Freedom fosters culture of giving
When natural disasters or other emergencies hit our state, North Carolinians respond in droves — and I’m not just referring to the crucial and...
Our economy needs new enterprises
North Carolina’s economy is in reasonably good shape. Over the past five years of available data, our state’s employers have added 480,000 net new...
Six statistics Carolinians should know
Since 2010, when voters put Republicans in charge of most state governments across the United States, North Carolina became one of about a half-dozen...
State Education Rank Isn’t Low
If you recently read or heard about North Carolina ranking 40th in “education” and found that rank plausible, I thank you for keeping...
Pay and Train Officers Better
While 2017 was a good and productive year for many public and private institutions in North Carolina, it was a tragic year for our...
Christmas Gains Aren’t a Loss
Among the pagan-inspired customs of the Christmas season now appears to be the ritualistic burning of the straw man. Specifically, I refer to the...
Carolina Leader Sides With Christmas
Josephus Daniels, one of the most prominent North Carolinians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, played a key role in a story...
States Always Compete for Leaders
When Democrats attack pro-growth tax reform as “trickle-down economics,” I can understand their rhetorical intent. But the charge is silly on multiple levels —...
Revenue Trend Doesn’t Merit Panic
North Carolina has collected less state revenue so far than projected for the 2017-18 fiscal year, to the tune of about $134 million....
Road Leads Back to Public TV
I could always hear John McLaughlin long before I could see him.
The larger-than-life former Jesuit priest, Nixon speechwriter, and host of the “McLaughlin...
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Indy Shuts Down Bulldogs 4-0 to Win Conference Championship
MINT HILL, NC - The Independence Softball team beat their archrival twice in one week to win their first Conference Championship since 2017. They...
Ready For What Happens
MINT HILL, NC - Do you often worry about having enough money to last throughout retirement? Most people don’t have “any idea” when asked...
Lady Patriots’ Season Ends In The First Round Of The State Playoffs
MINT HILL, NC - On Tuesday afternoon May 9, the number 19 seeded Lady Patriots softball squad traveled to Greensboro to play the number...
Heat Modalities Used In Massage
CHARLOTTE - In massage there are various modalities that involve heat during the massage as well as cold. One or the other can be...
Local Teams Fall in First Round of State Playoffs
Independence Falls to Northern Guilford 4-3
The Lady Patriots softball team season ended in a tough loss to Northern Guilford this past week in a...
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Indy Shuts Down Bulldogs 4-0 to Win Conference Championship
MINT HILL, NC - The Independence Softball team beat their archrival twice in one week to win their first Conference Championship since 2017. They...
Lady Patriots’ Season Ends In The First Round Of The State Playoffs
MINT HILL, NC - On Tuesday afternoon May 9, the number 19 seeded Lady Patriots softball squad traveled to Greensboro to play the number...
Local Teams Fall in First Round of State Playoffs
Independence Falls to Northern Guilford 4-3
The Lady Patriots softball team season ended in a tough loss to Northern Guilford this past week in a...
Mint Hill Featured Athletes of the Week
Athlete of the Week:
This week we will focus on our hometown team the Independence Patriots. The Spring season belongs to the lady athletes. The...
Veterans Park Renovations Expected To Be Completed This Summer
MINT HILL, NC - Renovations almost a full year in the making are nearing completion at Mint Hill’s Veterans Park.
Upgrades began last June with...
