The Commentators

Commentary by Wesley Hyatt There’s good and bad news in the State transportation improvement program proposed for the next decade. The good news is that the NCDOT plans to widen NC-54 from Glen Lennox to the Parkwood...

Commentary by Jane Salemson Those of you who know me either personally, or from commentaries I have recorded over the years, know that I live with a foot on either side of the Atlantic. It is not an easy way to live, loving both...

Commentary by Sharon Hill Have you ever heard that every curse is followed by a blessing? I believe we are experiencing the blessing that follows the curse of the dreaded national election result. Not since the 1960’s have...

Commentary by Jim Warren Duke University can help slow the climate crisis – or make it worse at a critical time. The University is considering a plan by Duke Energy to build a power plant on campus that burns fracked gas. NC...

Commentary by Sharon Hill When it comes to North Carolina politics, let’s continue to consider our glass as half-full rather than half-empty. What’s needed now is to pray for our new Governor, Roy Cooper. What a thrill when he...

Commentary by Stephen Lair By tomorrow this time the snow will be fallin’ Traffic will be crawlin’ and if there’s ice come Monday, the schools will be stallin’ But maybe the thing that should be most appalin’ Is the number of...

Commentary by Wesley Hyatt Here’s my wish for the North Carolina Department of Transportation in 2017: put traffic information on your traffic information signs. I’ve noticed in my morning and afternoon commutes on the highways...