by John Trump, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gyms are still closed in North Carolina, as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper remains among a small handful of governors refusing to reopen them. In North Carolina, despite the closures, almost 16% of gym members say they have retur
by John Trump, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH, N.C. — The demand for firearms, starting with an application for a gun permit, remains high, though local sheriffs’ offices are struggling to keep up. Grass Roots North Carolina is again suing Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker, the t
by John Trump Ketch Secor of the energetic American roots band Old Crow Medicine Show and a few of his talented friends streamed a concert from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry this past weekend. In eloquent music parlance, they killed it. One song, “Wagon Wheel,” though
by John Trump I’m tired. Tired of the lecturing from Gov. Roy Cooper and his cohorts. Tired of waiting for his edicts. Tired of his pedantic lecturing. I’ve written about that. All of it. I’ve written about it probably way too much, as a colleague mentioned to me this
by John Trump Waiting. That’s what we do in North Carolina these days. We wait. Wait is one of the Cooper administration’s three Ws, somewhere between wash and wear. No ironing needed. We wait in lines, six feet between us and anybody else.
by John Trump The N.C. General Assembly was correct in voting — unanimously — to extend a deadline for businesses to renew state alcohol permits. The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, in response to the governor’s lockdown orders, set a grace period for bars, restaurants, and
