There was a substantial bit of news from Ukraine last week that did not involve Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama or any prominent political figures. Instead, it was about a journalist. Simon Ostrovsky,...

A new bill in the state legislature may move North Carolina away from the Common Core education to a new, state-produced set of standards. Several Republicans have proposed a bill, up for discussion...

Appalachian State baseball earned its first win over an ACC opponent this season Tuesday in an 11-0 throttling of Virginia Tech on the road. The bats were certainly active as the offense plated runs...

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After years of problematic education policy, North Carolina is beginning to see the ill effects of poor tactics. Six hundred Wake County public school teachers have quit their jobs, citing a perceived...

Good Friday was especially good to more than 60 former inmates in California who received pardons from the governor’s office last week, according to a statement released by the governor. California...

In 2012, Marcus Robinson, a North Carolina death row inmate, successfully used a 2009 law under the Racial Justice Act to prove that the jury selection process at his trial was influenced on the basis...

Guest worker programs have proved to be incredibly contentious elements to the national debate over immigration. The guest worker issue has a particular relevance for North Carolina, given that the...

It didn’t take Jim Fox long to be welcomed to his new home. Fox, who was hired as Appalachian State’s 16th men’s head basketball coach April 8, threw out the first pitch of the university’s...

Political discourse, often including opinion writing, naturally has polarizing attributes that can place senders and receivers on opposing ends of an ideological spectrum. Admittedly, the difficulty...