Thirty-five years ago, two men took 17 hostages at a Robeson County newspaper to protest corruption and racism. One of the captors hasn’t lost his commitment to recognition for the Tuscarora.
January 2023
Posted inBooks
Secrets in a Small Town
De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s new novel, Decent People, blends murder and cultural conflicts in the fictional town of West Mills, North Carolina.
Posted inReligion
A Minister’s Protest at Midnight
Before teaching at Duke, Peter Storey ministered to South Africa’s political prisoners. In a return visit, he urged leaders to emulate Nelson Mandela’s “far-sighted magnanimity.”
Posted inEnvironment
North Carolina Trees Are Feeding Europe’s ‘Clean Energy’ Revolution
Scientists and environmental activists have raised concerns about the carbon benefit of burning wood pellets for power. But the industry churning them out in North Carolina has continued to grow.
Posted inPolitics
Josh Stein Makes His Case
The N.C. Attorney General has long been the presumptive Democratic frontrunner for governor in 2024. Now he has to convince voters.
Posted inBusiness
Behind the State’s Big Insurance Change
What people are saying about the plan to move the State Health Plan from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna in 2025.
Posted inPolitics
A Big Gap In This Year’s Legislature
Alamance County Democrat Ricky Hurtado was the first Latino elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2020, but the glimpse of representation was short-lived.
Posted inPolitics
The Paradox of Power
As the U.S. House struggled to elect a speaker, some former N.C. legislators recalled a dramatic coalition that overthrew an entrenched leader and created a memorable moment of bipartisanship.
Posted inHigher Education
How to Sell a University
Nido Qubein remade High Point University from a struggling college to a booming campus known for “wow” amenities. He’s not done yet.
Posted inPolitics
High Point’s Controversial New Law Dean Speaks (Sort Of)
Critics have called for Mark Martin, a former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, to account for his part in efforts to fight the 2020 election outcome.