opinion

November 28, 2024

PRAGER: If you say men give birth, we know your position on Hamas

January 21, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off

Dennis Prager attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP) If you say “men give birth,” we all know your position on Hamas. Now, […]

MATTHEWS: Media’s overemphasis on ‘firsts’ should be revisited

January 17, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off

FILE – Cars drive past Minneapolis City Hall, June 28, 2023, in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Trisha Ahmed, File) Back in November, St. Paul, Minnesota elected an all-female city council, which experts say was a “first” for […]

MATTHEWS: On the resignation of Harvard’s president and the ‘race’ card

January 10, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) […]

MATTHEWS: The border crisis isn’t just a red-state issue anymore

January 3, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off

FILE – Governor Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference on June, 17, 2023. (AP Photo/David Erickson, File) As I’ve noted before, the border crisis has spiraled out of control under Joe Biden’s presidency, with […]

MATTHEWS: 2024 promises to be a wild ride for the GOP

December 27, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off

FILE – Former President Donald Trump stands on stage before speaking at a campaign event, July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) With the start of 2023 came the anticipation for how […]

PRAGER: Christmas gifts — the newest target of climate change activists

December 24, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off

Dennis Prager attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP) People need to realize the Left is using the alleged “existential” threat of global […]

BARONE: The intellectual elite’s institutional rot

December 23, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens, during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) […]

MCCAUGHEY: The Left conspires to keep election fraud quiet

December 2, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off

Betsy McCaughey speaks Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the New Hampshire Republican Party summit in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) You can see it with your own eyes. But Democrats and their left-wing media allies […]

CURRIN: Should your church start a school?

November 28, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off

FILE – In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, an American flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops in an Elementary School. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) In recent decades, both churches […]

THOMPSON: Small business Saturday

November 21, 2023 The North State Journal Comments Off

NFIB logo Black Friday may be the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, but I think it pales to the day after, Small Business Saturday.  Small Business Saturday is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It’s […]

THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent

November 17, 2024 Comments Off on THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent
Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote

November 9, 2024 Comments Off on Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote
KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

October 26, 2024 Comments Off on KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

HILL: Remember when Lt. Gov. Jim Gardner was stripped of all powers?
There was much hand-wringing, pearl-clutching and fingernail-gnawing among liberal activists last week when the Republican-led General Assembly “reassigned” (“took away,” say the critics) some duties of statewide elected officials who were elected on Nov. 5 [...] The post HILL: Remember when Lt. Gov. Jim Gardner was stripped of all powers? first appeared on The North […]
Several NC races headed to recounts
RALEIGH — Multiple General Assembly races and a state Supreme Court race have come in with under a 1% margin separating candidates and are headed to a recount. “Recounts are a regular part of the [...] The post Several NC races headed to recounts first appeared on The North State Journal.
Blake caps Hurricanes’ rally in win over Rangers
RALEIGH — Jackson Blake could have been forgiven if he let his first period turnover that led to a Rangers goal get to him. “Obviously that was not what I wanted to start the game,” [...] The post Blake caps Hurricanes’ rally in win over Rangers first appeared on The North State Journal.
Cooper’s ICE, Opportunity Scholarship veto overridden
RALEIGH — Lawmakers in the North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10 last week. The House overrode the veto on Nov. 19 by a vote of 72-44. Three Democrats crossed [...] The post Cooper’s ICE, Opportunity Scholarship veto overridden first appeared on The North State Journal.
The Word: A Thanksgiving Proclamation
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.” More than three centuries ago, the Pilgrims, after a year of hardship and peril, humbly and reverently set aside a special day upon which [...] The post The Word: A Thanksgiving Proclamation first appeared on The North State Journal.
Griffin campaign files for removal of Riggs attorney’s wife from NCSBE protest
RALEIGH — Attorneys for the North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin have filed a motion for a state board of elections member to remove himself from participating in election protest proceedings filed [...] The post Griffin campaign files for removal of Riggs attorney’s wife from NCSBE protest first appeared on The North […]