The problem is not retirement age (5/28/25 Allison Schrager). Taxing all income, municipal included, at the same rates with SS/MC deductions, without caps, would do much to resolve the SS/MC funds ...

In his Saturday letter to the editor, Jim Veltri supports desalination. He is missing many facts. Desalination plants aren’t discussed more frequently because they’re not a realistic option. For a few ...

Thank goodness for the wisdom of Joseph Stansbury, who wrote that the Southwest should look to the Columbia River to solve the water problem (Wednesday letter to the editor). This obvious but ...

No right on red? A solution in search of a problem. About four years ago the City Council took up a proposal to make all intersections in Salem No-Right-on-Red. Having served on the Police Department ...

UNC Asheville, like all the UNC institutions, is facing reduced funding from a GOP-led General Assembly that is eager to send public money to private K-12 schools but not so willing to fund the higher ...