Our students deserve certainty
Editor’s Note: The Public School Forum of North Carolina submitted this commentary. For nearly 40 years it has served as a nonpartisan champion of...
Op-ed: Ocracoke needs to work together to achieve needed infrastructure
Editor’s note: Randal Mathews is the chair of the Hyde County Board of Commissioners and represents Ocracoke Island. He and Hyde County Manager Kris...
Commercial fishing is in the fabric of Ocracoke
In June, House Bill 442 in the N.C. General Assembly originally sought to expand the commercial and recreational fishing season for flounder and red...
HB 442 and the imperiled future of N.C. shrimping
By Morty Gaskill
As many of the readers of this publication are aware, there is currently a bill before the NC House of Representatives, HB442,...
Taking care of community cats is good for the community
By Rita Thiel
The population growth of feral (community) cats on Ocracoke is declining.
One thousand… 800… 500 and now, approximately 375 Ocracats are living and romping...
Welcoming the sunshine into government operations
By Miles Kirkpatrick of Carolina Forward
Government in a democratic republic is intended as a public institution where the people not only decide who gets...
Will the kind of research that saved my life still be...
The editor of N.C. Health News reacts to recent changes to federal healthcare budgets.
By Rose Hoban, editor, N.C. Health News
I was diagnosed with colorectal...
The time is always right to do what is right
Op-ed by Josh Stein, governor of North Carolina
Every year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day gives us the chance to honor the life and legacy...
A layman’s view on climate change: my response to Hurricane Helene
By Gary MitchellWhen I was in college in the 1970s, there was a lot of talk about long-term concerns for the planet, and for...
Local public schools are vital to community resilience
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By Elizabeth Paul, Policy & Research Manager at the Public School Forum of North Carolina
Local public schools are more than a...