2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (285+ words) President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at its lowest level yet in North Carolina, a state he won by 3 percentage points in 2024, a new poll shows. The poll from Elon University, conducted in August, found that just 31% of North Carolinians…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (416+ words) charlotteobserver.com Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Readers had plenty to say last week. From a canceled Cornelius drag brunch that drew death threats to a contentious $42.5 million church deal in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (208+ words) In North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, the truth rarely seems to be on Michael Whatley’s side. Perhaps that’s why Republicans simply aren’t bothering with it. It’s unfortunately common for politicians to sugarcoat or cherry-pick information to their benefit. But even…...

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2+ week, 4+ day ago   (143+ words) Charlotte Observer Charlotte Observer readers had plenty to say last week. From a senator’s about-face to a quiet uptown rescue mission, here are the five stories that lit up our comment sections between Aug. 17 and Aug. 23 — and where you can…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (690+ words) Charlotte Observer Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. President Donald Trump is putting his thumb on the scale in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, offering Jennifer Balkcom his “complete and total endorsement” in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (894+ words) With four children, I have refereed enough backyard ballgames to know how things tend to play out. One child falls behind, and before long he insists that the only possible explanation is, “You cheated.” No parent finds this impulse mysterious....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (293+ words) Before voting to confirm Todd Blanche, Sen. Thom Tillis suggested that the new attorney general might help alleviate, not accelerate, the growing politicization of the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump. Of course, nobody really believed that, perhaps not…...

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3+ week, 6+ day ago   (397+ words) Concord transitioned to nonpartisan municipal elections in 1995, building on statewide election changes from the 1970s. These neighbor-to-neighbor races simply do not fit the mold of even-year partisan election cycles with complex party primaries. Blending them alongside polarized national contests will cause…...