Economists define efficiency as maximizing an outcome per dollar, or resource spent. Given budget constraints, ...

This letter to the editor is in response to the letter titled, “Unfounded concerns,” that was published in the March 19, 2025, edition of The Voice.

Letters to the editor should be 250 words or less. Include your name and city or community of residence. Guest opinions ...

Regarding “Town Hall Lacked Class” (March 20), here is another perspective. Many people have waited patiently to hear Rep. Michael Baumgartner respond to concerning issues. Tickets became available ...

This week's letters to the editor share views on everything from DEI to attacks on Tesla and cuts to Medicaid.

President Trump took dramatic action Thursday to inch closer to fulfilling a four-and-a-half-decade-old conservative dream of abolishing the Department of Education, which was created in 1979 ...

A while back in the Journal-World’s 125 year ago column, there was mention of Bell’s Music Store. My first job was at Bell’s working for the band instrument repair shop in the summers.

From the Portsmouth Herald, March 4th, 2025: "PORTSMOUTH — As the City Council considers how much it will ask taxpayers to spend in the coming fiscal year, the number of city employees who made ...

(The Center Square) – First-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday morning proposed a $67.9 billion two-year budget for North Carolina, pushing investments in the workforce, family life ...

I’ve met many dogs in the neighborhoods of my town. I met McKenzie, a border collie who, from two feet away, barked regularly while I sat on a sofa, and who finally allowed me to touch her cold ...

Colorado Democrats hosted a Medicaid day of action Tuesday in response to a Republican-led budget resolution that instructs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to reduce the federal deficit by ...