@saintorange

McClatchy Opinion Editor, leading opinion teams across McClatchy markets. Also: editorial page editor for Charlotte Observer, News & Observer in Raleigh.

 Charlotte, NC
charlotteobserver.com/opinion
Joined December 2008
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Joe Bruno
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FIRING VOTE TO HAPPEN SOON. Dr. Charlitta Hatch says she wants to fire Dr. Crystal Hill because of "a lot of distractions. I think this Board needs to take a stand to say enough is enough. We need to have bold changes to focus on what matters."
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Grow up, Sonny Dykes and TCU; Star-Telegram coverage is fair | Fort Worth Star-Telegram star-telegram.com/opinion/bu…

Coach Dykes’ childish stunt on news coverage can’t fix TCU cover up | Opinion

Pulling an independent news organization’s credentials smacks of small-town West Texas high school football. | Opinion

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Paige Masten@paigemastenJun 4
My take on why Michael Whatley's Hurricanes blunder actually does matter newsobserver.com/opinion/art…

Michael Whatley’s Hurricanes blunder hurts a campaign with little room for error | Opinion

After posting a botched AI graphic, Whatley struggled to name even one Carolina Hurricanes player. | Opinion

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Josh Bergeron@JoshpbergMay 7
BREAKING: Longtime Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles plans to step down less than halfway through her latest term leading the nation’s 14th-largest city. The five-term Democrat will resign June 30. #ncpol charlotteobserver.com/news/p…

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announces surprise resignation 6 months after reelection

“Serving as Charlotte’s mayor has been the honor of my life,” Lyles said. She easily won a fifth term in November.

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Thad Ogburn@thadogburnMay 1
Ned has always been a great colleague, a trusted journalist and a powerful voice in the Triangle and North Carolina. We're going to miss him. newsobserver.com/opinion/art…

I’m signing off, but readers need to stay on. Democracy depends on it | Opinion

It has been a tough political decade or so in the North Carolina and the nation, but encouraging signs of change are showing as citizens take action.

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Andrew Dunn
@andrew_dunnFeb 24
Endorsements are risky, but they're valuable. I weighed in on four key N.C. Republican primary contests for @newsobserver/@theobserver. Read free with gift link: charlotteobserver.com/opinio… #ncpol

A conservative’s endorsements in key NC Republican primaries

Andrew Dunn’s endorsements for the Berger-Page NC Senate race, plus US Senate, NC Court of Appeals and an important US House primary.

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Adam Bell@abellFeb 24
Here's everything you need to know about the new @CLTsymphony, including the return of star violinist Joshua Bell and big plans that stretch across the pond for America's 250th birthday: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…

Why the Charlotte Symphony will celebrate America’s 250th with a British orchestra

The CSO unveiled its 2026-27 season, which also will feature violinist Joshua Bell at the orchestra’s annual gala led by maestro Kwamé Ryan.

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Rod Boone
@rodbooneJan 9
Final: Pacers 114, #Hornets 112 Collin Sexton's pull-up off feed from LaMelo is short. Rough loss before a nine-day road trip out West.
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Democrats' plan continues to send your money to health insurance companies and doesn’t lower health care costs.   Under our plan, we give you a Health Savings Account so you can shop for the best deal. It trusts the PATIENT to be in CHARGE of her care, lowering her costs!
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Last month, Myers Park High baseball player Parker South died of suicide and a community mourned. His parents write a powerful op-ed to @theobserver, reminding how it's important to always check on loved ones, even the ones we think are doing well. charlotteobserver.com/opinio…

After Parker South’s suicide, a letter of gratitude and a plea from his parents | Opinion

After Parker South’s suicide, a letter of gratitude and a plea from his parents | Opinion

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Mike Soto@_mikesoto21 Nov 2025
Replying to @andrew_dunn @theobserver @newsobserver
You and I do not align politically and I don’t agree with everything you say in this piece or have said in the past. But this column is the type of sober, substantive analysis that can lead to real solutions and not useless showboating. Well done, sir.
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David Mastio
@DavidMastio24 Oct 2025
My latest column broke a little news. There are far more Jan. 6 pardon recipients back in trouble with the law than we knew. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics had reported 10 as of June. A more accurate number is ...
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more than 30 kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c… (gift link)

Trump-inspired violence from January 6 rioters makes a return | Opinion

Christopher Moynihan’s arrest after threats to Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is a predictable result of Trump’s Inauguration Day pardons.

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Aaron Blake
@AaronBlake14 Oct 2025
Texas started it, drawing 5 new GOP districts. California responded by attempting to draw 5 new Dem districts (but only if it gets voters' explicit consent). This statement for some reason only mentions the latter as undermining "the will of the people."
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Thad Ogburn@thadogburn17 Sep 2025
Powerful journalism from @joshshaffer08 and @vizjourno on the ground in Swannanoa a year after Helene. Things aren't like they once were -- and may never be again -- but it's home to so many. I encourage you to read and share. (This is a gift link.) newsobserver.com/news/state/…

Is ‘back to normal’ even possible? Long year tests NC mountain town’s resilience

Unincorporated Swannanoa outside Asheville took some of Hurricane Helene’s hardest hits, and many wonder what recovery will look like.

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Young Democrats of NC@ydnc11 Sep 2025
Joint Statement from the Young Democrats of NC & the NC Young Republicans #ncpol
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Seth Mandel
@SethAMandel11 Sep 2025
Maybe it's me but... the general tenor of the reaction tonight is pretty decent actually? The exceptions really do seem to clearly be exceptions.
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Politics at the brink: Charlie Kirk’s murder and what may lie ahead | Opinion thestate.com/opinion/article…

Politics at the brink: Charlie Kirk’s murder and what may lie ahead | Opinion

When politics is both religion and entertainment, there’s too great a chance the unhinged will take things into their own hands. | Opinion

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My heart is heavy with sadness from senseless murders — Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, Iryna Zarutska, and Charlie Kirk — and school shootings last month in Minneapolis and today in Colorado. We are grappling with a series of devastating tragedies, one after another. I urge everyone to spend time with loved ones tonight, hold them close, and then come back tomorrow ready to fight for the soul of this nation. We cannot, we will not give up on America.
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For USC football legend Marcus Lattimore, the future is still a wide open field thestate.com/opinion/article…
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Linda Blackford@lbblackford3 Jul 2025
Linda Blackford: The “Big, Beautiful Bill” is one of the greatest political betrayals in U.S. history, one that sacrifices the poor in states like Kentucky in order to give more tax cuts to the wealthy. kentucky.com/opinion/linda-b…

‘People in KY are going to die’ because of Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill | Opinion

Linda Blackford: The “Big, Beautiful Bill” is one of the greatest political betrayals in U.S. history, one that sacrifices the poor in states like Kentucky in order to give more tax cuts to the...

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