hospital

Opinion

Column: Hospital mergers: Profits over patients

by Jordan Roberts “Economies of scale, lower administrative costs, and more coordinated care will lower overall costs and ...

Opinion

Column: Proposed state budget would deal new blows to the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause

by Aditi Kharod In 1971, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote an opinion in the landmark ...

Opinion

Column: Third-world conditions likely if NC doesn’t tackle rural utility crisis

by Colin Campbell The biggest challenge facing some North Carolina small towns isn’t declining population or shuttered businesses. ...

Opinion

Memories and Musings – WWII: Family Christmas

By Gene Gallelli The arrival of the Christmas tree was almost as exciting as the first snowfall. Dad ...

Opinion

You Decide: Is ‘NCFIRST’ up to the task?

By Dr. Mike Walden A couple of weeks ago I had plenty of time – specifically 30 hours ...

Opinion

Column: Senate’s revenge budget move would harm rural healthcare

by Colin Campbell “It’s petty, y’all” was how Sen. Don Davis, D-Pitt, described part of the state Senate’s ...

pension

Opinion

Column: In NC, retired government workers’ pensions are losing value

by Richard Rogers A large majority of retirees work between 25 to 30 years in public service before ...

Opinion

One on One: The Civil War continues in Fayetteville, Gettysburg and Chapel Hill

By D.G. Martin Fayetteville is about to have its own civil war about the proposed North Carolina Civil ...

memorial day

Opinion

Gig Line: Memorial Day – What does it mean to you?

Memorial Day – a very special annual day of remembrance recognized this year on Monday, May 27. To ...

partnership

Opinion

Column: An alliance of the heart binds NC and a poor nation

by David Jarmul Last week, North Carolina renewed its partnership with a little-known country that’s been bringing out ...

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