As the battle for gun control intensifies, new technology may make the debate obsolete. Three-dimensional printing could, in the future, allow virtually anyone to bypass restrictions on guns or certain...

Gov. Pat McCrory has been leading a recent push to get more vocational and technical training in North Carolina’s public schools, according to the Associated Press. The move comes as part of an ambitious...

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The Senate voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, according to The New York Times. And although it didn’t encounter major resistance, it did have a few prominent detractors. Marco Rubio...

There are over 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, including 325,000 in North Carolina, according to slate.com. Immigration reform proposals by the government range from granting amnesty...

Single-use plastic water bottles are an epidemic that has grown exponentially in the last 15 years. In some parts of the world they are a necessity, but in the United States we have readily available clean...

Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial Cartoonist

There are more than 120,000 military families currently living in the state of North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State Board of Education, and every one of them will receive a pay cut if...

Republican Chair of the Texas State Board of Education Barbara Cargill and other Texas Republicans demanded this week that CSCOPE, a curriculum used by most Texas public schools, be halted due to its perceived...

As a sports reporter, I have the privilege of attending at least one women’s basketball game at the Holmes Convocation Center almost every week.The women’s team plays with a fire and tenacity that...

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The Boone Town Council is considering implementing controversial new zoning regulations that could make it much more difficult for students to find off-campus housing next year. New proposals include mandating...