<![CDATA[IndependentTribune.com: Opinion]]> http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/list/opinion/ en <![CDATA[Life lessons not learned]]> <![CDATA[Democrats, UNC basketball fans have much in common]]> <![CDATA[UNC basketball, Easter and the chance for a better life]]> <![CDATA[John Hope Franklin was a true North Carolinian]]> <![CDATA[A window on Washington closes]]> <![CDATA[Cheeseburgers and North Carolina Politics -- A Mouthful]]> <![CDATA[What were they thinking? Obama's wounded warriors misstep]]> <![CDATA[Magic answer proves elusive]]> <![CDATA[When pigs fly: the ruckus over earmarks]]> <![CDATA[Just off interstate, Hillsborough offers piece of history]]> <![CDATA[Obama walks, chews gum and sends Congress his budget]]> <![CDATA[Create forward-looking strategy to survive, thrive in recession]]> <![CDATA[ Lent? I give up]]> <![CDATA[Lessons from North Carolina's backcountry revolutionaries]]> <![CDATA[Trying to err on the side of more good news on front page]]> <![CDATA[Gentlemen, restart your engines, revive your sport]]> <![CDATA[Learning from forest fires, hurricanes and recessions]]> <![CDATA[Denny's hits Grand Slam, then trips over the bases]]> <![CDATA[North Carolina's crisis in confidence]]> <![CDATA[How will North Carolina get along in the Connected Age?]]>