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Commentary "The Andy Griffith Show," which fictionalized a NC town called Mayberry, was broadcast 63 years ago this week. (Image via NC Department of Culture and Natural Resources)
Commentary It’s Ok To Feel Conflicted About ‘The Andy Griffith Show.’ I Know I Do.

Andy Griffith’s depiction of a rural NC town is immortal. But the show—which premiered 63 years ago this week—only tells one part of the story.

Billy Ball Billy Ball October 4, 2023 12:30 pm EDT
Commentary Back-To-School in NC
Commentary Why Back-To-School Is So Gut-Wrenching (And So Important) For Me Right Now

I lost a child in January. But our local public schools made the grief more bearable. 

Billy Ball Billy Ball August 31, 2023 1:57 pm EDT
Commentary Trump has never shied away from launching ugly and personal attacks on his political opponents, but several comments and actions in recent months suggest a growing truth: that the former president is getting even stranger and more reckless in his behavior. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Commentary Trump’s Campaign is Getting Weird–Is He Losing It?

Trump has never shied away from launching personal attacks on his political opponents, but several comments and actions recently suggest a growing truth: that he's getting even more reckless.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 13, 2023 4:15 pm EDT
Commentary People march around the Nebraska state Capitol during a Transgender Day of Visibility rally, Friday, March 31, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. (Larry Robinson/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
Commentary NC’s Attacks on LGBTQ People Echo a Dark Past of Discrimination

NC’s Attacks on LGBTQ People Echo a Dark Past of Discrimination

Pamela Grundy Pamela Grundy May 10, 2023 3:28 pm EDT
Abortion Dr. Alison Stuebe, a North Carolina maternal-fetal medicine doctor, urges state lawmakers to oppose any new abortion restrictions at a news conference outside the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Abortion Op-Ed: North Carolina’s New Abortion Legislation Would Hurt the Wellbeing of Women, Children, and Families

In a guest post, a group of 8 UNC doctors, professors, and researchers highlight the dangerous impact of North Carolina Republicans' new 12-week abortion ban. "The legislation imposes an array of medically unnecessary hurdles ... that make it harder and more expensive for women to get early abortions," the group writes.

Guest Author May 9, 2023 3:18 pm EDT

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In the latest episode of "Leah Tries," C&P's Leah Sherrell visits a Chilean-inspired food truck in the Triad. (Image via screenshot) Video ‘I Demolished It’: Taste-Testing A Chilean Food Truck in the Triad
Thousands of educators filled Bicentennial Plaza during a rally for better pay in Raleigh, N.C. in 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Public Schools NC Teacher Raises Don’t Keep Up With the Cost of Pencils
The 2021 official White House Christmas tree came from Jefferson, NC. This year, the tree will come from NC again, making it the 15th time since 1961 the tree comes from NC. (Image via The White House) community NC Family Farm Will Supply the White House Christmas Tree
Commentary North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she is switching affiliation to the Republican Party at a news conference Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the North Carolina Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. The change gives Republican state legislators a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Commentary Tricia Cotham Betrayed Us

A resident of North Carolina House District 112 speaks out on Rep. Cotham’s flip from Democrat to Republican, a switch with major implications for abortion, education, and LGBTQ rights.

Karen Hovis Karen Hovis April 14, 2023 2:08 pm EDT
Commentary North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, in 2021. The state Supreme Court order last week blocked a long-gestating court order forcing the state legislature to pay out for years of underfunding public schools. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson, File)
Commentary The Tragedy of North Carolina’s Leandro Case

Last week, a newly-elected Republican majority on the state Supreme Court blocked millions of dollars for underfunded schools. They haven’t just undermined the courts. They’ve undermined all of us.

Billy Ball Billy Ball March 8, 2023 2:01 pm EST