Is Black barbecue better than what whites prepare?

The amount of heat-trapping emissions humans have spewed into our atmosphere since last Earth Day was 10% less than a typical year, a cause for celebration if not for one salient fact: the reduction in carbon pollution will be short-lived as the global economy rebounds from the effects of th…

Businesses join the Chamber of Commerce for several reasons. Years ago, it may have been expected; just something you did when you opened a business and wanted to be in good standing in the community.

A few years ago, I ignored a friend’s question about whether there was a risk of violence to Asians in North Carolina.

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In every age, wherever people have built communities, the danger of fire has loomed on the periphery. Calm summer evenings and quiet wintery nights have been spliced by the sound of a fire station alarm. Men and women from all walks of life have scrambled to the call, the majority of which w…

“Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020,” according to last week’s news reports.

Lee County Commissioner Robert Reives proved earlier this week that common sense hasn’t disappeared entirely from our elected officials.

4-H encourages life skill development in every aspect of the program.

Last week the Raleigh City Council removed the historic designation of Wakestone, the former home of Josephus Daniels.

“People in publishing have always known that John Hart can flat-out write,” says bestselling author David Baldacci.

Three North Carolina-connected Democrats broke the mold in the recent congressional elections.

RALEIGH — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our schools have gone in a variety of directions. Some public-school districts that shut down last spring have never reopened for in-person learning to any significant degree. Others have welcomed at least their younger students back to school,…

Wednesday was a sad day for America.

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President-elect Joe Biden sent a risk-averse signal by choosing Tom Vilsack as his nominee for secretary of agriculture. Mr. Vilsack is a 70-year-old former Democratic governor of Iowa and has already done an eight-year stint as head of the Agriculture Department under President Barack Obama.

It’s that time of year again for predictions about the upcoming year. In my case, of course, these will be forecasts for the economy. Here are seven predictions I think have a reasonably good chance of happening in 2021.