyalty to Trump: Will voters connect the dots between policy and party in 2024?
- Local News Roundup: VP Harris visits Charlotte; Not enough NC school vouchers; Centene’s HQ gets a new owner
- Local News Roundup: Triplexes up for discussion again at City Council; Hornets practice facility approved; Pineville’s controversial substation vote; March Madness in the Carolinas
- A two-tiered justice system is nothing new — and certainly not what Trump says it is
- Local News Roundup: Rep. Jeff Jackson votes for TikTok ban; Sports betting live in NC; Aftermath of State Superintendent primary upset; CMS Superintendent on district’s future
- If Mark Robinson is your standard-bearer, you might reexamine your standards
- Local News Roundup: Pat Cotham out after Super Tuesday upset; Matthews Commission discontinues Zoom comments; Sheriff McFadden at the SOTU address
- Justice for Black voters? Or rap songs and sneakers?
- Local News Roundup: Berger and Moore talk Charlotte transit and more; Matthews Town Commission meeting chaos; former City Council member Lynn Wheeler dies
- Once upon a time, politicians wrestled with the role of religion in politics
- War in Ukraine, Two Years In: Ukraine is running low on supplies, soldiers, and—crucially—support.
- Will Trump Take Over the RNC? Cash-poor, on a losing streak, and firmly behind Trump, is now the time for national Republicans to change leadership?
- Local News Roundup: Union County bans fluoride in their water; the Leandro saga continues; Charlotte FC kicks off season
- How increased Black homeownership can put a dent in the racial wealth gap
- The Basketball Phenom Shaking Up the NCAA
- Why a Hi-Tech Gun Safety Tool Isn’t Working: New technology, same problems.
- Alexei Navalny Is Dead. Is His Movement Gone With Him?
- When the game of politics plunges into dangerous spectacle
- Local News Roundup: complaints about UDO-approved triplexes; CATS ridership up; Tax rebate ahead for new owners of old Duke building
- When it comes to political persuasion, why emotion matters
- What E. Jean Carroll could teach ‘tough’ Republicans about calling out a bully
- Do leaders realize Americans who don’t vote for them are still Americans?
- And God Gave Us Trump
- To honor Dr. King, GOP should honor what he really believed in
- Is Israel Committing Genocide?
- For history-challenged candidates, Civil War source material is nearby
- Local News Roundup: Tepper fined; Pornhub blocked in NC; NYE violence Uptown; Charlotte banking magnate dies at 82
- Local News Roundup: City Council chamber cleared after protests; bodycam footage released in controversial arrest; Tricia Cotham has a Democratic opponent
- When leaders reveal themselves, the next step is ours
- Local News Roundup: County Commission approves $10 million for Discovery Place Nature; Dante Anderson is new mayor pro tem; Patrick McHenry not seeking re-election; CMS approves budget
- Local News Roundup: Panthers owner fires another coach; DA drops charges in viral CMPD punching incident, and judge rules body cam footage released; CMS teacher accused of sex with a student
- Equal Time: What’s at stake for communities of color in the global climate crisis?
- Carter funeral, Rustin biopic show lives getting deserved reexamination
- BLACK ISSUES FORUM: Local and National Topics Leading to 2024 Elections
- Local News Roundup: CMPD responds to viral video; CATS names new management company; new fines for illegal parking; drought continues in NC
- Is it that hard to be a leader for all Americans?
- Does Speaker Johnson realize some of his best constituents are Black?
- Speaker mayhem: When the rules are rigged, it breeds chaos
- Local News Roundup: Early voting begins in Mecklenburg; Possible new life for the Red Line; Social District vote Monday; Mecklenburg Commissioners support Israel
- House Republicans wanted all the control, while doing none of the real work
- Does Trump’s Violent Rhetoric Matter?
- Could Student Debt Relief Still Happen?
- Transforming Alabama – and young voters. Nothing is off the table
