Rose Hoban: Will the kind of research that saved my life still be funded in the future?
Rose Hoban, the editor of N.C. Health News, reacts to recent changes to federal healthcare budgets.
Michael Chameides: Small businesses, the engines of rural economies, need a fair tax system
Tax breaks for corporations and the ultra-rich hurt working people, Michael Chameides of the Rural Democracy Initiative argues.
Dalton George: How the Hellbender unites North Carolina’s mountains
This salamander and the federal Act that protects it shows how government can protect the things we all love.
The Rev. C.J. Brinson: The Christian right does not know Jesus
Pastor C.J. Brinson takes on how President Donald Trump and his supporters have used religion in the president’s first days in office.
President Jimmy Carter’s Christian legacy
Writer and organizer Stevie Brooks says remembering President Carter’s legacy should prompt some religious reflection in North Carolina.
Oh, (Sigh) Christmas Tree
Christmas tree farm politics is a real thing in Western North Carolina this holiday season. It shouldn’t be.