O-pinion

Is Public Policy Polling biased? The Raleigh-based firm is a prolific poller, and has established a strong record of accuracy over the year...

So, what was the deciding factor in Patrick Cannon's walloping of James "Smuggie" Mitchell in Tuesday's Democratic primar...

A revealing new poll about North Carolina is out today. The state's reputation nationally over the past two years has dropped from one o...

As a political science professor, Larry Little tries to foster civic engagement in his students. Instead, his wrong-headed approach last wee...

Updated 4:22 p.m.: Advocates of election suppression were dealt two small blows Tuesday, showing that even in North Carolina, there may be a...

Former editorial board member Lew Powe ll thinks we missed th e bigger story with our Saturday editorial about Gov. Pat McCrory . Frankly, ...

Stephen Shoemaker, former senior minister at Myers Park Baptist Church, writes a thought-provoking piece for the Observer about the link be...

The new Republican-led State Board of Elections has decided to weigh in on two recent controversial decisions by N.C. county officials, incl...

America should not send troops to Syria despite the use of chemical weapons there and the firing on UN inspectors today, U.S. Sen. Kay Hag...