Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. I was 15 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, sparking the first Gulf War. In response, ...

A new Gallup poll shows just 58% of Americans say they’re “extremely proud” or “very proud” to be Americans — the lowest level recorded since Gallup first asked this question in January 2001, when 87% ...

When you’re raised in an authoritarian Christian community you can never quite comfortably fit into, you learn early on about the ambiguity of language. Words like “love,” for example, mean very ...

The stars are shining, the stripes are waving, and the greatest force for freedom in human history—the Red, White, and Blue—is alive and well. On this Fourth of July, we celebrate the most ...

If Moreno is as proud to be an American as he says, rather than trounce the citizenry with silly proposals like prohibiting ...

Per polling just released by Gallup, only 58% of Americans now say they are "extremely proud" or "very proud" to be an American. When Gallup first asked this question in 2001, 87% said they were ...

President Donald Trump might not be happy with these troubling poll numbers. A new Gallup poll found that a record-low number of Americans said they are “proud” to be an American under Trump’s second ...

As the nation prepares to install its 47th president, Americans are overwhelmingly proud of their country and its history. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 81% ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The U.S. flag and North Carolina flag flutter in the breeze. David T. Foster III ...

As we prepare to note the 249th anniversary of our country, getting ready for the great celebration next year of America's 250th, Gallup serves up sobering data. Per polling just released by Gallup, ...

The U.S. flag and North Carolina flag flutter in the breeze. David T. Foster III [email protected] I was 15 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, sparking the first Gulf War. In response, ...