Opinion

Republican political activists see another 1994 about to unfold before their collective eyes.

Understanding a problem is the first step to solving it. So when we look at the overriding problem in the country today -- the recession ...

Someone asked what we thought of the candidate filings in Johnston County. Let's begin with a question: Can a single Democratic candidate...

Based on the logic put forth in Mark Otto's letter -- Congress's 'great successes' on March 3 -- the sun rose this morning because Democr...

Imagine this: A state agency is looking to buy ovens for a cafeteria, and a North Carolina company in your hometown is competing for the ...

The U.S. 70 bypass of Clayton has won plaudits for its aesthetics. Obviously, the folks doing the praising haven't looked closely at the ...

Note: The letter below refers to an article about a new gun shop in Smithfield that appeared in The News & Observer and in The Herald in ...

Garner leaders must think they cannot prevail in a lawsuit brought by the developers of a proposed retail and housing project outside of ...

You can't pick up a newspaper or turn on a cable television news program without seeing someone complain of out-of-control government spe...

Being a product of the Wake County schools, when attending local, neighborhood schools was not deemed racist and the former superintenden...

A study found that 24 percent of white voters in Johnston County were illiterate. A number of Johnstonians traveled to Raleigh to hear fo...

County Commissioner Jeff Carver is probably right. The most valuable piece of real estate in this country is likely a park, Central Park ...

For a lot of years, legislators have filed bills in the North Carolina General Assembly to ban all drivers from using cell phones.

There are plenty of reasons for North Carolinians to be worried and angry about the recent fiscal management of their government.

We weren't surprised when Archer Lodge leaders abandoned their bid to pool fire-tax dollars and town property-tax receipts. In a test of ...

So, Wake County is proposing to close the library in Garner. A library that serves the needs of many people south of the capital, some of...

The chairwoman of the Wake County Library Commission says her staff ran 87 scenarios and that closing the Garner library was the least pa...

In hindsight, perhaps Johnston Health should have held off on building an outpatient hospital in Clayton and a patient tower in Smithfiel...

The caller was incredulous. "The schools are going to save money on their light bill by spending millions of dollars?"

An article that appeared on page 1 of the Jan. 13 issue of the Garner-Clayton Record referenced the sale of alcohol at The Clayton Center...