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NC Republicans are outraged at new changes to voting rules. How comical.

GOP leaders say sensible adjustments for a pandemic election are “utterly lawless.”

September 23, 2020, 2:05 PM

CMS plan is sensible, but there’s a way to get students back in school sooner

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CMS plan is sensible, but there’s a way to get students back in school sooner

September 21, 2020, 5:00 AM

A reckless Republican stunt on reopening NC schools

Opinion

A reckless Republican stunt on reopening NC schools

Unemployment is supposed to be a safety net. In NC, it’s a mess

Opinion

Unemployment is supposed to be a safety net. In NC, it’s a mess

Trump again tells mail-in voters to also try voting at polls. Don’t listen to him.

Opinion

Trump again tells mail-in voters to also try voting at polls. Don’t listen to him.

September 14, 2020, 5:06 PM

Thom Tillis is tangled in a campaign money scandal. What should he have known?

Editorials

Thom Tillis is tangled in a campaign money scandal. What should he have known?

NC lawmakers are sending households a $335 check. It’s the wrong way to offer COVID relief.

Opinion

NC lawmakers are sending households a $335 check. It’s the wrong way to offer COVID relief.

Biden vs. Trump: Why decency still matters

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Biden vs. Trump: Why decency still matters

Trending Stories

Teachers call for resignation of Cabarrus school board member who used slur during meeting

The full story behind the closing of Spoon’s BBQ. (It wasn’t the pandemic that did it.)

Biden, in Charlotte, vows to change ‘systemic racism’ during 1st NC appearance in months

Biscuit battle? Bojangles competitor to open another restaurant near Charlotte

September 23, 2020, 8:09 AM

Carolina Panthers will have fans at home games. Here’s everything you need to know

The biggest enemy to NC’s reopening success

Editorials

The biggest enemy to NC’s reopening success

Donald Trump’s fake fear is having a real effect on NC gun sales

Opinion

Donald Trump’s fake fear is having a real effect on NC gun sales

What you need to know about N.C. voting, mail-in ballots - and changes for our 2020 endorsements

Editorials

What you need to know about N.C. voting, mail-in ballots - and changes for our 2020 endorsements

What are NBA players trying to accomplish with a walkout? The answer is important

Editorials

What are NBA players trying to accomplish with a walkout? The answer is important

It’s not working. Send NC college students home.

Editorials

It’s not working. Send NC college students home.

Yes, Burr served himself on stocks, but on the Russia probe he served history

Opinion

Yes, Burr served himself on stocks, but on the Russia probe he served history

100 years after suffrage, NC has fallen behind on electing women

Opinion

100 years after suffrage, NC has fallen behind on electing women

Microsoft ‘did Charlotte dirty’ with its new flight simulator. Good thing we’re not insecure.

Editorials

Microsoft ‘did Charlotte dirty’ with its new flight simulator. Good thing we’re not insecure.

COVID-19 is slowing NC’s courts, but also bringing a ‘silver lining’

Opinion

COVID-19 is slowing NC’s courts, but also bringing a ‘silver lining’

In Georgia and NC, Republicans quietly watch their integrity slip away

Editorials

In Georgia and NC, Republicans quietly watch their integrity slip away

Worried about your NC mail-in vote? Here’s why you should stay calm (for now)

Editorials

Worried about your NC mail-in vote? Here’s why you should stay calm (for now)

Political meddling caused a COVID mess at UNC-CH. Other campuses may be next.

Opinion

Political meddling caused a COVID mess at UNC-CH. Other campuses may be next.

Trump’s jobless aid offer is a short-term stunt. NC should offer real and lasting help.

Opinion

Trump’s jobless aid offer is a short-term stunt. NC should offer real and lasting help.

August 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

Trump could cut the vote by slowing the mail. Congress should stop him.

Opinion

Trump could cut the vote by slowing the mail. Congress should stop him.

August 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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